A pair of racist T-shirts have cost three people their positions with an Alabama youth cheerleading program, among them a volunteer who complained about the inappropriate attire. Kayleigh Tipton, a parent and former volunteer coach at the North Alabama Youth Football and Cheerleading League in Boaz, said she was shocked when she saw the squad’s assistant vice president Brian McCracken and his friend Brian McDowell show up to practice dressed in shirts glorifying racism. McCracken's T-shirt featured the figure of a clansman in a white hood standing in front of a burning crossed, accompanied by the words: 'The Original Boys in The Hood.'North Alabama Youth Football and Cheerleading League Assistant Vice President Brian McCracken and his wife, who was the VP, both resignedMcCracken showed up to practice in a shirt featuring a clansman and burning crossBrian McDowell, a friend of McCracken's, was photographed next to him in a 'White Pride' shirtBoth men later said the shirts were worn as a jokeKayleigh Tipton, a parent and former volunteer coach, was ousted from the squad by McCracken's wife after making a complaintThe program's commissioner insisted Tipton's removal had nothing to do with the incident
His friend's black top was emblazoned with the phrase '_.'