Costumes are a long and established institution at festivals, but is it possible to go too far?

Is it possible that some costumes, deliberately or innocently, might come across as insensitive or outright racist? If you were a person of colour, or paddled with someone of colour, how would you feel about this costume?
What do you think? I encourage you to take a second and respond to our poll, which you’ll find on the right side of your screen.
(For more context, see McLeans.ca and The Globe & Mail and, also recently, The Guardian reporting on an Australian event and the involvement of Harry Connick Jr.)
RESULTS
No, it’s offensive: 23 votes
No, it’s insensitive: 15 votes
Yes, it’s harmless: 10 votes
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