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Outraged Torontonians banded together on Saturday night to descend on a “racist party in full swing” at a Parkdale bar: A “cowboys and Indians” gathering complete with war paint and faux headdresses.

The party of 20 people, dressed in cowboy hats, headdresses and plastic tomahawks, gathered at Parkdale’s The Rhino Restaurant and Bar on Saturday night, reportedly to commemorate a double birthday.

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Another patron spotted the party and sent out an alert on Twitter: “There are people actually dressed as cowboys and Indians. Face paint and feathers.”

As the message gained ground on the Twitterverse, users bombarded the Rhino’s Twitter feed with accusations of racism and threats of boycott.

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“You have a racist party in full swing. It’s not ‘just a costume,’” wrote a Leslieville woman whose Twitter profile identified her as an “organizer.”

Soon, online rage took to the streets as activists began trickling into the restaurant to express their horror in person, including one man who reportedly hopped a $30 cab ride to get there as soon as possible.

“They’re not kids and they’re clearly old enough to know the difference between what’s [acceptable and] what’s appropriating someone’s culture and…mocking someone’s culture,” said Geoff Harvey, a member of the group who arrived at the establishment just before midnight. “It’s pretty awful.”

After a brief exchange with the ever-growing numbers of opponents, the “cowboys and Indians” party, some of whom were reportedly from the U.K., agreed to take off their headdresses.