Monday, April 20, 2015
College Serves Mexican Food at Intergalactic Night. Guess Why that Was Racist…
A University of California at Santa Clara official has apologized for a monthly college theme dinner, which has been deemed racist and culturally insensitive.
Stevenson College, part of the UCSC campus, chose ‘Intergalactic’ as its theme for the dinner. A photo of the preparations for the event were sent out on Twitter by a school official, Carolyn Golz:
But some took issue with the event. Why? Mexican food was served.
The unintended connection between space aliens and illegal aliens was later deemed inappropriate. As an official told Fox News Latino:
For (the sci-fi) event, students landed on Mexican food because they weren’t sure what food would work with the intergalactic theme. It sounds like an honest mistake – choosing a food for college night without thinking about how it could be perceived by others.
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Since no space aliens come from Mexico that should have been a fairly neutral choice. On the other hand space aliens come from no country on earth, so no matter what food they chose somebody would have been offended.
Once again protest from the 'I am not one but I protest on their behalf' brigade. I am quite sure Mexicans are quite able to stand up for themselves.
Credibility takes a hit again.
No UC campus in Santa Clara.
"Mexican" food flap was in Santa Cruz.
(Food served very likely would not be found in Mexico.)
Home of the Mighty Fighting Banana Slugs.
And flying saucers are shaped like sombreros. What gives with that?
U.C. Santa Clara its the place with a stupid BANANA SLUG as a mascot what can you ever expect
"U.C. Santa Clara its the place with a stupid BANANA SLUG as a mascot what can you ever expect"
NO. IT IS NOT. There is no UC campus in Santa Clara. (There IS an Extension Office there, I just discovered.
But UCSC is the University of California at Santa Cruz. Where the average IQ of the banana slugs apparently exceeds by a wide margin the fact-avoiding people writing here.
http://goo.gl/maps/TgmYB
I dont know why they are so offended.. There are plenty of Mexicans in space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV8QO9dZKVc
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