Sunday, September 10, 2017


A terrifying banana peel

A Greek Life retreat at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) was promptly cancelled this weekend after a banana peel was found hanging in a tree.

“To be clear, many members of our community were hurt, frightened, and upset by what occurred at IMPACT,” Interim Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Alexa Lee Arndt remarked in an email between Greek leaders, according to The Daily Mississippian. “Because of the underlying reality many students of color endure on a daily basis, the conversation manifested into a larger conversation about race relations today at the University of Mississippi.”

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Apparently, student Ryan Swanson admitted to discarding the banana peel in a tree after he was unable to locate a garbage can, and it was later spotted by Alpha Kappa Alpha President Makala McNeil, who leads one of the campuses historically black sororities.

“The overall tone was heavy. I mean, we were talking about race in Mississippi and in the Greek community so there’s a lot involved,” McNeil recalled, later adding that she and her friend were “all just sort of paranoid for a second” after spotting the banana.

After word of the banana spread throughout the retreat, leaders decided to end the event early. Arndt explained that she “felt it was imperative to provide space immediately to students affected by this incident.”

According to The DM, some students left the retreat in tears, with McNeil noting that they “didn’t feel welcome” and “didn’t feel safe.”

Swanson apologized for the incident, writing in a statement that he wants to “sincerely apologize for the events that took place this past weekend.”

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

What ridiculous nonsense.
It seems that "students of color" are more pampered than ever before.

Anonymous said...

In all the breathless discussions about what to do about this horrifying act, I wonder if "get more garbage cans" was mentioned?

Bird of Paradise said...

Oh these poor little pathetic little snowflakes getting all shook up by a banana peel what more will get them shook up maybe a space ship lands a little plaid men get out and take them away

Anonymous said...

Sometimes a banana is just a banana. Sometimes it's a vicious symbol of the continuing racist oppression of a downtrodden ethnic minority struggling against an ingrained hatred for a culture that has brought so much of value to the world. The former is reality, the latter the mainstream media template.

Spurwing Plover the fighting shorebird said...

OH SEE THEM RUSH,HEAR THEM SQUAEL,WHEN THEY SAW A BANANA PEEL,IT HUNG FROMA TREE BRANCH,SEE THEN GO PALE SEE THEM BLANCH,CALLED 911 AND GOT A SQUAD,TOOK IT DOWN WITH A RAKE,LITTLE PATHETIC POOR SNOWFLAKE

Anonymous said...

Its a good thing he hadn't just finished eating a watermelon!!!
Goodness knows the hysteria that might have followed.

Anonymous said...

Where can one dispose of a banana peel without offending the perpetually offended?
I guess the proper thing to do would be to ben white people from eating bananas.

Stymphalian Bird the man eating bird witha brass beak and shoots his feathers said...

Please monkeys dont litter or some little snowflake will see your discarded peels and go nutso