Tuesday, 5 April 2016

Racist writing on bananas: ‘Monkey’ taunt sparks Warwick University investigation


A RACIST comment directed at a university student on a bunch of bananas has sparked an investigation and an outpouring of outrage.Faramade Ifaturoti, who is a student at Warwick University in the UK, discovered the offending item at her flat and posted it on Twitter.
She revealed how she found the fruit in her kitchen and claimed one of her flatmates was responsible.A university spokesperson confirmed to  it was investigating the incident as a matter of urgency.It is not yet known if it was written by a flatmate of Ms Ifaturoti’s or by a visitor.
Warwick law and sociology student Jere Agbaje told the news outlet her friend had her shopping delivered to her student accommodation on Monday night around 10pm.She said she unpacked her shopping and found the disgusting comments the next day.The incident has sparked an online raft of support on Twitter with users speaking out in her defence.

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