White Ole Miss Students Caught on Camera Mocking Black Protester In Shockingly Racist Viral Video
Students at “Ole Miss” (University of Mississippi) were caught on video mocking a Black woman in a shocking display of racism that has gone viral.
Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have roiled campuses across the country and led to clashes between pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters, as well as with cops.
But the clash took on an added ugly dimension at Ole Miss this week when a pair of dueling viral videos illustrated a disturbing dynamic.
In one clip that was praised by Governor Tate Reeves, students drowned out pro-Palestine demonstrators by singing “The Star-Spangled Banner”:
The ‘protests’ at Ole Miss today. Watch with sound.
Warms my heart.
I love Mississippi!
— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) May 2, 2024
But another clip posted by Stacey J. Spiehler shows White students mocking a Black protester by mimicking monkey noises and gestures suggestive of odor, and chanting “Lock her up!”:
A counter-protester jumps up and down and hoots like a monkey toward a protester who was live-streaming on her phone at @OleMiss today.
Chants of “lock her up” as the Dean of Students (@marsh_brent) and multiple law enforcement agencies regain order. pic.twitter.com/fCU3hTioVL
— Stacey J. Spiehler (@StaceyJSpiehler) May 3, 2024
The shocking video earned praise from Republican legislator Rep. Mike Collins, who posted the video and wrote “Ole Miss taking care of business.”
Ole Miss taking care of business. pic.twitter.com/JiL9hs2pHz
— Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) May 3, 2024
Others denounced Collins and the racist display:
This is a video showing anti-Blackness.
This is a sitting Congressman applauding it. https://t.co/Y53yqWrblm
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) May 3, 2024
Congressman proud of the racism https://t.co/1xwSVDiTgX
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) May 3, 2024
Mississippi Free Press journalist Ashton Pittman called out the video and Collins, as well as Gov. Reeves, writing “A white Ole Miss frat boy dances like a monkey and makes monkey noises near a Black woman who was protesting for Palestine. Is this heart warming?”
Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, praises a video showing a University of Mississippi frat boy dancing like a monkey and making monkey noises near a Black woman student who was protesting for Palestine while other frat boys chant “lock her up.” https://t.co/Gfg4ZtqDqC
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) May 3, 2024
Pittman also reported “frat boys throwing food, drinks and bottles at them. Others waved Trump flags and flipped the protestors off.”
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