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Fans in XX-XY Athletics shirts removed from Portland Thorns match; DOJ reviews video

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Stadium crowd holding a banner reading 'Save Women's Sports' beside transgender pride flags
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Townhall, Fox News, PJ Media, RedState and The Center Square report that about 20 spectators wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts were removed from a Portland Thorns NWSL match on Friday night after unfurling a “Save Women’s Sports” banner. The group, including commentator Brandi Kruse, says it was struck with flagpoles by fans and then removed by security. Video posted by Kruse, as described by The Center Square, shows a security guard pinning her arm behind her back as she is escorted out. Fox News reports that the U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing video of the incident. Amy Sousa told OutKick that the group filed police reports afterward.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. About 20 spectators in XX-XY Athletics shirts unfurled a “Save Women’s Sports” banner at a Portland Thorns NWSL match on Friday night.

    One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Right
    Fox News, RedState

  2. The group says it was struck with flagpoles by fans and then removed by security; footage reported to show members struck with transgender flags.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    The Center Square
    Far Right
    Fox News, RedState

  3. Brandi Kruse says she was removed for wearing the shirt; video she posted shows a security guard pinning her arm behind her back.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    The Center Square
    Far Right
    RedState

  4. The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing video of the incident, according to Fox News.

    One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Right
    Fox News, RedState

  5. Amy Sousa told OutKick that the group filed police reports after the match.

    One outletRedState· Far Right

  6. The Portland Thorns and Providence Park face pressure over the incident.

    One outletThe Center Square· Right

How each side tells it

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Every outlet reports that members of a Save Women’s Sports group in XX-XY shirts were removed from a Portland Thorns match and that the group says it was struck by fans, while Townhall and PJ Media frame the removal as a leftist purge.

  • the left

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  • the right

    3 outlets · 2 opinion

    Headlines present the event as an assault on women’s sports advocates by pro-trans fans; far-right Townhall and PJ Media mock or inflame the crowd, while Fox News and RedState stay closer to plain reporting.

    'Save Women’s Sports' activists ejected from NWSL match after being struck, confronted by pro-trans crowd
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    unhingedleftist clownsPro-Trans Leftist Mobwent bananas

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    unhingedMore neutral: strong

    Adjective that characterizes fans’ reactions with a judgement of their mental state rather than reporting what they did.

    These t-shirts have elicited wild, unhinged reactions from the leftist clowns who call themselves sports fans and attend these…

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    leftist clownsMore neutral: fans

    Mocks a group of spectators with a contemptuous label before the facts are established.

    These t-shirts have elicited wild, unhinged reactions from the leftist clowns who call themselves sports fans and attend these games.

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    Pro-Trans Leftist MobMore neutral: fans

    Labels the crowd by its politics and motive before the facts of the incident are established.

    Pro-Trans Leftist Mob Went Bananas Over These T-Shirts at a Portland Thorns Game

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    went bananasMore neutral: reacted angrily

    Idiom that adds dramatic judgement about how the crowd reacted.

    Pro-Trans Leftist Mob Went Bananas Over These T-Shirts at a Portland Thorns Game

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

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  • Loaded verb

    beratedMore neutral: insulted

    Adds a judgement about the manner of other fans’ speech in the outlet’s own voice.

    …Thorns match on Friday night after members of the group were struck and verbally berated by other fans during a demonstration supporting female-only sports.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Absolutist framing

    They were peacefulMore neutral: The group said it was peaceful

    Presents the group’s own characterization of its conduct as established fact.

    …XX-XY Athletics T-shirts and holding a sign that said, "Save Women's Sports." They were peaceful.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Partisan shorthand

    recognized biological realityMore neutral: wore shirts stating that sex is biological

    Phrase that restates a contested position on sex and gender as settled fact.

    They simply wore shirts that recognized biological reality, but that led to pro-trans Thorns fans striking them with a flag pole,…

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    destroyedMore neutral: criticized

    Dramatic verb that exaggerates the reaction in the comment section.

    Portland Thorns get destroyed in the comment section for praising fans on the same night XX-XY group attacked

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    political mobMore neutral: crowd

    Dismisses the crowd as a political mob without evidence about its members’ motives.

    Confirmed: the women's sports world in Portland, Ore., is nothing if not a political mob.

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    disaffected menMore neutral: men

    Attaches a pejorative label to a group of people before describing their conduct.

    This mob consists of disaffected men who want to be women, their allies, lesbian activists, and finally, a sprinkling…

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    Communist PurgeMore neutral: removal

    Labels the removal as a communist purge, a political characterization that is not established by the reported facts.

    They Went to a Pro Women's Soccer Match and a Communist Purge Broke Out.

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

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From the right

3 outlets · 2 opinion

Leads with

  • Women’s sports advocates ejected
  • Being struck by fans
  • Federal review of the incident
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  • Right

    First to report

    Fox News, Oct 24, 9:46 AM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightOct 24, 9:46 AM EDT
  2. RedStateFar RightOct 24, 6:37 PM EDT
  3. The Center SquareRightOct 25, 5:45 PM EDT

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