Latino Students at Brown Warn Against Wearing Sombreros on Cinco de Mayo

“Latinos” at Brown University are warning fellow students not to use Spanish “disrespectfully” or “dare” to wear a sombrero when celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Instead, they say students should celebrate by donating to “organizations working for immigrant rights." Using the hashtags ‪”#‎ReclaimCinco,” “‪#‎MasQueSombreros,” ‪"#‎RealCincoDeMayo” and "‪#‎CelebrateResponsibly,” MEChA de Brown, an organization dedicated to creating a “sense of community” among “Latinos at Brown,” shared various images about how to celebrate Cinco de Mayo the “right” way. In one of their images instructing people how to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, MECha de Brown wrote people shouldn’t wear sombreros (or fake mustaches or serapes, for that matter), buy any costumes or accessories at party stores, or even “use Spanish disrespectfully.” MRCTV News