LOL! Oh, if I had a dollar for everyone who asks me if my sesenta y quatro has hydraulics...
Posted on 05/05/2014 12:26:32 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Northwestern University continued to stumble over diversity issues this week as Mexican students voiced disagreement with a campuswide letter that advised students not to celebrate Cinco de Mayo by engaging in racially-offensive activities, such as eating tacos and drinking tequila.
The letter was sent to students via e-mail, and published in The Daily Northwestern last week. Leaders of Alianza, a Latino student group, and the Associated Student Government called on students to remember that Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico’s victory over France in the Battle of Puebla. It is not a day to throw a sombrero-themed party, they said.
“Some of our peers choose to throw ‘Mexican-themed’ parties that are culturally insensitive, offensive, and detrimental to the Northwestern community,” said the letter, which noted that this was a problem year after year. “Drinking tequila shots, eating tacos, and wearing sombreros do not commemorate Mexican culture; on the contrary, that offends, marginalizes, and isolates many of our friends, classmates, and community members, and casts our entire community in poor light.”
The two Alianza presidents who signed the letter are not Mexican, according to The Daily Northwestern.
Their recommendations were quite a shock to Northwestern students who actually came from Mexico. Several of them fired back recently.
“I’d like to say that I proudly embrace my tacos, tequila and sombreros,” wrote Ruben Antonio Marcos Bours, a Northwestern student, in a statement. “To me, they are a key part of my childhood, growing up in Monterrey, Mexico.”
Another student who grew up in Mexico called the letter “over the top.”
“The people who wrote it had a good intention, but their perspective is different,” said Pablo Garcia Romero, a Northwestern student, in a statement.
Alianza’s letter was no more popular among non-Latino students.
“I’ll probably still go to Chipotle and drink Corona tomorrow, but I do that like everyday is it still offensive?” asked one online commenter.
Realizing that the letter was poorly received, representatives for Alianza and ASG confirmed that they are drafting a new letter that will better explain their position on Cinco de Mayo sensitivity.
“We’re not trying to pass judgement on the role tequila or tacos have in the Mexican culture,” said ASG president Ani Ajith. “It comes down to context and intent.
Your eating of McDonalds and Wendys is offensive to white people. ANYONE WHO IS NOT WHITE MUST STOP IMMEDIATELY!
St. Patrick's Day it's Jameson and Guinness.
Why stop there?
For Bastille day get hammered on Cognac and Champagne.
Day of German Unity, Schnapps and Lowenbrau.
International Workers Day, just Vodka.
I’m offended these idiots are offended.
It’s the same commie college, but the college did not acquiesce to the union thing…the NLRB did….the college, and if rumors are correct, the team itself rejected it.
I'm offended by their being offended for being offended.
This just proves the Irish are the coolest people on Earth. Irish immigrants were mistreated here, but you’d almost never know it. When the Irish got their St. Patrick’s Day, they invited everyone to be Irish for a day and have a party. Every other group does’t wants other people to share their holiday.
Anything that offends Americans is OK.
So! To celebrate defeating the French, we should drink Russian beer (1812), British beer (1815), German beer (1815, 1870, 1940), and Mexican beer (1868).
no no no…we must celebrate diversity.
Tacos and Tequila, and of course Dos Equis, on Bastille Day.
Vodka on St Patties Day.
Green beer (talk about racist) on Christmas.
LOL! Oh, if I had a dollar for everyone who asks me if my sesenta y quatro has hydraulics...
I’ve seen people who will party for any reason. Celebrating someone else’s holiday with food and alcoholic beverages is even better if it makes you more socially correct.
It is a little hypocritical for Mexicans to promote their holiday to everyone and then get mad if they celebrate with tequila and Taco Bell.
“I’m fine with this. I never celebrate Cinco de Mayo.”
Neither does Mexico, except for recent spill over from the USA. Historically, it went unnoticed there.
The proper and respectful way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo is to shoot muskets at Frenchmen.
Then you’re missing the main point…..but go ahead, no law against missing the main point.
Makes one look a tad foolish however…...
Is today a holiday?
Honestly, who cares if they are offended?
I’m going to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a gin and tonic and some leftover pizza.
... and most of Texas.
I’m going to put on my usa sweatshirt.
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