Posted By LambChop
The moonbats at the University of Colorado have rolled out a new socially conscious poster campaign. The target of their newfound political correctness? Halloween Costumes.
The poster campaign theme is: "We're a culture, not a costume.”
It features students of various races and ethnicities displaying photographs of themselves in “offensive” Halloween costumes. Every possible stereotype is depicted by the didactic campaign from the Geisha girl to Sombrero Sporting/Pancho Wearing Latino costumes, providing a not-so-subtle-reminder that political correctness is infinitely more important than individual rights.
This brilliant idea was plagiarized from OU by the UC Center for Multicultural Affairs who are concerned about hurt feelings. So far, no one at CU has pointed out what an absurd University decision to spend money on a campaign promoting diversity and racial sensitivity to a University with a demographic that is OVERWHELMINGLY white.
From Daily Camera:
"It's really a campaign to raise awareness and to create a better sense of community for all of our students and how to have a respectful and inclusive community for all students here at CU. As the presence of underrepresented students becomes more prevalent on campus, it's important to realize they have a lot to contribute and that where they come from might be different from a traditional college student on campus. Certainly they can and will be offended by these blatant displays of ignorance," said Randy McCrillis, Director for the Center for Multicultural Affairs.
Kevin Patterson, a fifth-year student studying political science and ethnic studies agrees with the campaign because he's supposedly seen students dressed in “insensitive costumes” on campus. "I've seen blackface on the Hill," Patterson said. "I've seen a lot of this manifest."
"There's definitely a wide range of things that could offend people that you don't even realize that you're doing," Patterson said. "We're trying to point out the unintended outcomes from their actions. I would encourage folks to consciously consume costumes, and to think about if this costume is representing someone's culture and what that does. If you're degrading someone's culture in a joke, think about how that makes them feel."
The Dean of Students, Christina Gonzales, wrote that the CU Boulder community has somehow been adversely affected by Halloween costumes. She apparently believes that the costumes ridicule poverty, promote overly sexualized and mistaken cultural identities and stereotypes, such as cowboys and Indians. "As a CU Buff, making the choice to dress up as someone from another culture, either with the intention of being humorous or without the intention of being disrespectful, can lead to inaccurate and hurtful portrayals of other peoples' cultures in the CU community," Gonzales wrote.
CU police department spokesman Huff jumped on the anti-costume bandwagon saying that costumes can make it more difficult for law enforcement officers to engage with people with perhaps the silliest reason to avoid dressing up on Halloween. According to Huff that if a costume covers a person's hands, it is a “safety issue” for the officers trying to engage with the person. Huff said CUPD hasn't had any troubles with costumes in recent years. "Halloween, historically, is a time people are drinking alcohol, and if they've had too much they can be putting themselves in danger," Huff said. "Drinking a lot of alcohol can lead to more serious crimes, too, such as assault."
READ MORE: http://www.dailycamera.com/top-stories/ci_24378689/cu-boulder-rolls-out-were-culture-not-costume
Love the go-to quote from the 5th year Poly-Sci/Ethnic Studies major. LMBO. There be a ward of the State for a lifetime.
Also worth noting the PoPo thinking alcohol may be involved. Do ya think? Boulder advertises itself as "A drinking town with a college problem".
Posted by: German Shepherd | 10/25/2013 at 11:35 AM