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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you think college students should show moral outrage whenever another college student tells someone s/he disagrees with to shut the fuck up?  Or is it just when they tell authority figures to STFU?  [/quote]The fact that you even have to tell someone to exercise respect when choosing a costume says volumes about a broken moral compass.

Why anyone would purposely wear something fully knowing that it's offensive and hurtful has deeper issues regardless of your right for free expression.  [/quote]

Yawn.  [/quote]

No response eh[/quote]

Suppose some student decided to dress up as corrupt dictator Robert Mugabe?  (It's college, so kids have pretty far-ranging ideas.)  Would some students find that offensive?! It would be hard for them to argue "cultural misappropriation" unless they wanted to embrace Mugabe's "culture".  [/quote]

Mugabe supporters would certainly find it offensive. And they are black, so no kiddin'[/quote]

Are there any Mugabe supporters left anywhere, other than those who lined their pockets along with him?

I had a neighbor who a few years ago dressed up as Marion Barry with a "posse of prostitutes" for a Halloween party.  We all thought it was a scream.  However, my guess is that the obscenity-screaming girl at Yale would have found that offensive.  [/quote]And I'm sure your neighbor was in black face to complete the costume.  How delightful you and your neighbor are.[/quote]

Not the PP but I think it's sounds pretty funny. You know, no one screamed offense at costumes of Romney, Trump,  rob ford, et al.  How about  a Christie costume involving a cell phone and giant smoothie? Offensive to fat loudmouths? barry made himself into a caricature. He was a public figure who smoked crack, liked hookers and liked to talk trash about Asian carryout owners. Yeah, he is fair game for Halloween costumes. Just as those others are. [/quote]You can whitewash it (pun intended) any way you want.  None of the examples you list compares to blackface and it's history.  None.  Period.[/quote]

Strawman argument. Noone at Yale was supporting blackface during Halloween. All the professor's wife did was ask that students police their own costumes and to do critical thinking themselves. You should read the e-mail, it was very reasonable. [/quote]What does this have to do with the discussion between the 2 posters about a neighbor's party?  [/quote]

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