November 2, 2015
PC Police Ruining Halloween
Another Halloween has come and gone. A fun day for kids and adults alike dressing up in costumes and having some fun. This year, however, Halloween became less fun, more on the order of a college diversity and tolerance seminar. If the political correctness police have their way, Halloween will soon cease to exist beyond a few kids trick or treating for candy in their neighborhoods.
The kids may be immune from the PC police for now as they usually dress up as Disney characters. But it’s the adult revelers on the firing line. For daring to wear a costume reflecting pop culture or something deemed “culturally insensitive” that might happen to offend someone.
This year, a number of colleges placed posters around campus asking, “Is your costume offensive? Check yourself and your friends.” If you’re not sure about your costume, Wesleyan University, which created a poster, provided a bunch of phone numbers to call. Speak to the all-knowing tolerance...(Read Full Article)