Former Methodist football player not amused by sorority's racist presentation

Methodist University has suspended a sorority as complaints mount on social media over a presentation last week at a sorority event that many found racist.
Posted 9/21/2021, 11:14:15 PM

WAS 80, BIG WINNERS,

>>> THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A

FUNNY PICTURE.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYERS ON

LAST YEAR'S FOOTBALL TEAM.

IT WAS ANYTHING BUT AMUSING.

SHE POINTED OUT FEATURES OF THE

ATHLETES SHE FOUND UNATTRACTIVE

FOR INSTANCE DREADLOCKS.

AND THE OTHERS ARE TOO

OFFENSIVE TO MENTION HERE.

>> PEER OUTRAGE AS WELL AS

CONFUSION.

>> A METHODIST UNIVERSITY

STUDENT INFORMAL FOOTBALL

PLAYER FOR THE SCHOOL AND HE

SAYS THE MEMBER SENT THIS PHOTO

THE DAY AFTER THE PRESENTATION.

I DON'T SEE WHY SOMETHING ALONG

THE LINES OF THIS IS FUNNY.

I DON'T SEE HOW IT IS FUNNY.

A MEMBER SENT A SCREENSHOT OF

ONE OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS

PICTURES FROM THE SORORITY

MEMBER WHO MADE THE

PRESENTATION AND AS A DIRECT

MESSAGE.

I DID NOT MEAN THIS TO BE

TARGETED TOWARD INDIVIDUALS AND

DID NOT MEAN THIS IN A

MALICIOUS WAY.

IT GOES ON TO SAY IT WAS NOT

TARGETED AT AFRICAN-AMERICANS

IN ANY WAY.

I CAN PROMISE THAT.

METHODIST UNIVERSITY SAID, WE

BELIEVE IN ACTION AND WE ARE

TAKING ACTION.

LAST WEEK WE LAUNCHED A

THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF A

REPORTED INCIDENT.

THIS WEEK THE HEARING PROCESS

IS UNDERWAY.

IT GOES ON TO SAY ALPHA DELTA

PI'S AUTHORITY MUST CEASE AND

DESIST FROM ALL ACTIVITIES ON

CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: THE METHODIST

CHAPTER OF THE ALPHA SORORITY

HAS SHUT DOWN.

THE UNIVERSITY SAID, THIS

SCHOOL WITH ABOUT 2000 STUDENTS

HAS MORE THAN A THIRD

IDENTIFYING AS STUDENTS OF

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