Offensive Halloween costumes banned by US university

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10401584/Offensive-Halloween-costumes-banned-by-US-university.html ^ | October 24 2013 | Lucy Kinder

[MeshugeMikey]

University students in America have been told not to wear "offensive" halloween costumes including cowboys, indians and anything involving a sombrero.

Students at the University of Colorado Boulder have also been told to avoid "white trash" costumes and anything that portrays a particular culture as "over-sexualised" - which the university says includes dressing up as a geisha or a "squaw" (indigenous woman).

They are also asked not to host parties with offensive themes including those with “ghetto” or "hillbilly" themes or those associated with "crime or sex work."

[MeshugeMikey]

Puppy dog costumes were not affected

[trubolotta]

I don’t think there is enough rope and lamp posts in the country to eliminate this plague.

[Martin Tell]

OK with me. Halloween parties for grownups are ridiculous anyway.

And there are NO Halloween decorations Chez Tell. I used to carve a pumpkin every year, but to hell with it. I am happy to be the Scrooge of Halloween.

[TurboZamboni]

They are also asked not to host parties with offensive themes including those with “ghetto” or "hillbilly" themes or those associated with "crime or sex work."

So much for my dress like a Congresscritter party.

[Jack Hammer]

You know the world’s gone crazy when it takes more time to study the rules for college Halloween costumes than to master differential equations.

[Hardraade]

Anything not black, fat and shiny mohammed banned.

[Night Hides Not]

What about a Jofi Joseph costume?

[Fresh Wind]

I guess rodeo clown costumes with Obama masks are out as well.

[Alex Murphy]

Can we still dress as Rodeo Clowns?

[Red Badger]

[Jeff Chandler]

[Dr. Thorne]

How about dressing up as Che Guevara with blood covered hands and blood soaked clothes?

[Mastador1]

Puppy dog costumes were not affected

Well, so long as they are not pit bulls.

[henkster]

Good Lord this is getting ridiculous. The whole point of Halloween as a college student is to have the most outrageous, tasteless and offensive cotume you can think of. And then get really drunk. We hosted two Halloween parties and they were two of the most memorable parties in my life. Well, what I remeber of them anyway.

Where’s Dean Wormer with his edict of “no more fun of any kind!!l

[MeshugeMikey]

I have a sneaking suspicion that there will be a fair number of students who will now..post pronouncement....... opt for the now famous Obama Rodeo Clown Costume.

Obama as Infantile Mosselim Yutz costume will also likely be quite popular..as well as the Obama Mr Wizard Costume

[WayneS]

Barack Obama is “offensive” to me.

Are “Barry” costumes banned?

[Mastador1]

They are also asked not to host parties with offensive themes including those with “ghetto” or “hillbilly” themes or those associated with “crime or sex work.”

So much for my dress like a Congresscritter party.

If I were one of the students I would just hold my party off campus and tell the elitists to go pound sand, or themselves and but out of my life.

[Frapster]

Amish it is....

[dfwgator]

[MeshugeMikey]

Indeed. I will forced to opt for something other than my recent standard....the Community Organ Grinder Costume.