wearing costumes at a costume party is racist

[Bilge_Rat]

maybe I am getting too old or am totally disconnected from today's PC culture, but I have trouble seeing how wearing a "costume" at a "costume party" is "racist".

Is there a list of approved "costumes" circulating somewhere with "approved" costumes?

Queen's University investigates 'shockingly racist' student costume party

Queen's University is investigating after photos appeared online showing white people dressed as Buddhist monks, Middle Eastern sheiks, Mexicans and Viet Cong fighters in rice hats during an off-campus student party in Kingston, Ont.

Partygoers wore "inappropriate costumes" at the event Saturday in the University District, the Alma Mater Society said in a statement on Tuesday. The district is a residential area surrounding the campus.

"These events undermine Queen's ability to provide a welcoming and respectful campus environment," says the society's vice-president, Carolyn Thompson.

"We need to have an open and productive dialogue about race and racism on campus."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...sity-1.3863522