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Ole Miss investigates video of racist gestures outside student's apartment
University of Mississippi student Jakiyra Metcalf shared Ring footage showing three women outside her apartment on November 6.
The video appears to show two of the women making monkey gestures and noises near her door, while the third walks behind them.
Metcalf said the women live upstairs from her, and a roommate said they had previously spoken to them about noise.
The roommate said the women later apologized, but that the apology came after the video was uploaded.
The university said it is investigating and condemned the behavior as offensive, hurtful and unacceptable.
The incident has raised concerns about whether students feel safe in their housing, and the university's investigation is ongoing.
The University of Mississippi is investigating video showing two women making monkey-like gestures and noises outside a student’s apartment.
Student Jakiyra Metcalf shared the Ring camera footage online, where it went viral on TikTok.
The footage is timestamped November 6 at around 8:37 p.m.
A university representative said the institution condemns the behavior shown in the video as “offensive, hurtful and unacceptable.”
A roommate said the women claimed they were “stimming” and making animal noises.
- Who
- Ole Miss student Jakiyra Metcalf shared the footage. Three women appear in it.
- What
- The university is investigating video of two women making monkey-like gestures and noises outside a student’s apartment.
- When
- The footage is timestamped November 6 at around 8:37 p.m. Metcalf posted it on Saturday.
- Where
- Outside Metcalf’s apartment at the University of Mississippi.
- Why
- The reason for the gestures is not stated. The women reportedly said they were “stimming” and making animal noises.
Apartment residents
Women in the video
Conduct
Apartment residents
A roommate called the behavior disrespectful and said the residents heard the noises inside their apartment.
Women in the video
The women reportedly said they were “stimming” and making animal noises.
Response
Apartment residents
The residents confronted the women and asked whether they had made the noises.
Women in the video
Two of the women later apologized, according to the roommate.
Ring camera footage captured the women outside the apartment.
Metcalf posted the footage online, and it went viral on TikTok.
According to roommate Bethany Joyy, two of the women came to apologize.
The university said it was aware of the footage and was investigating.
- Student who shared video
- Jakiyra Metcalf
- Footage timestamp
- November 6, around 8:37 p.m.
- Number of women shown
- Three
- Women making gestures and noises
- Two
- University response
- Investigating the incident
What people are saying
offensive, hurtful and unacceptable behaviors
The video has been shared with university administration, and we want answers.
what do we have to say about this?
When this [the Ring camera footage] happened, I was sitting on my couch while my roommate and best friend were in her room. We HEARD them making the noises from inside the house,