Thought Police Sicced on Singing Group for Cultural Appropriation

Hopefully, you made it through Cinco de Mayo without committing any cultural appropriation. It is always a busy time of year for the thought police. For example, at the University of Vermont,

In an email sent to the student body Friday, the Bias Response Team (BRT) formally condemned the “Top Cats” [a cappella] group for posting an event flyer highlighting their Senior Show that “had the faces of three senior members superimposed on the bodies of what appears to be Mexican mariachi band members.”

“Since receiving a Bias, Discrimination, and Harassment Incident Report, the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity (AAEO) and the Bias Response Team (BRT) have been reviewing the information provided, and have conducted outreach to gather more information about the nature of this incident and the impact on community members, especially those members who identify as Mexican and/or Latinx,” the email explained.

Whoever ratted out the band for its thought crime deserves an extra ration of Victory Gin.

“To some, the image on the flyer inadvertently supports racism and further perpetuates cultural appropriation, which dishonors the deep legacy and richness of Mexican culture,” the BRT underscored.

The band members published a formal apology for their accidental racism.

“We in no way intended to perpetuate harmful cultural stereotypes, and lacked the foresight to assume the poster was inherently an appropriation of Mexican culture,” they wrote. “We are taking strong steps to educate and integrate stronger values of cultural competence, sensitivity, and social justice in the hope that we can align ourselves more readily with the common ground of the University.”

If students learn nothing else these days, they learn how to grovel.

On a tip from Lawrence J.

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