UT sinks even lower with Halloween cowboy hat ban

The height of campus insensitivity

First, the University of Texas admin had its shorts in a bunch over a perennial Affirmative Action bake sale by the Young Conservatives of Texas. That they weren't upset over "Cocks not Glocks" earlier this year was the subject of a Tracker article just this week.

Not 24 hours passes before UT launches another full-on assault on political incorrectness. This time, UT's Sorority and Fraternity Life department of the Office of the Dean of Students is going out of its way to make certain Greek student organizations do not hurt anyone's feelings.

So don't even think about taking your date to a Halloween party dressed as a Cowboy and Indian. (Shhh ... don't tell the Longhorn Band!) Instead, dress as ...

... brace yourself ...


... a letter of the alphabet.


The Tracker staff wishes they were kidding. You can look at the actual flyer here (PDF format):

http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sfl/downloads/CostumeandThemeSelectionHandout.pdf

Or we'll save you the pain by condensing the list below.

"Harmful themes or costumes"

Tinted skin (ok, that makes sense)

Mexican stereotypes

Southern poverty stereotypes

Asian stereotypes

Hawaiian stereotypes

Ghetto stereotypes

Prostitute stereotypes

Trophy wives

Cowboys and Indians

Gypsies

Geishas

Other "Around the world" themes

"Themes to consider"

Decade time period 

Comic book characters

High school heroes (yeah, this won't trigger anything!)

Sports attire

Preppy yacht attire

"When I Grow Up"

Rubix Cube

Match Game

Memory Game

Dress as a letter of the alphabet (as referenced above)

That's right. Texas' flagship campus has become Sesame Street. (The post is brought to you by the letter "W" for "whiny.")

At least the Austin Stuck House hasn't been deemed offensive. Yet. 

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