The Stanford University marching band has apologized for a controversial skit that it performed during its halftime show on Saturday during the Cardinal’s game against BYU
The Stanford University marching band has apologized for a controversial skit that it performed during its halftime show on Saturday during the Cardinal’s game against Brigham Young University.
The band, officially known as the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band, performed an act that showcased a “pair of women who were married to each other” with the program’s announcer using terms and phrases from the “sacred temple ceremonies within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” according toThe Church of Latter-day Saints is the religious organization that underwrites BYU.
“The LSJUMB deeply regrets that this performance caused offense to spectators, and the halftime performance review and approval process is being adjusted to ensure that issues like this do not occur again,” theSaturday’s incident involving Stanford’s band was not the first time it incorporated some unpleasing routines in its performance.
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