Watch viral Ole Miss video: What did Alaina Kunes and two other women do outside Black students' apartment?

Ole Miss student Jakiyra Metcalf, on November 7, posted Ring doorbell footage on TikTok of three white women walking past an apartment door while making objectionable gestures. Since the video went viral, it drew major backlash from the internet community and invoked an investigation from the University of Mississippi; the first woman came forward, disclosed her identity, and apologized.

The second woman, who was also seen making racist gestures, hasn't been identified yet, and the third one is also unknown. But what exactly did these three women do in the 13-second clip?

At the start of the released footage, the first woman, named Alaina Kunes, is seen chest-thumping like a gorilla and mimicking the ape’s sound. The second woman with blonde hair also tried to sound similar, with an additional jump, and followed Alina. The third woman, like her predecessors, carrying a sling bag, smirked at the door to the apartment of Black students.


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In her apology letter, Kunes said, “To the women I offended and to the Ole Miss community, I sincerely apologize.” She also said she never met the women and was “unaware of their race,” but she recognized her “actions were insensitive, inappropriate, and deeply harmful.”

Kunes said she is willing to cooperate in the investigation and hopes they will forgive her, and she would have “never intentionally made those noises or gestures toward a person of color.”

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“I can never truly understand the pain I have caused them and it was never my intention,” she continued in the apology letter. “These girls deserve to feel seen and understood and what I did is not a reflection of who I am trying to become.”

As per reporting by WREG, Kunes is no longer a student of the university; she “has withdrawn from the school.”

Who is Alaina Kunes?

Alaina Kunes is the 18-year-old former freshman at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from Elkhorn, Wisconsin. She, along with other women, faced major backlash and criticism for making racist gestures in front of the doors of black students. Other than this, she is the granddaughter of Gregg Kunes, the owner of Kunes Auto Group.