A Greek life camping retreat sponsored by the University of Mississippi over the weekend was canceled after a group of black students discovered a discarded banana peel in a tree.
Organized by Fraternity and Sorority Life and the national group IMPACT, students had settled in at Camp Hopewell in Lafayette County for a three-day retreat, which was cut short Saturday after three black students discovered the banana peel in front of one of the camp’s cabins, The Daily Mississippian student newspaperreported Wednesday. (Photo can be viewed at The Daily Mississippian)
“It was so strange and surreal to see it there,” Makala McNeil, president of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, told the paper. “We were all just sort of paranoid for a second.”
The incident sparked “a day’s worth of camp-wide conversation surrounding symbolism, intended or not,” the paper reported.
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16 comments:
Whaaaaaatt?!?!???
The banana peel was expressing its yellow privilege.
Oh no. ! This banana flag (confederate) . No they loot riot. Inters Tate blocked (cars) . Stop liberuls now!
Sissy boys 😢
4:16, you need to cut w-a-a-y back on that wacky tabacky!
IMA skeert of a dang banana peel! Won't last long in the real world, SMH!
They walked around the Noose to get to the Banana peal.
4:16: I see you Jim Jones.
what a bunch of babies
437 you heard my Massage! You are a sweet one! My he bless youre mind !
No one heard your message, because you can't formulate a coherent sentence. Keep trying though.
Counseling will be available in the campus safe space.
8:04 Yes but no apples will be allowed. 😁
I saw another waded up dirty diaper in the Walmart parking lot and had to cancel my lunch activity.
I went to buy bananas, and they were all gone. Only plantains were left. Good God almighty...when is this sh*t going to stop!???
I thought this was a fake story from The Onion web site. Unbelievable how thin skinned people can be these days. Now I guess more are upset over 'thin skinned'. Learn to deal with adversity and you will grow up.
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