Nicole Brown Simpson’s Sister
Desires O.J.’s No. 32 Out of the Recreation …
Honor the Victims As a substitute
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Tanya Brown, the sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, desires the NFL to make a serious change forward of a painful milestone … bench O.J. Simpson‘s iconic No. 32 jersey quantity and switch the main focus again to Nicole and Ron Goldman.
Chatting with TMZ forward of the June 12 anniversary of Nicole and Ron’s murders, Tanya says the quantity stays deeply tied to trauma for many individuals related to the case.
“It’s also the 32nd year of Nicole and Ron’s murders,” Tanya tells us. “Every time I see someone on the field with that number, it brings me back and I have trauma.”
Whereas Tanya is not organizing an official marketing campaign to pressure the difficulty, she hopes talking out publicly will increase consciousness about what the anniversary means for the victims’ households.
Tanya says she desires the league to know the emotional weight the quantity nonetheless carries.
“I would love for the NFL to realize this is very triggering as a football fan as well,” she says. “I hope they take my statement into consideration and get rid of the number 32.”
Tanya is not stopping at abolishing the quantity, both. If the NFL will not pull No. 32 from circulation, she says she’d just like the league to publicly dedicate the quantity to Nicole and Ron, encouraging gamers to put on it of their reminiscence.
Tanya can be encouraging individuals to take part in candlelight vigils on June 12 at 8 PM native time by way of the Flock of Angels Community — a grief-support group created in Nicole’s reminiscence. The gatherings will honor Nicole, Ron, and different victims of violence whereas giving individuals a spot to share tales, photographs, and recollections of family members they’ve misplaced.
Because the thirty second anniversary approaches, Tanya says she desires individuals to consider Nicole and Ron after they hear No. 32 … not O.J. Simpson.
