Across North America, growing numbers of campuses are restricting what Halloween costumes students wear, in the name of creating an inclusive environment and paying respect to marginalized groups. The University of Florida recently issued a memo reminding students they can submit a “bias incident report” and seek counselling if they encounter an offensive costume. “Does it involve denigrating or mocking disadvantaged groups?”If the answer is yes, then it may be appropriate to restrict those costumes. But student union representatives acknowledge there are grey areas. Chris Green, general manager of the student union, acknowledged it’s not an exact science and some decisions will have to be made on the fly.

Source: National Post October 21, 2016 01:03 UTC