To really highlight how silly it is that Americans make a big deal out of Cinco de Mayo, people in Mexico could pick the date of an arbitrary US military or naval victory, and start celebrating it as a public holiday.
Posted by Taman_Should@reddit | CrazyIdeas | View on Reddit | 9 comments
Go all out, too. Treat it like it's US independence day. Set off fireworks, have barbecues, wave American flags, drink stereotypical American drinks, everything. And ideally they'd do it in such a way that would make Americans question whether it's celebrating them or mocking them.
Sorry-Climate-7982@reddit
I've got it!! National Hormuz Day.
PintsOfGuinness_@reddit
Is that the date that it closed? Or the date that it reopened? Or the date that it reclosed? Or the date that is reopened? Or...
Sorry-Climate-7982@reddit
How about one of each?
pgraczer@reddit
i think it’s interesting how some holidays gain importance for arbitrary reasons. like halloween was literally never a thing here in new zealand because we had guy fawkes, but now they’ve flipped and no one celebrates guy fawkes and it’s all about halloween.
Asparagus9000@reddit
It's actually a holiday that a single State in Mexico celebrates.
Like Patriots Days in April in the US. Only really celebrated in Massachusetts and Maine.
It would be hilarious if Mexico started celebrating that.
Mexican Americans have been celebrating Cinco De Mayo in the US since the 1860s, it's not like it's new though.
Ben-Goldberg@reddit
Like how American Jews celebrate Hanukah?
jgengr@reddit
Día de Gettysburg.
Weed_O_Whirler@reddit
The problem with all of the ideas like this - the people you're trying to offend wouldn't give a shit. As an American, if Mexicans wanted to throw a stereotypical US party for no reason, I'd find it hilarious and probably want to go. Just like a football team call the "Whities" or "Gringos" wouldn't bother.
Because when you are in a dominant group that is not marginalized, a single instance of being stereotyped doesn't hurt, because it's a one off without any power behind it.
Taman_Should@reddit (OP)
The point of doing it wouldn't be trying to offend Americans, it would be the creation of a silly in-joke. Community-building based on the idea of trolling. It wouldn't necessarily matter one way or the other if any Americans were aware. Mexicans are also obviously not marginalized in Mexico, where I'm imagining this taking place.