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The Guild of Students banned members of the basketball team, who turned up for a fancy dress party at Hallowe'en wearing ponchos, sombreros and painted- on moustaches, because the stereotype was insulting to Mexicans. (The Guild seemingly ignored a video of their own vice-president wearing a sombrero and directing students to a shop where they could obtain Mexican outfits). They also banned a man dressed as a Red Indian; sorry, "Native American"; who was dressed in homage to the Village People (I bet the YMCA would have let him in).
A 'Guild official" is quoted as saying that dressing up as Mexicans could be seen as "imitation of a culture and [relating] to a stereotype" [The Times, today]
Any comment ? There is no prize for saying "PC gone mad" unless you explain that more fully !
A 'Guild official" is quoted as saying that dressing up as Mexicans could be seen as "imitation of a culture and [relating] to a stereotype" [The Times, today]
Any comment ? There is no prize for saying "PC gone mad" unless you explain that more fully !
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// the women’s basketball team was apparently told that they could not go as bats, because they are black. //
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Bonkers.
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Bonkers.
Well why don't you drop Tracy a mail and ask her?
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Mind you she might be getting a few e-mails today :c)
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Mind you she might be getting a few e-mails today :c)
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This type of rigout is very popular in Belfast around 17th March. Can't think why
This type of rigout is very popular in Belfast around 17th March. Can't think why
Surely these fancy dress costumes are FAR more tasteless.
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/// Surely these fancy dress costumes are FAR more tasteless. ///
And these are even more tasteless, but widely available from a well known web site supplier priced at £39.99
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And these are even more tasteless, but widely available from a well known web site supplier priced at £39.99
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Surely not, AOG. Did you never buy jam ? What I always found supremely odd was that Al Jolson blacked up to make a fortune singing songs like "That old black mammie, of mine" in a fake Southern US accent. He was a Jew, Asa Yolson. Now how strange it is that one oppressed minority should make money out of imitating another.
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