Cinco De Mayo and Racial Stereotyping: Another Leftist Hypocrisy
Last week was Cinco De Mayo. This meant that American college students across the country had another excuse to exploit this holiday to satisfy their drinking habits and questionable decisions. As one may imagine, these parties often get out of hand and can even become offensive for Mexican-Americans. The Washington Post reported on a party put on by a fraternity at Baylor University in which students at their Cinco De Mayo party dressed as maids and construction workers. One student at the party tweeted, “Party still going, feel free to join the house cleaners.”
Of course, the Left had a heyday with these events. They trotted out accusations of cultural appropriation, and racism. Some of these statements may be on par. Although wearing traditional Mexican clothing at a Mexican themed party is not in any way racist, dressing up as painters, construction workers, and maids––is.
Most people can agree that stereotyping people is wrong. There is not anything wrong with holding any of those stereotypical jobs, but suggesting that every Mexican or immigrant holds a particular type of job, or is only good for such jobs, is wrong.
This is where the Left are hypocrites. Every time immigration is debated, leftists trot out the notion that Mexican immigrants can’t possibly be taking American jobs because they only take the low paying jobs that none of us want, or are willing to work. Is this not the same stereotyping that the Left claims they can’t stand? It this not just as racist?
Although it may be statistically true that Mexican workers tend to be low-paid, unskilled laborers; claiming that all Mexican immigrants hold these jobs––is stereotyping. These leftist claims attempt to diminish the potential of Mexican-immigrants in our country. This rhetoric destroys the idea of the American dream which attracts immigrants from across the world. Instead of promoting an America full of possibilities to attract legal immigration, liberals pervert the immigration system by praising illegal-entry. When they receive pushback from those on the other side of the aisle, they justify their policy proposals by attacking the self-worth and potential of immigrants through racial-stereotyping.
Apparently, stereotyping Mexicans is only racist when it doesn’t help liberals with their political agenda.