Ole Miss NAACP Pulls Cowardly Move After Smearing Students As Racist

The University of Mississippi NAACP chapter doesn't seem very interested in engaging in debate or hearing any disagreement.

The campus NAACP chapter has faced criticism after it accused Ole Miss students Rouse Boyce and Connor Moore of engaging in "the use of racial slurs, intimidation, and vulgar behavior" and named the two and JP Staples "as the primary perpetrators of racist remarks and actions that constitute derogatory and offensive behavior."

Moore and Boyce were very visible at an anti-America rally earlier in the month, and went viral for pushing back against the pro-Hamas side. Boyce became the de-facto face of the pro-America side after blowing up online thanks to posts from Old Row and other popular online accounts.

Ole Miss NAACP locks Instagram comments.

Following the allegations the two engaged in offensive and racist behavior, OutKick was the lone media outlet willing to ask for specifics and evidence. The NAACP at the national, state and local level refused to hand over any evidence against the two. Was it simply that they were seen energetically arguing with a black woman against their side? What proof exists? Does any exist at all? We simply can't get answers to any of those questions.

Now, the Ole Miss chapter is making sure nobody can publicly disagree on its Instagram page. I discovered late Monday that comments have been shut off on the @umnaacp Instagram page.

Specifically, the post smearing Boyce and Moore and racists no longer allows comments, despite definitely allowing them when the mob was piling on and the post was going viral. All the comments that existed have since been deleted or hidden. The move to lock things down happened at some point after my first story about the organization refusing to hand over proof.

You can check out the post below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Every single post on the page appears to be the exact same. Just believe the statement, and don't write anything disagreeing.

Furthermore, I'm no longer able to access the @umnaacp Instagram page. That would indicate I've been blocked. All I did was simply ask for proof and pointed out to the OutKick audience when none was provided.

For doing basic journalism, I'm not allowed to see their posts anymore. It's almost like the Ole Miss NAACP doesn't want to answer questions or let reporters poke around. If there's ample evidence, then what is there to run from?

I reached out again to the Ole Miss NAACP asking why comments were locked and why I'm blocked. That resulted in me appearing to get blocked by chapter president Meghan Curry after being given a different contact. There's been no response as of publication from the secondary contact. This all seems like a lot of effort to avoid simple questions.

If the Ole Miss NAACP is in the right, then why did all the comments that smeared Moore and Boyce disappear from the page and why is the page now locked down? My strong speculation is the Ole Miss NAACP is starting to get very nervous about potential legal action, and having a flood of comments further smearing two young men without proof wouldn't end well. I will continue to try to get answers out of the Ole Miss NAACP, but my guess is silence is going to be their strategy moving forward. Very cowardly. People who believe their opinions have no problem allowing disagreement and debate. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.