Cinco De Mayo: Not yours to Appropriate
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Cinco De Mayo: Not yours to Appropriate

It's not Cinco De Drinko'!

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Cinco De Mayo: Not yours to Appropriate

It's Feliz Cinco De Mayo,

Not Cinco De Drinko' gringo!

You can't go around chanting

"Build that Wall" while in Cancun, Mexico

During Spring Break, yet come back

To the U.S. and "celebrate" the Mexican culture.

My culture, my heritage is not a joke,

You can't hate me and at the same time "love"

My culture, it doesn't work that way.

If you want to celebrate it,

Then at least know why the date is important.

It's not Mexico's Independence Day,

It's not a day that gives you an excuse to

Eat tacos and drink Tequila.

The reality is that the day is important

Because it signifies how Mexicans overcame

Their WHITE oppressors, the French in the

Battle of Puebla.

This means that what you are actually celebrating

Is how Mexicans killed White people in a battle,

Meant to overthrow White Imperialists.

So go ahead and celebrate,

But at least do it the right way.

DON'T APROPRIATE MY CULTURE!


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