To comment on every single “Die de Muertos” pub party that’s its cultural appropriation?

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I’ve seen so many parties popping up around my county that are using AI slop to advertise their “Day of the Death” parties when a) nobody who’s Mexican has been consulted b) the food has nothing to do with Mexican food c) it’s a solemn family occasion - not a fiesta! And no, we don’t do face painting.

Every single time I see one, my eye twitches! I’m sure if a random persons (that had nothing to do with Hinduism) decided to throw a “Diwali party” people wouldn’t stay quiet.

Sorry it’s been one of those days and needed a rant!

No, that would be cultural appropriation. Only Italians are allowed to hate English versions of Italian food created by an American company in Australia before being sold in Britain.

I mean I beg to differ as I have photos (or daguerreotypes) of pre XX century of our family offering… Also my mother is a history academic and have never heard of that theory in all honesty.

Yes, there’s has been an indigenista movement (like stopping celebrating Columbus day) but that’s a different matter.

And there is no reason why people outside of Mexico cannot respectfully do the same.

The comparison with ‘Remembrance raves’ doesn’t make any sense as that isn’t a tradition in the UK or anywhere else. If people outside of the UK want to mark Remembrance day by attending a church service (as people in the UK actually do), then there would be no issue.

There literally is one! Google it and you’ll find it.

Speaking as an Irish catholic, I would not describe it as a solemn day in any way shape or form.

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Are you American? Because if you aren’t you’re not a gringa.

Aye your not wrong there. If there's anything the Irish love, its a good party 🥳 🎉!!

Are you being dense deliberately?!

Imagine you’re part of the British diaspora living in Sharm, and you still observe the 2 minutes silence and wear a poppy. Local Egyptians decide to run remembrance raves to make money and there’s no act of remembrance whatsoever. I’m using Egypt as Remembrance Sunday isn’t observed there.

Unless you count the blue-legged majorettes that looked like they were about to die of hypothermia in the parades of my childhood.😃

Nah. Normally I hate people picking up on other posters’ SPAG but if she’s going to complain about something - at least (1) spell it right and (2) get the translation right.

I always find it rude to assume someone made a mistake, so it's more polite to ask and clarify.

I don't know what OP had seen and because she referred to AI slop I wondered if it was part of the poor quality / incorrectness she was complaining about.

Although half a million Egyptians did die in the first world war so it would be pretty disrespectful to their own people too.

I am in Mexico as we speak. Today at our hotel, the photography staff were trying to encourage tourists to pose for them with sombrero hats and taco costumes.

I think they’re good 😁

I'm sorry you find it offensive OP I don't think it is but also could it be that culturally Mexico is much more pious and reverent to religious based festivals then we are.

I do notice a difference between predominantly Catholic countries and us.

You have to remember we also love a good party part of the reason we brought back a monarch after chopping off the head of ours was because everyone got fed up with the puritans who hated any kind of fun.

Before someone moans at me I know it's not that simple (about the civil war and this ) but there is something in us that loves a knees up.

YANBU OP. I get what you're saying and you're not wrong.

And why should you have to explain or give a shit about Christmas or St Patrick's! People here are being stupid.

Literally no one has ever had a ‘remembrance rave’ that I am aware of, so what culture is this supposed to be appropriating exactly?

You mean “dia”?

One year it was about 5 degrees, no exaggeration and the Brazilian dancers in the Dublin parade were in bikini tops and rara skirts and I honestly wonder if any of them got hypothermia 🥶

Wow, I'm really not understanding all the hate you're getting on here OP. I agree with you - religious and/ or culturally significant festivals should not be used by people with no connection to the culture of origin to make a quick £££.

And some of the comparisons people are making to discredit/ attenpt to mock you are just making those people look pretty stupid.

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Those guys are hardcore.

The gloomiest aspect of St Patrick’s Day was ‘Hail, Glorious Saint Patrick’, which must be the most dirge-like hymn ever.

Not in Chicago it isn't. I presume all over the US too, in Hispanic communities (including Mexican), where kids and adults alike participate in Hallowe'en with gleeful.abandon.

And 'Dia de Los Muertos' (as it is named) themed decor and celebrations are everywhere, including in commercial venues.

Chicago is in the US? So that makes sense.

Who is being hurt? I've lived in Latin America (not Mexico), and I saw this brand all over the place. Is England renowned for tartan kilts? No. But hey, it's nice that other countries have a high enough opinion of the UK to use British iconography like this - even if they're getting the details a bit wrong. I have never felt the need to go up to people enjoying toffee and complain that they weren't consuming any educational content along with their sweets.