Everything is racist, don’t you know? Can’t risk offending somebody with gold and maroon facepaint!
On a Thursday night last month, a few students painted their faces black when they attended a “blackout” football game at Sun Devil Stadium.
Now, because of the black face paint, the Arizona State athletic department has asked all students not to wear any kind of face paint whatsoever to future sporting events, the Arizona Daily Independent reports.
In addition, the public school’s student council will now consider a bill intended — somehow — to prevent anyone from wearing black face at a campus event ever again, according to The State Press, Arizona State’s student newspaper.
The message from the athletic department proclaims:
“As an inclusive and forward-thinking university, it is important for us to foster an environment in which everyone feels safe and accepted. Therefore, we discourage the use of face paint at any event, whether the theme is black, maroon, gold or white, and ask our fans to show their Sun Devil Pride in other ways.”
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