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« Nary for Lord Carey a Welcome | Main | Voter ID and Voter Fraud » November 03, 2006Not funny, not coolDon't let anyone tell you that Ivy League students don't know how to have a good time. University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann threw a Halloween costume party at her home this week. From the looks of things, one of the most popular celebrants was dressed as a Palestinian militant/suicide bomber. The grinning Ms. Gutmann took the time to pose for a photo with the student, who carried a plastic AK-47 and had plastic sticks of dynamite strapped to his chest. Other students posed as soon-to-be-executed hostages as the "militant" read prayers. (Photos in the extended post below.) Certainly, part of the fun of Halloween is to dress up as a frightening character. But the essence of a "scary" Halloween costume is that it is done with an element of humor. Perhaps this might have been funny, in a dark humor sort of way, if a Jewish student had dressed up as a suicide bomber. Sort of like a black man dressing up as a Klansman. ("I thought I told you to wash your hands after our weekly cross burning!") On the other hand, some subjects are just too taboo. Once again, the wisdom of South Park surpasses that of elite institutions of higher learning. If only the UPenn president and her students were as insightful as Kyle Broflovski and Stan Marsh: Cartman: [walks up in Hitler costume] Hey, dudes.
Posted by Eric Seymour at November 3, 2006 12:52 PM CommentsTasteless and stupid? Absolutely. But I find it more interesting that this story came from the director of Campus-Watch, the Middle East Forum's blacklisting website that encourages students to inform on their "unpatriotic" professors, who are then targeted for harassment and intimidation. I see they're policing university presidents' Halloween parties, too. Posted by: JohnS at November 3, 2006 02:27 PM | permalink Whatever one thinks of "Campus Watch," it didn't require an informant or any "policing" to uncover these photos, as our ersatz suicide bomber proudly posted the pics on his Facebook site. Posted by: Eric Seymour at November 3, 2006 03:54 PM | permalink Post a comment |
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