Ole Miss Students Under Investigation For Making Monkey Noises Caught By Black Student’s RING Camera

Imagine this: you’re a racist white person who has a white supremacist itch that needs to be scratched, and since you have a convenient Black neighbor to aim your anti-Black ire at, you and an equally racist friend decide to have a little seemingly harmless fun making monkey noises at her door. But because you’re not the brightest Klan robe in the washing machine, you’ve forgotten there are cameras everywhere, including on doorbells, so what you thought would be a satisfying racist moment ended up going viral and turning your whole white world upside down.

Such appears to be the case for three Caucasian students at the University of Mississippi, or Ole Miss, where two students were caught making monkey noises at a Black student’s door, as a third white girl smiled at her friends’ antics but did not participate.

According to CBS News, the three women are under investigation by the university, which said it condemns the “offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable behaviors” depicted in the video.

“It’s important to note that student conduct cases, records, and any potential disciplinary action are protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),” the university said in a statement to CBS. “We are committed to maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for all of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors and will follow our processes to ensure the well-being and safety of our community.”

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Shawnboda Mead also said in a statement posted on the university’s website that her staff has “reached out to the students directly impacted to offer support, listen to their concerns, and connect them with available resources.”

“We will continue to support them as we work through this process. More broadly, we recognize that situations like this can cause hurt and concern among members of our campus community. We care about your well-being, and we are committed to supporting you,” Mead wrote.

According to the Clarion Ledger, one of the alleged targets of the racist gesture, Ole Miss student Jakiyra Metcalf, posted the Ring doorbell footage to TikTok on Friday. Her mother, Tasha Bolton, posted the same video to Facebook, saying her daughter shares the apartment with two Black roommates and that they all want “answers” about what is being done about the incident.

“Specifically, what steps will be taken to address this behavior and ensure accountability?” she wrote.

By Monday, the video was viral, and the story had blown up so big that famed civil attorney Ben Crump got wind of it, prompting him to post about it on X, saying, “Black students should NEVER have to endure such behavior where they live and learn! Ole Miss must ensure a thorough investigation!”

Mind you, this isn’t the first time Ole Miss has been at the center of such an incident. In 2024, Ole Miss student James “JP” Staples got himself booted out of the school’s Phi Delta Theta fraternity after video footage went viral that showed him making monkey noises at a Black woman who was participating in a pro-Palestine protest on campus. 

And if you’re wondering why students at the college would put themselves in this position again, considering how Staples’ life was upended behind his viral incident, well, it could have something to do with how the whole thing was praised, defended, and/or cosigned by slain right-wing sweetheart Charlie Kirk, GOP Rep. Mike Collins — who just lost his bid to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate during the blue tsunami last week — and the Republican National Convention (RNC), where tribute was paid to it during the 2024 presidential race.

It’s almost as if playing stupid, racist games and winning stupid, racist prizes is the Republican way, and it’s exactly what white conservatives are teaching their youth.

Sad.

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