A student in Florida, US, has been slammed on Twitter for blacking up as singer Nicki Minaj for her homecoming ball.
Emma Johns, a student at Hilliard High School, tweeted a picture of herself with a man dressed as Drake.
"@emmajohns129: Having someone that you can be goofy with is the best 😊" IKR! Like drake? Ah it's the best ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/KsMiMQeRij
— Zolee (@Zoleeofficial) October 27, 2015After being condemned by other social media users, Johns deleted the tweet and her account, but not before numerous people took screenshots.
you can delete the tweet sweetie but we have the screenshots :) @emmajohns129pic.twitter.com/fHU1DIi999
— anal girl (@benadryI) October 27, 2015After her school was identified, several people have written to the school's dean of students John Crawford, complaining of his student's offensive blackface costume.
Others have alerted the University of Florida, which Johns hopes to attend, informing them of her choice of costume. One Twitter user added: "She's trying to apply to UF. I know the admissions people up there. I'll send this in today."
Have fun at school @emmajohns129pic.twitter.com/78bEFTHuJl
— ikran (@ikrann_x) October 27, 2015@qmaccccc@benadryI@emmajohns129 already sent an email 😇 pic.twitter.com/YRmGVM5PEj
— H2N (@heavsm) October 27, 2015Shortly before deleting the pictures, Johns was warned by several Twitter users to "delete this and your life", with one telling her "Black Twitter finna crucify yall...R.I.P", and another adding "[I] hate white people".
Although Johns did apologise for her actions, the tweet no longer appears now her account has been deleted.
.@emmajohns129 said this pic.twitter.com/PT1d0VpWwu
— anal girl (@benadryI) October 27, 2015The school's administration is now launching an investigation into the incident.
@benadryI her dean emailed me back with this pic.twitter.com/nG3Vb7sdeW
— ajr (@coldcigaratte) October 27, 2015