Parents in the Memphis, Tennessee area are in an uproar, following the emergence of a disturbing dance video allegedly recorded by Mitchell High School students.While the students are dancing, others can be seen and heard in the background chanting a chorus of “Rape Dat Ho.”
“I would first like to apologize to the Memphis community for the embarrassment these videos have caused,” said Principal John Ware.A second tape has also surfaced, featuring students simulating sex during a school talent show, as administrators casually walk by, without stopping the teens.“I take full responsibility for the inappropriate content in one of the acts,” Principal Ware stated, “We should have taken immediate action and ended the performance.”
Memphis County School spokesperson Staci Franklin has promised an investigation to determine the students’ identities.“We’ve had an opportunity to look at the video and just to make it very clear, that behavior that we saw on the tape is very disturbing,” Franklin told Channel 3. “However, in just what we’ve seen today, we cannot clearly identify that those are our students and that it is one of our schools.”
Franklin promised that if any students from her school district participated in the video, they would be disciplined accordingly.News 3 also attempted to contact the individual responsible for the YouTube post, which has since been flagged as offensive and removed from the site.That individual responded “I’m sorry, but I refuse to give any information about the video. The video was just for fun.”
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Being a black man from Memphis, I am totally ashamed of this. This is a disgrace and an embarrassment for the entire city, not to mention the black population. I’ve lived in several cities over the past few years and it’s ridiculous that the first thing black men ask me about when they find out that I’m from Memphis is “What’s up those Hoes? I heard y’all got some hoes in Memphis.” Throughout the south, and the U.S. as a whole, Memphis is know for having hoish women, and wannabe pimps. People honestly believe that if you meet a broad in Memphis and don’t “hit it” the first night, there must be something wrong. And sadly enough, it’s true. And though I use to be one of the guys who would meet a chick, knock her off the first night and keep moving, I’m embarrassed of my acts, and will really like to express to the female in Memphis what people think of you. I know it’s not all of you, because I’ve dealt with some really nice girls here, but for the most part all the allegations are true. Sad, but true.