Ban on ' 'Merica Day' but green light for Cinco De Mayo (multiculturalism, Mexican)

[All American NYC]

arents and students expressed outrage on Facebook on Monday after administrators at Fort Collins High School nixed a student idea to host an upcoming spirit day called “’Merica Day.”....“I can see both sides, but I think it’s kind of absurd that we can’t celebrate the country we’re in....Senior Stephanie Livingston thought the school’s decision was hypocritical, given that students celebrate the Mexican culture holiday Cinco de Mayo. She also believed prohibition of “’Merica Monday”....Similar criticism broke out in 2012 and early 2013 when members of a cultural club at Rocky Mountain High School recited the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish and Arabic,

Seems okay to have a cinco De Mayo but its not okay to celebrate America.

[CSD610]

Maybe if they had spelled America properly they would have been taken seriously.

[HappyTexan]

The demographics of an area usually dictate what's celebrated.
It is what it is.

[VTHokieFan]

Originally Posted by CSD610

Maybe if they had spelled America properly they would have been taken seriously.

Cinco De Mayo isn't even a national Mexican holiday, it's only celebrated in one Mexican state .

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by CSD610

Maybe if they had spelled America properly they would have been taken seriously.

That doesn't matter its principality of it.

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

The demographics of an area usually dictate what's celebrated.
It is what it is.

So we are no longer in America?
Americans with origins here can't celebrate who they are in that demographic?

[shooting4life]

Originally Posted by VTHokieFan

Cinco De Mayo isn't even a national Mexican holiday, it's only celebrated in one Mexican state .

Someone needs to brush up on their memes.

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by VTHokieFan

Cinco De Mayo isn't even a national Mexican holiday, it's only celebrated in one Mexican state .

That really says it all. Someone should point out to the school administrators that Cinco de Mayo is an entirely manufactured "holiday" by the beer companies to sell more beer.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

So we are no longer in America?
Americans with origins here can't celebrate who they are in that demographic?

We are global citizens that celebrate diversity and respect multiculturalism now.
This is what we've turned into.

Cinco De Mayo is a bigger event where I am than Veteran's Day or Columbus Day or even D-Day.
There's never a mention of Sweet Sixteen anymore but plenty of planning for Quinceanera.
The majority do get what they want whether you like it or not.
Adjust and adapt is your only recourse.

[Bulldogdad]

FYI its back on.

But they are calling it America Day- as it should have been from the beginning.