Journal [May 5]
Ahhhhh...Cinco de Mayo.
I find this holiday kind of...interesting?
Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla (May 5, 1862).
This day was a big win for the Mexicans. Yet we're not the only ones who celebrate it. That would've been absolutely all fine and dandy if most of the people who celebrated it actually cared. What I find is that a lot of Americans tend to celebrate Cinco de Mayo just so they can have an excuse to party, get drunk, and have a good ol' cookout. I don't like it. It may get a little "sensitive" but the way that Americans glorify this holiday just for their benefit, and yet when it comes to Mexicans actually going through trouble, they don't bat an eye. It's almost as if this holiday has sort of just become another excuse for a party instead of what it actually signifies. This day, many Mexican soldiers died, they shed their blood, sweat, and tears to fight for their country, and a lot of the times it's now just a day for tacos and margaritas. Maybe it's just me, or maybe I'm being a little too "whiny" and "sensitive," but it irks me to see a lot of people dress up in "ponchos and sombreros" on Cinco de Mayo and think that it won't offend us? It's not Dress-up day, please.
I find this holiday kind of...interesting?
Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla (May 5, 1862).
This day was a big win for the Mexicans. Yet we're not the only ones who celebrate it. That would've been absolutely all fine and dandy if most of the people who celebrated it actually cared. What I find is that a lot of Americans tend to celebrate Cinco de Mayo just so they can have an excuse to party, get drunk, and have a good ol' cookout. I don't like it. It may get a little "sensitive" but the way that Americans glorify this holiday just for their benefit, and yet when it comes to Mexicans actually going through trouble, they don't bat an eye. It's almost as if this holiday has sort of just become another excuse for a party instead of what it actually signifies. This day, many Mexican soldiers died, they shed their blood, sweat, and tears to fight for their country, and a lot of the times it's now just a day for tacos and margaritas. Maybe it's just me, or maybe I'm being a little too "whiny" and "sensitive," but it irks me to see a lot of people dress up in "ponchos and sombreros" on Cinco de Mayo and think that it won't offend us? It's not Dress-up day, please.
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