Conservative political and cultural commentator Ryan Samuels is defending the White Ole Miss students who were involved in an apparent racist incident earlier this week.“Nobody was hurt. Nobody broke a law. Three Ole Miss freshmen did something dumb on a doorbell camera, and now there are death threats, doxxing and a university trying to end an 18-year-old's future. That's why a GiveSendGo for one of them blew past $10,000 in a day. Americans are sick of watching the mob destroy kids,” Samuels wrote on Threads.In a follow-up post, he added:“Affirmative action is far more racist than anything that happened in Mississippi this week.”Ryan Samuels defends Lauren Mayfield in the Ole Miss controversy. (Image via Threads)According to oxford-review.com, affirmative action is defined as:“Proactive measures taken by organisations or governments to ensure equal opportunity for historically marginalised groups. It aims to address past and present discrimination by implementing policies that promote diversity and inclusion. These policies may include preferential hiring, promotion, or admission practices for underrepresented groups.”On November 7, a Black Ole Miss student named Jakiyra Metcalf shared a video on TikTok captured on her Ring camera that showed two White girls, Alaina Kunes and Lauren Mayfield, making monkey gestures and noises outside the apartment she shares with two other Black female students. A third girl named Sara Whitehead accompanied Kunes and Mayfield but didn’t make any gestures or noises. The incident happened on November 6.The viral video triggered racism allegations and prompted an apology from Alaina Kunes. Meanwhile, independent journalist/digital strategist Tom Hennessey launched a GiveSendGo for Lauren Mayfield with the message:“She did nothing wrong. She did not assault anyone. She did not break any law. She made noises in a public walkway. The rest is a campus bureaucracy and online mob treating a juvenile stunt as a hate crime because the residents were black. The same institutions that excuse actual violence, riots, and anti-White rhetoric when the identities flip are now treating this as grounds for expulsion, doxxing, death threats, and career destruction.”The GiveSendGo titled “Stand with Lauren” originally had a goal of $20,000. After the amount was exceeded, Hennessey increased the goal to $75,000. So far, it has raised a little over $55,000.Black Ole Miss students shared their ordeal on CBS MorningsOn November 11, Jakiyra Metcalf and her roommates Kaiyden Caldwell and Victoria Johnson appeared on CBS Mornings and discussed their feelings about the monkey gesture/noise incident. They said that seeing something happen firsthand right outside their apartment made them feel “hurt, devastated, and very disheartened.”Jakiyra said she was the first to discover the video on the Ring camera and immediately went outside to approach the White Ole Miss girls and offer them a chance to “explain” themselves.Meanwhile, Victoria recalled:“One girl was like, ‘I'm sorry we did that to four doors.’ And mind you, we didn't see any one of those doors. It was just ours that was targeted. And she was like, ‘We didn't mean any harm.’”Jakiyra Metcalf confirmed that it was Alaina Kunes who apologized. However, Lauren Mayfield, who lives in their complex, allegedly doubled down on the monkey gestures and noises off-camera.“It felt like a slap in the face,” Victoria added.Metcalf recalled telling Mayfield and her friends that even if they did that to others or specifically to them, they should quit it as it was “disrespectful.”“I feel like, no matter who we are or whether she knew our race or not, the gestures and the noises were still disrespectful,” Jakiyra told the host, replying to Alaina’s apology.Meanwhile, Kaiyden Caldwell said that she “appreciates” the apology but it still “doesn’t change what happened on Friday” and felt “hurtful and devastating.”On Tuesday, Alaina Kunes issued a statement that read:“To the women I offended, and to the Ole Miss community, I sincerely apologize. Before the incident on November 6, I never met the women involved and was unaware of their race; however, I recognize my actions were insensitive, inappropriate, and deeply harmful. I would have never intentionally made those noises or gestures toward a person of color. I have apologized to the women, and I pray they will forgive me.”Meanwhile, her attorney Thomas G. Gardiner confirmed to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that she voluntarily withdrew from Ole Miss following her apology.Alaina Kunes shared in her statement that while she didn’t understand the “pain” she caused the three Black girls, it was unintentional. She added that the girls deserved to be “seen” and “understood” and that what she did wasn’t the “reflection” of who she was “trying to become.” Kunes further claimed that since the video of the incident went viral, she and her family have been receiving death threats and harassment, but she was “grateful” that the authorities were trying to ensure her and her family’s safety.“As I intend to cooperate fully with the University’s investigation, I ask for privacy for my family. I understand the seriousness of this situation and remain committed to taking responsibility and learning from this embarrassing ordeal,” the outgoing Ole Miss student added.Victoria Johnson’s mother, Chiquita Laó, accompanied the girls to the CBS interview. When she learned that Alaina Kunes quit Ole Miss, she noted:“I hate to hear that because you know the children are the future, but I feel like everybody needs to be accountable.”The mother of another one of the two girls, Tasha Bolton, previously wrote on Facebook:“My daughter sent me this video from her Ring camera at her apartment. She’s a freshman at the University of Mississippi. She has 2 black roommates. The girls on the video live upstairs from them.”Victoria wrapped up the interview by saying:“I want people to be mindful of their actions now. So when people who would potentially experience the same situations, speak out and don't let things be swept under the rug, because this is a reality for us, and I feel like voices need to be heard.”Ben Crump offers solidarity for the Black Ole Miss students. (Image via Threads)She and her two roommates intend to stay at Ole Miss and not let this incident define the next few years of their college experience. Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump lauded the girls via Threads. He wrote:“The Black students who were subjected to monkey gestures and sounds at Ole Miss are speaking out! We commend these young sisters for their COURAGE in refusing to be silenced! Their voices and perspectives matter!”Meanwhile, social media users continue to express outrage and demand accountability from the university.“The behavior depicted in this video is deeply troubling, hurtful, and unacceptable. We condemn the behavior as it does not reflect our university's values or the kind of community we strive to be every day,” Ole Miss shared in a statement.Later, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Shawnboda Mead said in a separate statement:“We are committed to following our established processes to ensure a thorough review while prioritizing the safety and well-being of our campus community.”Alaina Kunes is a native of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. She is the daughter of Scott Kunes, the former COO of Kunes Auto Group. Her grandfather, Gregg Kunes, is the founder and owner of the auto dealership, which has its own history of racism.Lauren Mayfield continues to maintain silence on the matter, and her status at Ole Miss remains undisclosed. Her social media bio states she is a student of Ole Miss’ class of 2030 and is from Memphis, Tennessee.