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[Elhuero]

yeah I've actually had chicanos tell me that cinco de mayo is mexican independence day.

I laughed at them.

then told them in spanish that their ignorance amazed me.

[funkfool]

yeah I've actually had chicanos tell me that cinco de mayo is mexican independence day.

I laughed at them.

then told them in spanish that their ignorance amazed me.

Su ignorancia me sorprende?
Cinco history here

Wonder if they know they are being used as tools - by Corporate Advertisers?
Does it bother them?

I fly the flag everyday!

[Ranger]

Cinco is such a sore spot for me. I'm Scottish by heritage and I don't fly that flag. I'm southern by birth and upbringing (good old southern boy) and I don't fly the stars and bars (outside of my recording studio that is). I fly the American flag every single day because, well, I'M A FRICKIN AMERICAN IN AMERICA. Geez. I don't have a problem with rednecks showing their stars and bars, at least it was American history, but seeing that Mexican flag waved around makes me want to expel the lot of them and watch how damn fast they come swimming back over the Rio. Love it or leave it - be proud of your heritage I say, but don't piss on America by honoring a foreign flag and having a U.S. holiday dedicated to that.

On the other hand, I also love America because we CAN do this silly crap, even if I personally don't like it.

The first weekend in May means one thing - and one thing only - Derby weekend! Now, if we can turn the 5th into a special day where idiots waving the Mexican flag have to race each other on a muddy track then I might have a bit more interest in it! .