Another Cracker From The Student Pc Brigade.

[youngmafbog]

''Student Association vice-president Jenna Kelly'' Ah, so most likely someone taking offence on behalf of someone else then. I'm sure her parents are very proud.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3897366/Reveller-banned-Halloween-party-black-face-paint.html

[hereIam]

Madness !

[naomi24]

Groan...

[andy-hughes]

Part of the joy of being a student is that you have more or less all essentials taken care of for you, which leaves you masses of free time.

In tandem with that free time is a still-maturing mind which will fixate on the most pointless, ludicrous and generally facile subjects and expand them to galaxy-sized seriousness.

This is why students get themselves into these situations - because other students have too much time on their hands, and lack the maturity to separate what is actually important and relevant, and what is not.

That's how you come up with a rule to ban someone because someone 'might be offended' - but hasn't been so far.

When they join the real world that the rest of us live in, they simply won't have time for this sort of stupidity - but for now, self-indulgence and self- importance are the default positions.

[fiction-factory]

If it was my daughter I would be very proud of her for achieving a place at University and showing the initiative and leadership qualities required for a vice-president role in the SA even though I wouldn't always agree with her political stance on issues such as this. And I would be pleased that she was thinking of issues of discrimination and considering whether people might be offended rather than someone who is consistently displaying hatred to certain cultures or uncaring/ignorant about such issues.

[douglas9401]

Hatred eh? Calm yourself to a frenzy, it's face paint. Jesus.

[Old_Geezer]

Traditionally doesn't "death" have a (white) skull rather than a normal head ?
Good job he didn't "white up", he may have offended the white/pink skinned students.

[CrapAtCryptics]

Typical Jobsworth - at that age they think they know whats good for everyone.

[fiction-factory]

>Hatred eh? Calm yourself to a frenzy, it's face paint. Jesus.

Was that addressed to me, douglas, as I think I was the only one who had used the word hatred- but what has face paint got to do with my post? I wasn't talking about the reveller

[-Talbot-]

fiction-factory
And I would be pleased that she was thinking of issues of discrimination and considering whether people might be offended


I wouldn't be pleased I would rather she let black people themselves decide if they are offended.

[chrissa1]

I give up! Do they still have Student's Rag Weeks? The madness that went on, then. Sheesh!

[douglas9401]

Really Fiction-Factory?
Then WHO is " someone who is consistently displaying hatred to certain cultures or uncaring/ignorant about such issues."

A mystery shopper?

[Mamyalynne]

As always with these stories I am once again disappointed in the lack of imagination for good fancy dress these days.

[baza]

I would be offended but just can't be bothered. Nice to see education not being wasted.

[fiction-factory]

Hi douglas, why would i be talking about the reveller- i know nothing about him but guess the issue of colour hadn't entered his mind. I was contrasting this girl's well-intentioned but misguided actions/thoughts based on a caring attitude with those people in life and especially keyboard warriors) who constantly display hatred and bitterness against certain cultures/minority groups. I

[fiction-factory]

And of course she was only seeking to implement the SA's policy.

[naomi24]

‘Hatred’ and ‘bitterness’ are harsh accusations, in the main I would suggest, ill-considered and grossly unwarranted.