It appeared to him that Gorden and her friends, all of whom are Black, were the only ones being confronted. Parkinson proceeded to walk towards Gorden and her three friends, one of them being her boyfriend, and became angry at the way the security guard was addressing them. He was notified by another member of the team that Gorden was in a situation that was concerning. Red Stars assistant coach, Scott Parkinson shared a detailed take on the exchange from his perspective to Twitter Saturday afternoon. This is just another reason why we kneel.- Sarah Gorden April 10, 2021 In her final tweet, Gorden said: “This is just another reason why we kneel.”
“At first I didn’t realize this was a racial issue until I saw white Houston Dash players surrounding the stadium talking closely to their family and we were the only ones targeted,” Gordon continued.
Gorden said she didn’t think the security guard’s threat was racially motivated until she saw white players with their families. “Meanwhile white players were talking to white family all over the stadium.” We were immediately (before he was close to me) followed by security and told he would be arrested if he came close,” Gorden tweeted. After the game he came down the steps to talk to me. “My boyfriend came to our game against the Houston Dash. Gorden also said security threatened to arrest her boyfriend if he came closer to the pitch. In a Twitter thread published Saturday morning, Gorden said she and her boyfriend, who are Black, were harassed by a security guard at BBVA Stadium in Houston when her boyfriend tried to speak with her near the field after the Red Stars’ scoreless draw against the Houston Dash. The National Women’s Soccer League has opened an investigation into claims that Red Stars defender Sarah Gorden and her boyfriend were racially profiled after the opening match of the Challenge Cup tournament, the league told the Chicago Sun-Times on Saturday.