Campus Community Outraged by Racist Rap Video

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Morgan EngelhardtNews Editor[Updated 1:28 p.m. ET Feb. 25, 2017]An explicit YouTube video went viral on Feb. 21, showing an individual wearing an Old Dominion sweatshirt rapping racist, violent lyrics while brandishing a weapon. The video, titled “White Gal – White Power,” has since been removed from the site for violating their terms and conditions. After someone shared the video over Twitter, the view count hit more than 3,500 and outraged many within the campus community.The controversial rap video also shows the individual in a Donald Trump mask using racial slurs and encouraging the killing of all black people, all while holding the gun to the camera. The individual is later seen putting a cigarette out on a napkin that had “Black Lives Matter” written on it.Social media, especially Twitter, soon blew up afterwards, attempting to find the identity of the person behind the mask.“As an alumni of this university, if this student isn’t found and removed I will not donate a penny to this place,” one person said in a tweet.Organizations such as the College Republicans quickly responded to the video on social media, saying they “believe that everyone on and off campus should be able to live in a safe and inclusive environment. We would like to clarify that although the individual in the video was wearing [ODU] clothes and a mask that depict President Trump, we as College Republicans do not hold these views and would not condone these actions.”The ODU Democrats soon shared the College Republican’s post with the comment “we wholeheartedly agree.” They also held a small discussion during their weekly meeting to talk about the video.University President John R. Broderick and SGA President Rachael Edmonds sent a joint letter via email out to the campus community shortly after the video went viral, stating the following:

“This morning, the University community ...

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