> Is a polite request so absurd between adults? This is the key point. Yale basically "politely requested" that students do not wear offensive costumes, but th

> Is a polite request so absurd between adults? This is the key point. Yale basically "politely requested" that students do not wear offensive costumes, but that they are adults and are free to make their own decisions and that the school would take no official action. This was the point of protest by the safe-spacers.