Racist rant results in University of Oklahoma fraternity shut down.

Courtesy of ABC News:  

Sigma Alpha Epsilon's national headquarters closed its chapter at the University of Oklahoma Sunday after a video emerged purportedly showing members of the chapter singing a racist chant. 

The video quickly gained visibility online. It was obtained and posted to Twitter by Unheard, which describes itself as "an alliance of black students organized for change within campus administration and atmosphere." The video shows young men on a bus chanting, "There will never be a n----r at SAE." 

The tweet, directed at OU president David Boren, said "Racism is alive at The University of Oklahoma."

“@OU_Unheard: Racism is alive at The University of Oklahoma. @President_Boren pic.twitter.com/jqGvnGpNtT” SO SICKENING.
— C (@CallieGabrielle) March 9, 2015

As somebody on another site pointed out this is not a made up on the spot chant. This is a chant that was taught to these students and that they repeated multiple times in the past.

It is a good start to punish this fraternity, but let's face it this type of racism is deeply ingrained in that part of the country and it certainly will not stop overnight.

Despite what the Republicans and the Supreme Court might say, racism is still alive and well in 2015 America.

That awkward moment at a tailgate party where your supporters start yelling out misogynist comments aimed at your female opponent. Scott Brown's solution? Just keep on smiling as if nothing is happening.

(Video contains language NSFW.)

Courtesy of the Daily Kos:

In the video, Brown never stops smiling as several men in the crowd of tailgaters surrounding him shout things like "Fuck Jeanne Shaheen" and "Fuck Elizabeth Warren" and "Fuck her right in the pussy" and something about a "cunt." 

These were not a few stray catcalls, as you'll see on the video. They were constant and unmissable, but Brown just kept gladhanding his way through the crowd, obviously not bothered by the aggressive misogyny of his supporters. This tone is also nothing new to a Scott Brown campaign. Sexism was a constant undertone in his campaigns against Martha Coakley and Elizabeth Warren, with the candidate himself once offering a female reporter beer while saying "I’ve seen you in the bars before, don’t act like you’ve never been to a bar ... We’re gonna have her dancing in the back of the truck." 

According to tweets, Brown gave out beer to undergrads at the event, though his campaign denies it. Presumably the campaign's next move will be to deny that Brown heard anything resembling "Fuck Jeanne Shaheen," but it's going to be difficult to persuade anyone who's seen the video of that. This really isn't going to help Brown tighten the gender gap.

Look what was Brown supposed to do?

I mean should he have manned up, confronted these individuals and risked losing their support?

Or simply resorted to his strongest hand which is always to play dumb?

Well it's Scott Brown so that is really not a choice. (Besides don't we all think he secretly agrees with the frat guys?)