THIS IS DISGRACEFUL!
Viral Ole Miss Interview BACKFIRES As Fundraiser Explodes!
A 13-second Ole Miss doorbell clip has now become a full-blown national media spectacle—and the latest interview is taking the controversy to another level.
The original video showed two white students making monkeylike noises and gestures while passing an apartment occupied by three Black freshmen. The university condemned the behavior and opened an investigation as the footage spread to millions of viewers.
The three residents have now appeared on CBS Mornings alongside one of their mothers to describe what happened after the recording stopped.
They say two of the roommates immediately confronted the women. According to their account, Alaina Kunes apologized and said the group had been making similar noises at several doors. The residents claim another woman continued the gestures even while that apology was happening, which they described as a slap in the face.
Kunes later issued a public apology, said she had not known the residents’ race and acknowledged that her actions were insensitive and harmful. She then withdrew from Ole Miss after her representatives said she was being harassed.
Even the mother featured in the CBS interview said she hated hearing that Kunes had left school because the consequences would affect her future, while also insisting that everyone must be held accountable.
But critics say the national interview and enormous media rollout are turning a stupid juvenile stunt into another manufactured racial crisis. Commentator Andre Williams delivered a brutal response, accusing the adults surrounding the students of pushing young people deeper into a permanent race war.
Meanwhile, a separate fundraiser connected to another woman in the footage has exploded. The campaign argues that an online mob is treating a juvenile stunt like a hate crime and has raised tens of thousands of dollars while urging its intended beneficiary not to apologize.
One woman apologized and left the school. Another became the subject of a rapidly growing fundraiser. The three residents are now on national television, and a few seconds of idiotic behavior have been transformed into another massive culture-war battlefield.
We break down the CBS interview, the students’ new claims, the mother’s response, the fundraiser and why critics believe race grifting around this Ole Miss story has officially hit rock bottom.
