To hate pinatas for kids?

[Crunchymum]

I may or may not be watching This Morning

Seriously though, watching those kids with cricket bats and wooden baseball bats going town on the pinatas made me feel a bit uncomfortable.

AIBU?

We had a Donald Trump one that I made myself at DD1's party. A lot of gay teenagers were present and they really went to town.

MadJanice

That is so twisted and funny.

Oh god, get a grip, its just a party game. The Pinata, originated from Latin American countries, and can be anything filled with sweets, football, donkey, ball whatever. DD had a Pinata for her birthday, and the kids loved it.

Another Americanism that is creeping into our society. I think they're bloody awful and wish they'd stayed over the pond. The kids go at them like there's no tomorrow; you would think they'd never seen a sweetie before. YANBU at all, OP.

I don't like them either. It's not the violence, which is fine, it's the maniacal rush for sweets when it goes. Makes me feel uncomfortable.

Am I missing something about the blood and guts one? How old was the kid? Sounds unbelievably cruel!

My Mexican friend explained that in Mexico people don't see representational piñatas as hitting that person/animal at all. I thought the small children at our local Christmas party found the hitting of the Santa one she'd made a bit strange, but she didn't see it like that. It's not violence towards any person or thing even metaphorically, if you're Mexican. Children from different cultures may interpret it differently.

I once swapped a piñata for a horror version, it had "blood and guts" in it. It was NIL birthday party and he'd been bragging about how he was going to smash it to bits and get more sweets than anyone else. He went ballistic at it and all of a sudden the party went dead quiet and NIL was stood covered from head to foot in red slime and surrounded by fake body organs. It was hilarious. He cried and all the other kids were in hysterics

No doubt I'm being wet, but that just seems fucking mean to me. I can't see what's funny about a kid being reduced to tears at their own party, no matter how much of an arse they were being at the time. (Is NIL nephew in law or something else?)

We live in Spain, every party has them. Kids love them.

Another American tradition finding its way into everyday life here. Never had one at our kids parties and not planning to either.

It isn't American!

@Bramble71

Another Americanism that is creeping into our society.

Umm you do know they are from South America. Unless by Americanism you are merging the cultures of two continents.

Another American tradition finding its way into everyday life here. Never had one at our kids parties and not planning to either.

I think you're misinformed there..

Yeah, America, South America

ArmySal It isn't American!

It seems to have found its way here via north American culture.

Is it an American tradition?? I thought it was Mexican??

My niece had one for her 10th birthday a few years back. All the little girls were too shy to hit it too hard! It wasn't even close to breaking, so they asked me to have a go.. it was quite therapeutic, got me through the rest of the birthday party!

Mexico, they are amazing and fun and its great to let some agression out..... Love them.

lol at Emma

I think central America rather than south (or north) if we are being pedantic. I wonder if those who are so sniffy about American things are hypocritical enough to eat tomatoes, or potatoes, or peppers? I hope they stick to lentils and carrots as part of their drive for cultural purity

Embarrassing quick geography lesson.

Pinatas are from Mexico. Mexico is in NORTH America, not CENTRAL or SOUTH America.

This is a Mexican tradition............

Really my son had one a few days ago and loved it.Great fun was had.Talk about taking the fun out of everyting

Isn't it cultural appropriation?

If it is it is being appropriated right back. I Ecuador and Argentina I only saw Disney ones, no 'traditional' donkey anywhere.

and the word is Piñata.

Another Americanism that is creeping into our society

It's not American.

It's a tradition with roots that go back hundreds of years old, and is most strongly associated with Mexico. It's not associated with violence at all.

I once swapped a piñata for a horror version, it had "blood and guts" in it. It was NIL birthday party and he'd been bragging about how he was going to smash it to bits and get more sweets than anyone else. He went ballistic at it and all of a sudden the party went dead quiet and NIL was stood covered from head to foot in red slime and surrounded by fake body organs. It was hilarious. He cried and all the other kids were in hysteric

I think this sounds absolutely awful though.

I hear you OP
MadJanice, that sounds horrendous.