{"id":53139,"date":"2016-10-22T14:48:34","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T18:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=53139"},"modified":"2016-10-22T14:48:34","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T18:48:34","slug":"universities-ban-politically-incorrect-halloween-costumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=53139","title":{"rendered":"Universities Ban Politically Incorrect Halloween Costumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_53143\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/costumes-640x480-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53143\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53143\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/costumes-640x480-1.png\" alt=\"Bart Maat\/AFP\/Getty Images\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/costumes-640x480-1.png 640w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/costumes-640x480-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-53143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bart Maat\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p><\/div>\n<p>by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.<br \/>\nBREITBART<\/p>\n<h2>In a latest measure to create a \u201csafe space\u201d for students, a number of universities have issued \u201ccostume protocol,\u201d banning such un-PC Halloween costumes as Arab turbans, feathered Indian headdresses, Japanese Geisha outfits, and\u00a0Caitlyn Jenner costumes.<\/h2>\n<p>Brock University in Ontario, Canada, for instance, has set up a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brockbusu.ca\/businesses\/isaacs\/isaacs-halloween-costume-protocol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> laying out its \u201cHalloween Costume Vetting Protocol,\u201d complete with a list of offending costumes and pictures of inappropriate wear.<\/p>\n<p>In a twisted bit of illogic, the university stated, \u201cIn order to create an inclusive and diverse environment, some costumes may be denied.\u201dApparently, inclusive and diverse here means \u201cif your costume is too diverse, you will not be included.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a member of your party is denied entry because of their costume, they will be escorted to a space where they can change or remove the offending item,\u201d according to the protocol. \u201cThey will not lose their place in line during this process, and can enter Isaac\u2019s once the costume has been deemed appropriate by team of Isaac\u2019s Bar and Grill Management and Student Justice Centre Staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As one disturbed commenter <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/universities-crack-down-on-offensive-halloween-costumes-at-campus-parties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cObey the Thought Police. Welcome to 1984.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further south, at the University of Florida, officials have similarly <a href=\"http:\/\/gatortimes.ufl.edu\/2016\/10\/10\/halloween-costume-choices-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> students about sporting offensive costumes, once again appealing to \u201cdiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" src=\"http:\/\/launch.newsinc.com\/?type=VideoPlayer\/Single&#038;widgetId=1&#038;trackingGroup=69016&#038;playlistId=19132&#038;siteSection=breitbart_hom_non_non_dynamic&#038;videoId=31501831\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" noresize marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome Halloween costumes reinforce stereotypes of particular races, genders, cultures, or religions,\u201d the university noted. \u201cRegardless of intent, these costumes can perpetuate negative stereotypes, causing harm and offense to groups of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a scathing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/currentevents\/2016\/03\/23\/when-excess-is-a-virtue\/#3f0d07c934b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> in <em>Forbes<\/em> last spring, the noted historian Paul Johnson called political correctness \u201cone of the most dangerous intellectual afflictions ever to attack mankind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PC has \u201cenormous appeal to the semieducated,\u201d Johnson observed, and it \u201cappeals to pseudo-intellectuals everywhere, since it evokes the strong streak of cowardice notable among those wielding academic authority nowadays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny empty-headed student with a powerful voice can claim someone (never specified) will be \u2018hurt\u2019 by a hitherto harmless term, object or activity and be reasonably assured that the dons and professors in charge will show a white feather and do as the student demands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThus, there isn\u2019t a university campus on either side of the Atlantic that\u2019s not in danger of censorship,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>If in spite of all warnings any precious flower happens to be traumatized by a particular costume at the University of Florida, officials have set up an emergency hotline to help soothe anxious spirits.<\/p>\n<p>If you are \u201ctroubled by an incident,\u201d the website counseled, \u201cplease take advantage of the 7 day a week presence of the U Matter, We Care program,\u201d which includes an email address as well as \u201ca 24\/7 counselor in the Counseling and Wellness Center available to speak by phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not content with coddling the victims of costume abuse, the university is also prepared to punish and reeducate offenders.<\/p>\n<p>The eerily named \u201cBias Education and Response Team\u201d at the University of Florida is ready to \u201crespond to any reported incidents of bias, to educate those that were involved, and to provide support by connecting those that were impacted to the appropriate services and resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that there are still plenty of unprotected groups.<\/p>\n<p>At Brock University, the list of \u201cProhibited Halloween Costumes &amp; Accessories\u201d covers Caitlyn Jenner, Muslims, Geishas, and Native Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Priests, nuns, rabbis, and police officers are still fair game and can be ridiculed at will.\u00a0Some deep-seated prejudices are just too fun to give up.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/big-government\/2016\/10\/22\/universities-ban-politically-incorrect-halloween-costumes\/\">http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/big-government\/2016\/10\/22\/universities-ban-politically-incorrect-halloween-costumes\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. BREITBART In a latest measure to create a \u201csafe space\u201d for students, a number of universities have issued \u201ccostume protocol,\u201d banning such un-PC Halloween costumes as Arab turbans, feathered Indian headdresses, Japanese Geisha outfits, and\u00a0Caitlyn &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=53139\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53139\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}