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Podcast: Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show
Episode: DDH - ¡Cinco de Mayo!
Description:
For what seems to be basically an American drinking festival, Cinco de Mayo has become “a lightening rod for controversy*.”
A few years ago in California, white students began wearing American Flag t-shirts to school on the day. Of course, this was met with outrage, because… that’s what high school students have learned is the “proper” response to a perceived insult.
When t-shirts aren’t the issue, so-called “cultural appropriation” becomes the rally cry. How dare Americans celebrate a Mexican holiday? Drinking cerveza and eating burritos! Outrage!!!!
Of course, the bigger problem is...