May 14, 201412 yr Good read How bad has our society gotten when this happens. Only hurts the charities. All-You-Can-Eat Taco Bars Deemed Offensive, Face Campus Extinction
May 14, 201412 yr Good read How bad has our society gotten when this happens. Only hurts the charities. All-You-Can-Eat Taco Bars Deemed Offensive, Face Campus Extinction I'm sure that a different fundraiser can be coordinated to raise funds for the charities.
May 14, 201412 yr Are they going to deem the Nathan's hot dog eating contest offensive or the buffalo wings contest bad. We as a society stick our nose into too much that really is not our business, period!!
May 14, 201412 yr I don't think it's the taco's or the event itself that's causing the problem. I think (and I might be wrong) that the issue is the stereotypical characterizations and portrayals of Mexican people during these events that are causing the issue. The roots of these costumes are based in making fun of Mexicans. The mustachioed, cartoonish guy, with the Sombrero etc. Much like what was brought up in the thread on Native American mascots, these portrayals are often inaccurate and somewhat demeaning. Kinda like using black face to portray an African American.
May 14, 201412 yr I don't understand why this is a problem. Are we going to ban all-you-can-eat Chinese buffets now?
May 14, 201412 yr I bet if it was a non-Greek organization hosting the event, it wouldn't have been an issue.
May 14, 201412 yr I bet if it was a non-Greek organization hosting the event, it wouldn't have been an issue. That's the other thing...Greeks are always frowned on even though we do hours and hours of community service throughout college (and even after).
May 14, 201412 yr That's the other thing...Greeks are always frowned on even though we do hours and hours of community service throughout college (and even after). That's fine, but some Greek organizations have had their issues with racism as well. I'm guessing lawn jockeys aren't as common at the fraternity houses as they used to be, but that doesn't mean those feelings disappeared altogether — just went more underground.
May 14, 201412 yr Gallant hosts an all-you-can-eat taco fundraiser to benefit a local charity every April. Goofus has his taco fundraiser on Cinco de Mayo and has his friends wear sombreros and fake mustaches and chug tequila. I don't think anyone has a problem with a taco fundraiser. It's everything else that seems to go along with it.
May 14, 201412 yr Gallant hosts an all-you-can-eat taco fundraiser to benefit a local charity every April. Goofus has his taco fundraiser on Cinco de Mayo and has his friends wear sombreros and fake mustaches and chug tequila. I don't think anyone has a problem with a taco fundraiser. It's everything else that seems to go along with it. ^^Right. Another instance of an inflammatory, misleading headline. No one is expressing a problem with the event. It's only the negative character portrayals that people have a problem with. I'm not so sure why that's so difficult to understand, or why people can't see how those characterization could be deemed as offensive.
May 14, 201412 yr I understand being offended by ethnic stereotypes but I don't understand why people are so quick to move to eliminate the stereotypes. I find stereotypes of hillbillies offensive, yet hillbillies host a Hillbilly Days festival and Dukes of Hazzard has consistently been among the top rated re-runs in eastern Kentucky. I would much rather live in a society where I can feel offended by behavior than to live one where other people try to shield me from activities that might offend me. If you are offended by All You Can Eat Taco nights, then don't go to All You Can Eat Taco nights. If it makes you feel better, encourage your friends and family to join your boycott. Just don't try to dictate somebody else's legal behavior by demanding that they behave differently.
May 14, 201412 yr I understand being offended by ethnic stereotypes but I don't understand why people are so quick to move to eliminate the stereotypes. I find stereotypes of hillbillies offensive, yet hillbillies host a Hillbilly Days festival and Dukes of Hazzard has consistently been among the top rated re-runs in eastern Kentucky. I would much rather live in a society where I can feel offended by behavior than to live one where other people try to shield me from activities that might offend me. If you are offended by All You Can Eat Taco nights, then don't go to All You Can Eat Taco nights. If it makes you feel better, encourage your friends and family to join your boycott. Just don't try to dictate somebody else's legal behavior by demanding that they behave differently. Not exactly a fair comparison. While I agree there is certainly a hillbilly stereotype, the Dukes of Hazard, while playing that up a little bit, primarily portrays the"good ole boys" as heroes. It's just different angle on the good guy vs bad guy scenario, and that the good guys win. The Duke boys are charming, good looking, smart, and polite.
May 14, 201412 yr Not exactly a fair comparison. While I agree there is certainly a hillbilly stereotype, the Dukes of Hazard, while playing that up a little bit, primarily portrays the"good ole boys" as heroes. It's just different angle on the good guy vs bad guy scenario, and that the good guys win. The Duke boys are charming, good looking, smart, and polite.As somebody who attended grade school in central Ohio, I can assure you that there were and probably are still many Buckeyes who were surprised to learn that most Kentuckians owned and wore shoes. For years, the same people had donated their smelly old shoes so that we poor hillbillies would not go shoeless. Used book drives were also quite popular so that we might learn to read a little bit. Blacks and Hispanics are not the first groups of people to have suffered from stereotypes in this country. When camera crews and Washington politicians visit eastern Kentucky, they almost always look for toothless hillbillies who live in the deepest hollows and fit their stereotype. The media likes to pretend that racism only exists among whites and that stereotypes only impact people of color and those who are attracted to the same sex. Kentuckians know that the Dukes and Boss Hogg are purely fictional but there are tens of millions of people in this country who will never visit the rural South in person. There was nothing unfair about my comparison.
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