Here’s a reminder about the scene at Ole Miss:
There were hundreds of counter-protesters, in contrast to the few dozen pro-Palestine protesters. The scene evoked memories of the resistance to the civil rights struggle in the US south six decades earlier.
The counter-protesters included individuals waving American flags and Trump flags. At one point, they sang the American national anthem, drowning out the pro-Palestine group’s chants.
There were no arrests, but the actions of the counter-protesters – who shouted “Fuck Joe Biden”, “Who’s your daddy?”, “USA”, “Hit the showers”, “Your nose is huge”, and included a white man making monkey noises at a Black woman – have been widely condemned on social media.
Read the full article. Below is Trump’s new ad.
Trump released an ad featuring the University of Mississippi frat group who made monkey gestures and monkey noises at a Black woman student who was protesting for Palestine. pic.twitter.com/8xQc7zEdky
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) May 4, 2024
The face of racism. Here is one of the guys from the Ole Miss video making monkey sounds towards a black woman.
No child is born with hate. Hate is taught. pic.twitter.com/TNKHkAr2DA
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) May 4, 2024
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? (Video: @StaceyJSpiehler)pic.twitter.com/MgKqIVI3DH https://t.co/0FsAamDMPw
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) May 3, 2024
Mike Collins is fueling white supremacy. https://t.co/lbCBiEJBOb
— Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (@JamaalBowmanNY) May 3, 2024