The University of Oklahoma has responded after a video of two students in blackface went viral and drew outrage last week.
A Twitter user named Gabby on Friday uploaded a video filmed from Snapchat which saw students she identified as Olivia Urban and Francis Ford put black paint on their faces and proclaim they’re Black using a racial slur. The girls laugh at the statement.
“Some girls that attend OU thought it would be funny (especially Olivia Urban and Francis Ford) to put black paint on their face and say ‘I am a n—–‘ @UofOklahoma #whatareyougoingtodo ????” the user said of the clip she posted on Twitter Jan. 18.
The women in question have since made their Instagram accounts private and their Facebook pages are unsearchable. However, many on Twitter have been calling for the students to be expelled.
Officials at the university have issued a statement saying an investigation has been launched into the matter.
Additionally, Tri Delta, the sorority one of the women is part of, said they are “taking appropriate action” in response to the clip. An updated statement released Saturday confirmed the woman who took part in, filmed and posted the clip is not part of the organization any longer.