This story should not be front page news. We have a lot more in our current world to be concerned about. I find the photo of Shurtz offensive primarily because she chose to wear a silly looking Afro wig. The man she was trying to emulate was bald. It appears that she innocently put together a costume that makes black people look foolish. Oregon is not a state where dark skinned people have felt entirely welcome. Hate is a cover for fear. Most white people will never understand what it is like to be born into in a society where some fear/hate your skin color. Find it hard to believe that she has been so sheltered as to not know she might offend some guests with this costume. Still, her apology should have been accepted and everyone just move on.