Comments on: White People are Killing Day of the Dead

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:00:32 +0000

Next Halloween I’m putting a Disney/Dia de Los Muertos display on my front lawn. Thanks for the awesome idea!

By: Wayne

Wayne — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 21:07:17 +0000

As a so-called “white” person, I find this article deeply disturbing.

By: Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 18:27:01 +0000

You should realize that ‘white people’ had our own traditions systematically destroyed through violent force and then trivialized and whittled down to meaningless symbolism until eventually our cultures have become extinct, and the ‘white system’ and ‘white culture’ that’s projected onto us is as alien to most ‘white people’ as it is to the rest of the world, and yes, taking aspects of other cultures and ‘supportively’ trivializing them is trendy among middle class white people, just as pointing out trends among middle class white people and using them to smear all white people in general is trendy among middle class ‘oppressed’ people, because if they make it about race instead of economics they camoflage how much contempt they show for the poor people of their own cultures.

By: White Guy Who Hates Whitey

White Guy Who Hates Whitey — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 17:46:11 +0000

My dear fellow white people,

If you can\’t take being called out, you\’re being racist.

If you bother to correct the grammar of statements like these, you\’re being racist.

If you object to legitimate critiques of white institutions, you\’re being racist.

If you object to the anger of people who are justifiably angry, you are being monumentally racist.

PEOPLE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE ANGRY, AND THERE IS NO GOOD REASON FOR THEM TO SUGARCOAT IT FOR YOU.

Pathetic. You people are an embarrassment.

Sincerely,
A White Guy Who Is Ashamed to be Lumped In With You Racists

By: divina11

divina11 — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:30:24 +0000

The litany of white supremist shite in these comments is hilarious, and I’m white. First of all, it’s not the author’s job to give you a cultural education. Actually, they did. It’s honest, and people don’t want to look at themselves. One way white supremist attack when they can’t stand being called out is to attack the person’s education. Pretty vile. Hipsters, or even “well meaning cool yuppies” often move into an aree, stripping it of it’s soul like locusts. Oakland is a great example of that. I think the article goes easy on you.

By: Julita

Julita — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 06:20:28 +0000

Funny how irate white people get when you call them out-whiny and tiresome defenses of their ignorance -we were trying to be cool – we eat tacos. Small ignorant minds lurk underneath your blaming the author for being incensed- how about a good smack in the face for all the shit you ever said against Latinos-I can’t tell you how many times I heard “you could pass for…” I could write a book about all the “I didn’t mean to be a racist a$$hole” comments I’ve heard growing up–get over yourselves white people your days are numbered! And as for being cool-nah-give up!!!!!!!!!

By: Arturo Mares

Arturo Mares — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 23:35:46 +0000

Lolo Picasso was right. He called it. Love watching the reactions off all the Nu Racists. I\\\\\\\’m shocked at how differently we all read this piece. I got a kick at him knocking everyone out, but I thought everyone knew what was up with how our community is treated.

Now that I see how the Nu Racists are reacting it pisses me off more. So Grammar Nazi is pissed because this Luciano is a better writer than her and types faster, so she wines about grammar. Not one of the Nu Racists batted an eye to know that only 15 of 250 writers at the Texas Book Festival were Latino?

Another Nu Racists says we should be careful \\\\\\\’cause we might lose allies. Screw you. You are a useless ally. You are bitching and moaning and breaking down like Picasso called it. You should be straightening out the racists who are oppressing us.

This is eye opening. I know more people like me getting mad at the b.s. Luciano called out, but they don\\\\\\\’t speak up for all the reason his says. Game over. I ain\\\\\\\’t putting up with Nu Racists any more. Here\\\\\\\’s your Klan Hood.

By: Arturo Mares

Arturo Mares — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 23:34:28 +0000

Lolo Picasso was right. He called it. Love watching the reactions off all the Nu Racists. I\\\’m shocked at how differently we all read this piece. I got a kick at him knocking everyone out, but I thought everyone knew what was up with how our community is treated.

Another Nu Racists says we should be careful \\\’cause we might lose allies. Screw you. You are a useless ally. You are bitching and moaning and breaking down like Picasso called it. You should be straightening out the racists who are oppressing us.

This is eye opening. I know more people like me getting mad at the b.s. Luciano called out, but they don\\\’t speak up for all the reason his says. Game over. I ain\\\’t putting up with Nu Racists any more. Here\\\’s your Klan Hood.

By: Cultural Appreciator by way of Appropriation

Cultural Appreciator by way of Appropriation — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 22:40:48 +0000

Calm down the defensiveness? I think it would require great effort on our parts to match the irate tone of the author.

And here is where people should resist making bad generalizations: what makes you think I don’t spend a great deal of time considering power and privilege and how I fit into those dynamics? What makes you think I’m not concerned with the integrity of other cultures and how we (us white folk) might best honor them?

I think it best that we not make too many bad assumptions– on either side of this issue– as you’re liable to alienate potential allies and further these divides.

By: World Citizen

World Citizen — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:36:30 +0000

Hi. OK. I get it. But I can’t help but to use mockery with mockery. Hold on…..the whambulance is calling. They want that chip on your shoulder so everyone can continue on enjoying other cultures in many forms. Thank you. Gracias. Merci. Cheers. Barkalla. 謝謝 [谢谢]. Vorbàis Gott! Danke. And if you didn’t not see your “thank you” on here, please write your congressman.