The University of Memphis in Tennessee responded after a photo of a group of young black students about to hit a pinata went viral.
The reason for the controversy? The pinata in question was shaped like a white female hula dancer.
Local NBC affiliate WMC-TV reported the photo was taken Thursday during an annual luau-themed campus event to which local schoolchildren were invited.
“It didn’t look right, just because of the social climate we’re in right now,” University of Memphis student Veronica Birmingham, who took the photo, told WMC. “How could somebody be so insensitive and not realize this might cause an issue?”
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