{"id":2237925,"date":"2024-05-05T19:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T23:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ole-miss-frat-boy-gets-targeted-after-making-monkey-noises-in-front-of-pro-palestinian-protester\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T19:45:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T23:45:59","slug":"ole-miss-frat-boy-gets-targeted-after-making-monkey-noises-in-front-of-pro-palestinian-protester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ole-miss-frat-boy-gets-targeted-after-making-monkey-noises-in-front-of-pro-palestinian-protester\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Miss student faces backlash for making monkey noises at protester"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fole-miss-frat-boy-gets-targeted-after-making-monkey-noises-in-front-of-pro-palestinian-protester%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237925&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The chaotic anti-Israel\u200b protest at Ole Miss sparked allegations of racism as a \u200cstudent made \u200dmonkey gestures towards protesters. Social media uproar \u2063ensued, with conflicting opinions on the incident. The university initiated a\u2062 student conduct investigation in response to the offensive and hostile actions observed\u2064 during the demonstration. Social media\u200d debates and political reactions added fuel to the\u200c controversy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 5, 2024 at 1:46pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Monkeyshines during a chaotic anti-Israel protest are no laughing matter at Ole Miss \u2014 at least when allegations of racism are hurled.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stock-drops-like-rock-woke-ceo-says-eager-hire-anti-israel-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-Palestinian<\/a> protesters gathered on campus in what has become this spring\u2019s rite of passage for college students and their friends. On the other side, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuesday-afternoon-update-trump-officially-arrested-passport-delays-google-cutbacks\/\" title=\"Tuesday Afternoon Update: Trump Officially Arrested, Passport Delays, Google Cutbacks\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-rally-in-minn-to-stop-the-steal\/\" title=\"Trump supporters rally in Minn. to \u2018Stop the Steal\u2019\">counter-protesters<\/a> gathered<\/a> with American flags, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/04\/us\/mississippi-campus-protest-gaza-black-student\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, a graduate student later identified as Jaylin Smith, 24, left the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-odonnell-americas-first-christmas-that-changed-the-course-of-history\/\" title=\"Exclusive--O'Donnell: America\u2019s First Christmas that Changed the Course of History\">main body<\/a> of anti-Israel protesters to advance upon the counter-protesters, videoing them with her phone.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A counter-protester jumps up and down and hoots like a monkey toward a protester who was live-streaming on her phone at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OleMiss?\">@OleMiss<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>Chants of \u201clock her up\u201d as the Dean of Students (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marsh_brent?\">@marsh_brent<\/a>) and multiple law enforcement agencies regain order. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fCU3hTioVL\">pic.twitter.com\/fCU3hTioVL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stacey J. Spiehler (@StaceyJSpiehler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StaceyJSpiehler\/status\/1786215481164071355?\">May 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As she approached, video showed a student in American flag overalls retreating to the ranks of counter-protesters as he filmed her while she filmed him.<\/p>\n<p>Amid a vast ocean of hollering, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/governor-plans-send-message-anti-israel-protesters-will-put-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">counter-protesters<\/a> were heard exclaiming \u201choo-hoo-hoo,\u201d a noise that Smith and a legion of social media supporters refer to as \u201cmonkey noises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video showed one student in particular appearing to dance and make the loudest monkey noises. The student appears at the far right of the frame at about 9 seconds into the video.<\/p>\n<p><em>Although multiple social media posts attacking the student claimed to identify the student, the Western Journal is withholding identification at this time.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Does this college student deserves the backlash?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe monkey gestures \u2014 and people calling me fat or Lizzo \u2014 didn\u2019t hurt my feelings because I know what I am. I am so confident in my blackness. I am so confident in my size, in the way that I wear my hair, and who I am. They do not bother me. If anything, I felt pity for them for how stupidly they acted,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said some insults back, too. I cursed like a sailor at them, and I regret letting them get to me like that,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce said in a statement that college officials are \u201caware that some statements made were offensive, hurtful and unacceptable, including actions that conveyed hostility and racist overtones\u201d and that at least one student conduct investigation has been opened.<\/p>\n<p>Other students may also be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pro-hamas-protesters-find-students-sec-country-fight-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeted<\/a>, he said. The Ole Miss Associate Student Body also scolded anyone misbehaving at a protest in a statement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=894510556022531&#038;set=pcb.894510599355860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday, we observed a demonstration on our campus \u2014 a place for the expression of diverse viewpoints, protected by our constitutional First Amendment Rights. Yet, amidst this expression, unacceptable remarks were made that departed from our cherished values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media, of course, got into the debate. After one poster referred to the student in question as a \u201cfrat boy,\u201d famous race-baiter Jemele Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jemelehill\/status\/1786418824826515931?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> her irate response on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c1) What fraternity does he represent? That fraternity\u2019s national leadership needs to be contacted immediately and that frat should be barred from campus. 2) We have recently seen endless conversations and action items created about antisemitism, but I\u2019m guessing that same energy won\u2019t be there to protect this open hostility directed at Black students,\u201d she posted.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia offered a differing view by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeCollins\/status\/1786367208240693304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posting<\/a> a video of the incident on X and writing, \u201cOle Miss taking care of business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Infuriated, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/black-florida-business-owner-demolishes-naacp-travel-advisory-buries-race-baiting-narrative-just-three-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAACP<\/a> sent a letter to congressional leaders regarding Collins\u2019 post, which said, \u201cThese actions conducted by a member of the House of Representatives, regardless of intent, legitimize and propagate racism and undermine the principles of equality and justice that our government is sworn to uphold,\u201d CNN reported.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a tense anti-Israel protest at Ole Miss, allegations of racism surface over monkey noises. 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