Day of the Dead Challenge this year?
Do you think they will have the Day of the Dead Challenge this year?
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"Karallyne;c-15945266" wrote:"5782341b77vl;c-15945226" wrote:"Karallyne;c-15945019" wrote:
probably not. people complained last time that it was racist.
this is probably why we can't have nice things :)
Everything is racist to these bunch of babies! What would make Halloween (or in this case, "Day Of The Dead") considered racist?
the common complaint I recall seeing was that it was an oversimplification of mexican culture :(
and apparently people didn't like seeing all types of non-mexican looking sims in day of the dead costumes because that's cultural appropriation.
it's sad that these were actual complaints but I'm not lying.
(Any "you"'s below are meant as a general "you" not you personally ) :smile:
I am second generation to be born in America I am half Irish and half Scottish (Grant Clan).
And yet every year in March everyone can be Irish. I've never been offended by having to share my culture (or peoples interpretations of my culture) with people of different nationalities or about us being portrayed as a bunch of drunks, or gotten offended by "the fighting Irish" of Notre Dame or the use of a leprechaun on the emblems. .. "celtic" knots, Irish lace, wool, braids, rope braids.. Halloween mocks Samhain (which is Irish) . I don't run around ripping peoples plaid (tartan weave) flannels off their backs or crying that they are stealing from my culture.
You know, I don't get this generations mindset at all. Maybe it is a cultural thing but the Irish had it bad too and yet we are willing to share our culture and laugh with people at their interpretations of it too.
We are in a world where people want to be united and truly, finally, have the ability to do so and then there are those that are determined to put up new walls as soon as the old walls fall.
America is a melting pot just melt and go with the flow already, you'll still be special. Someone else sharing in your culture doesn't make you any less Mexican (or whatever culture) any more than it makes me less Irish or less Scottish.
