Commentary: Complaining about ‘appropriation’ doesn’t get to the heart of systemic racism

In three days you’re going to see some outrage. Saturday is Cinco de Mayo. While I would argue that most people don’t know why it’s a holiday, people are going to get together, drink, theme it up and ultimately have a good time.You’ll see posts that will call out cultural appropriation, thinly veiled racism masquerading as thematic parties with ponchos, fake mustaches, sombreros and of course drinking. Heavy drinking. In years past I’ve seen the argument change from