"Liberalism is what smart looks like to stupid people. "  That's pretty good Dogs Out.  I'm going to give that some thought. I liked the bubble wrap on the Willamette thing too.
Figured this story would generate a lot of comments. We live in a very unforgiving country. People seem inclined to think the worse about each other these days. What she did was pretty stupid, maybe she is a "liberal", and thought that "I know these people and they know me" so there is no way they are going to think I mean any disrespect to Blacks or that me wearing this costume will be perceived as racist.  Sadly mistaken on that.
I have no idea who this person is, what they think or otherwise, but to judge a person for one dumb act and to label them as a racist based solely on this one act is wrong.  This can be a teachable moment as they say. People could use this as a way to discuss race, why they feel the way they feel, what the future should look like, etc.  Condemn the act but forgive the person.