Fancy dress students told: You're not coming in university bar... your zombie make-up is RACIST

Students in fancy dress were turned away from a university bar by bouncers after being told their zombie make-up was racist.

Members of the University of Sheffield Physics Society turned up with face paint on for the zombie-themed pub crawl.

But bouncers at the Population bar told one group they would not be allowed in to the union club because their face paint could be racist, even though others had already been allowed in with their make-up on.

'Racist': Students from the Sheffield University Physics Society wearing the painted faces that got them turned away from a zombie night by a bouncer

President of the society, 21-year-old Charlotte Nicolaou, had to tell other members to wash off the face paint before being allowed in.

She said: ‘We couldn't believe it and were annoyed that other people in our group got in. I would like to know what we can and can't do.

‘I am confused and annoyed because I had to get people to wash their face paint off.’



Tom Hastings, from Sheffield Students' Union, said: ‘On this particular occasion, the request to remove the face paint was a mistake and done in error.

‘It's clear that no members of the society were dressed inappropriately.

‘While it is positive that our security staff were aware of our anti-racism policy, these students should have been let into the venue without question.’

