Millikin University Tells Fraternities Not To Wear Face Paint Because CULTURAL APPROPRIATION

Alex Buscemi9 years ago

In today’s dose of what-the-fuckery to come out of a college campus, fraternities at Millikin University in Illinois have been told by administration that if they wear face paint to an upcoming event, they will be punished for “cultural appropriation.” The face paint was part of a longstanding university tradition.

The warning was issued by Nicole Rowlett, the Greek Advisor for the university’s Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (because apparently that’s a legitimate position nowadays).

From Daily Caller:

It is a tradition for Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) and several other fraternities at Millikin to paint their faces and bodies with the colors of their houses during their annual Plunge/Bid Day event. TKE’s colors, for instance, are red and gray.

But this year, according to a letter from Millikin’s Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE) obtained by Campus Reform, TKE members have been warned against the face-painting practice and other forms of dress-up because it can be disrespectful to other cultures.

“Members of [TKE] are prohibited from wearing black and red paint, wigs/and or clothing items that mimic or depict an ethnicity or culture,” the letter by OISE Greek Advisor Nicole Rowlett says. “Failure to comply with the expectation will result in immediate removal from the event, and additional student conduct sanctions.”

We aren’t talking about guys running around with blackface, though. The men are simply wearing their fraternity colors — in TKE’s case, that would be red, gray, white, and black. Unless you’re trying to be offended, it’s easy to see the difference.

So what culture are they appropriating? Nicole doesn’t say, but I’m guessing Native Americans? That’s stupid. Everybody from every culture since the beginning of time has worn face paint.

Triggered.

Triggering intensifies.

SOMEBODY GET ME TO A SAFE SPACE NOW.

[via Daily Caller]

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