Oh no dude, I think you misunderstood me
. These are all separate issues I suppose. I was writing in response to your response cause I thought it was all jumbled together.
In regards to "huge" - I interpreted it as meaning huge numbers of Mexicans are turning out in droves to celebrate this. My point was that it it is a mixed crowd (hence the college kids reference). So my point is that it is not strcitly some Mexican thing in this context, and quite possibly some watered down marginalized event (due to the commercialization).
And yes, I have since noted my error in refering to it as Mexican Indpendence Day. I think that is celebrated where I live which might have caused the confusion.
The other issues mixed up in all of this (post-thread) are free-speech, double standards etc in regards to the school's actions. That is why I responded to your post. I thought it was a bit unfair for you to assume the town was racist, at least without expanding on it. Lastly, the flags debate: the op was talking about a double-standard applied to it, your post didn't really address that (I'm not picking on you by the way, just looking for clarification).
Oh, thanks for the Google link
I have since been duly informed of the correct history and my head never busted
