York sports club under fire after abusive emails

The University of York Cricket Club has come under heavy scrutiny after circulating emails with elements of sexism and homophobia.

An anonymous source contacted the Universities’ paper Nouse and said, “Their emails are always offensive, and, as someone who likes a joke, I can’t believe how rude they are.”

YUSU Sports President Sam Asfahani condemned the club for their actions by saying, “What has been written in the UYCC emails is plain unacceptable.

“Certain clubs need to realise that they not only have a social responsibility for their members but also reputational [sic] responsibility for our university.

We will now follow the regular disciplinary procedure with it first going to the York Sport Committee for suggested punishments.”

A spokesperson from the Cricket Club responded by saying, “I feel it would be unfair to use the incident as a representation of our club.

“Though what was said was inappropriate on reflection, no offence was ever intended to be caused to any member. The emails were sent carelessly, with little forethought, and appropriate action will be taken, both by our club and York Sport itself.”

The paper’s source felt the society deserved condemnation after the latest email appeared to make light of Gary Speed’s recent suicide. The source commented by saying, “I still find it incredibly offensive that they would seek to make light of a situation in which someone has committed suicide.”

The club responded by stating, “As a society, we obviously do not condone offensive inappropriate emails. The email subject, though seemingly a reference to Gary Speed’s death, was actually a quote from ‘Knocked Up’, however the timing was very poor and the writer showed bad judgement.”