It is astonishing to me that so many people visit my site and respond with a knee jerk reaction when presented with an opinion they disagree with. Because I dislike pinatas, and feel that Mexico’s culture fosters violence, people choose to ignore my warning and accuse me of bigotry.
If I say America is a violent society, and it is, who am I stereotyping? White people in Texas who pack guns? Blacks in New Orleans who lost their homes? Or suburban white kids who shoot up their schools? Saying America is a violent society may be generalizing, but it isn’t racism.
Mexico is a nation of many races – indigenous populations, mixed race populations that combined the indigenous DNA with the European conqueror’s DNA, even nearly pure blooded European stock. Who am I being racist towards when saying that Mexican society, their culture, is violent? No one. I am not assigning violence to any DNA profile, I am assigning it to an environment that promotes violence through bloody bull fights and pinata bashing. There is a huge difference. The police in Mexico carry machine guns! Why would the police need machine guns if Mexico weren’t a violent society?
Unfortunately, my comments about Mexican culture seem to have taken the spotlight off of why I created this site – to educate people like you about the dangerous influence pinatas can have on our impressionable youth – so I wanted to take a moment to reinforce that I have nothing against Mexicans, my uncle is married to one and I have half Mexican cousins. I just don’t like their violent sports and festivities like pinata bashing.
I do feel very sorry for you. I think you need to inform yourself better to bring to other a relevant and accurate information about what a piñata means. First of all, the origin of the piñata comes from the antique Europe and was brought to Mexico and other Hispanic countries by the conquerors. Therefore, piñatas in not restricted to some festivities in Mexico, such as “posadas” and the “All Saints’ Day”. Second of all, violence does nothing to do with the piñata. I, by my own experience, went to piñatas my entire childhood and had great fun. In addition, I am not from Mexico. On the other hand, I believe that people like you should be doing a reliable and a thorough research about what they are talking about before saying ludicrous statements. Finally, get it over and find something meaningful in you life to do.
PS: will not surprise me you are a liberal who likes Obama.LOL
are you serious? lol… this might just be one of the funniest/ stupid websites i have ever seen… and just in case you didnt know, the only way half the ppl that find this site, have only found it because your on a link of websites made by crazy people.
http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1791558
and by making your funny website youve really accomplished nothing except giving the world a few moments of laughter from your own stupidity
xD
seriously, just cuz your fucktard 5 year old hit you with a baseball bat dosent men you have to take up website space on the net to bitch about pinatas. but i love ppl like you because you make me smile in my own presence of knowing theres ppl like you >:)
alright, man, just tell me straight up: is this site a joke or not? cause it’s fuckin hilarious either way.