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They were screaming for their hour and a half back or however far they made it through the film.

I don't see why these happenings are seen in such bad light. I'm currently watching Gran Torino which personifies prejudices and stereotypes and is an acclaimed film with a racist theme. If he was dressed as a cop killer or a Boko Haram member then I could understand the fuss, but he's dressed...

That is very true and White Chicks should be deemed a crime against entertainment and cinema.

Pretending to be a black person has an unfortunate history, but should it be consigned to the dustbin? We've moved on from then and if anything, this sort of reaction does more harm than good.

It's fine as the colours almost matched.

Now that is a melodrama, suggesting that I believe that is the last great human right to be fought for. How do you categorise which and what is the last? Tell me. I don't want to live in a society that persecutes cyclists... or whatever. There is a big list, i just didn't list them all. How...

That's not a great example as oranges never faced slavery, modern day persecution in America (?), ad infintum, but I get your point. All I could come up with was Madame Fanny in Allo Allo. She was not deaf, but she was portrayed as being deaf with her ear trumpet and incapable. I'm not offended.

Thick in a sense that he's now likely to receive threats and vile abuse and perhaps hadn't thought that far ahead. I don't want to live in a society whereby you can't imitate someone for a fancy dress party for the sake of not being labelled a racist or offending someone.

I apologise. I hadn't seen that link posted by Bozza.

I must be on the P scales for reading as I can't see anyone offended by him dressing up as Bony.

Who has said it is offensive? There's no link to suggest anyone is offended, as yet.

It was intentional and intended to equal the hysteria that will clearly follow.

Disgusting. He should be banned from life for a long time.