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The University of Oklahoma denounced its students who produced a blackface video, with at least one of the pupils kicked out of her sorority over the offensive stunt, officials said.
In video posted late last week on social media, a young woman is seen painting her face black and uttering a racist slur.
OU President James Gallogly said he was "saddened and offended" that this happened in days leading up to a national holiday, commemorating slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
"We have been made aware of an inappropriate and derogatory video circulating on social media posted by an OU student," according to the president's statement.
"The University of Oklahoma abhors such conduct and condemns the students' actions and behavior in the strongest terms possible. While students have the freedom of expression, the negative impact on such conduct cannot be underestimated."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/university-of-oklahoma-sorority-kicks-out-student-who-filmed-blackface-routine/ar-BBSxI91?li=BBnb7Kz
Maru Kitteh
(28,313 posts)Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)
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a la izquierda
(11,791 posts)I dont live in Norman anymore but I still follow OU since Im an alum.
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a la izquierda
(11,791 posts)I still have friends who work there. I finished my PhD in 2011 and left. The university seems a shell of what it was back then.
Then again, higher ed in this country is more or less going down the same shitty, business-model path.
BannonsLiver
(16,288 posts)Gallogly is the shark eyed corporate type I thought he was. I was never a big Boren fan either, but I approved of the way he handled the other incident.