Some things need to be seen in order to be believed, and here is a case in point. Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday, is gaining popularity in this nation, mostly as an excuse to drink watery Corona beers and sugary, cloyingly sweet "margaritas". However, apparently, to Mexicans, it is a way big deal. In Morgan Hill, CA, several students were sent home because they had the nerve to wear American flag themed clothes on May 5th. A short video link to the story is here. The one thing I find most interesting (since it is near impossible to outrage me, such is my cynicism) is the girl in the interview. I would bet a million pesos (about $1.27, if I remember correctly) that she couldn't tell you why Cinco de Mayo is even a big deal, except for the reasons given above. In case you didn't know, here is why it is a big deal.
A couple of things that are interesting about this story are that 1) They only defeated the French, and 2) it has nothing to do with Mexican Independence Day, yet another date that the girl probably couldn't tell you about. So I guess this is what it has come down to, an inability to have pride in ourselves as Americans, for fear of offending someone who is in this country, anyway. I guess there can be no flag themed clothes on Boxing Day (look it up yourself) unless they are British, or Bastille Day unless they are French. I am interested to see if September 16th is a big deal to that girl next school year.
It remains to be seen if the AMERICAN Civil Liberties Union will get involved.
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