For the First Time, I Feel Bad About Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

Day 5 of 31

Every (or at least most) year(s) before now, I’ve been enthusiastic about the 5th of May. Cinco de Mayo! A time for margaritas, Mexican food, and so much tequila. Right?! No, girl. Wrong. I was so sleep.

Since becoming more “woke” in recent years, I’ve  grown a bit more sensitive to things I never thought twice about. I’ve learned to be more honest with myself and the world around me, question my own beliefs, and even call out others when necessary (like maybe this friend really is racist and yeah, that guy you’re dating, totally a sexist asshat — omg now I want to look up the history of the word “asshat.” What if it’s problematic? “Cakewalk” used to be one of my favorite phrases but I just found out it’s racist AF!) So yeah, call me a “social justice warrior” or “too politically correct.” It doesn’t hurt or insult me.

When I woke up this morning, I just felt that this year’s Cinco de Mayo would be different. Less celebration and more #facts. My intuition was correct. My timeline was filled with informative posts about what Cinco de Mayo really is and why reducing it to just sombreros and tacos is offensive. I feel so shitty about the previous years  I spent celebrating the  holiday without truly celebrating Mexico.

Thanks to one particular presidential candidate, we all have a clear understanding on what America really thinks of its Latino citizens.  It’s bizarre that so many Americans agree with Donald Drumpf’s racist views about Mexicans yet spend their bottom dollar on cheesy Party City garb and hard shell tacos in honor of Cinco de Mayo. Speaking of that unfortunate presidential candidate. Check out how he’s celebrating the occasion.

Ugh just stop!

I won’t write a long post about what Cinco de Mayo really means because I’m simply not equipped to write about it (not without it sounding like a grade-level book report). All I know is that it’s:

• A historical holiday which commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War
• NOT Mexico’s Independence Day (that would be September 16)
• NOT even a big holiday in Mexico

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I’m not trying to be a Debbie Downer here. I am aware of the MANY Mexican restaurants that encourage the Americanized holiday and there are many US cities that properly celebrate Cinco de Mayo with festivals, parades, and fairs. I’m just saying, it doesn’t hurt to do some research behind some of the things we celebrate. It also doesn’t make sense to love a culture while hating/dismissing the people behind it (I’m looking at all ya’ll, cultural appropriators!).
Check back tomorrow for another random #BlogEverydayInMay post. Follow me on everything @KazzleDazz.