A “costume” party attended by Queen’s University undergrads sparked heated conversation after it emerged that mostly-white party-goers had showed up on Saturday wearing ethno-cultural attire from various parts of the world. In this case, I hope Queen’s University administrators go beyond mouthing the usual equality platitudes and attempt to reconcile the parties involved. “If we determine that this was a Queen’s sponsored or sanctioned event, we will take appropriate action,” Queen’s principal Daniel Woolf said. In the spirit of rapprochment, a note to cultural offenders: Stop. A “countries” theme party attended by mostly white students is tone deaf to history.

Source: thestar November 23, 2016 17:04 UTC