Several student organizations at the University of Wisconsin are calling on university administrators to intervene after a White student was caught using the N-word and claiming she was going to make Black people “pick f**k**g cotton.”
In the video, which has since been widely circulated on social media, a White student can be heard going on a racist diatribe while others chuckle in the background. Community members recognized the UW student in question as Audrey Godlewski, according to The Badger Herald.
“I am going to go back and hunt every f**k**g little n****r who f**k**g did me wrong,” Godlewski, who is said to be a sophomore, is heard saying. “I literally hate all of them, I’m going to make them pick f**k**g cotton in the fields all day long until they die of f**k**g thirst…….their bodies are going to dry out because of how much cotton they are picking for me.”
In a statement issued in response to the incident on Monday, UW stated that while “the university can’t limit what students and employees post to their personal social media accounts and can’t take action against posts that aren’t unlawful, racist slurs do not represent or reflect UW-Madison values around creating an inclusive community.”
The Wisconsin Black Student Union, along with other student organizations at UW, criticized the White student’s actions and called on university administrators to intervene. According to The Badger Herald, the Wisconsin Black Student Union claimed in a statement that the video violated the university’s principles for inclusivity, diversity, integrity, and respect.
“It is hurtful and absolutely repulsive, though not uncommon, to hear a white student use such hateful language and racial slurs that are disrespectful and degrading to our community,” said WBSU in the statement.