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Sorry, didn't meant you were trying to get it banned, just that unless there is something to the story that I am missing (and there might be, the party might we
by lazaroclapp 11y ago
Sorry, didn't meant you were trying to get it banned, just that unless there is something to the story that I am missing (and there might be, the party might well have been much more racist than just wearing sombreros) the university reaction seems heavy-handed.
I guess your point depends on what sort of caricature and whether Mexicans at the party are more likely to feel insulted or amused... also whether people think the caricature reflects the truth or not. And whether Mexicans and Mexican-Americans feel they are in on the joke or that the joke is done at their expense. But the mere fact that it involves sombreros, or even that sombreros are considered exaggerated and funny, doesn't necessarily make the party a categorical mockery.
For example, if we (in Mexico) dress like this for a football match: http://bit.ly/1X1qkWc http://bit.ly/1X1qkWc
Are we making fun of this: http://bit.ly/1TgiqtO http://bit.ly/1TgiqtO ?
I am not going to say a sombrero party cannot be a mockery, but I wonder if it often is. Am I stereotyping myself every time I ask people over for a tequila party?