Should I have been offended?
Answer:
you should have shoved the food were the sun don't shinne, and should have hang them instead, so they could be the pinata. VIVA ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION!
I've read and re-read your question, and I just can't see anything even remotely offensive.
No, you should have said 'Thank you' and hung up the pinata. Then you quietly dispose of the food from Taco Bell, which is inedible.
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You don't have a right to throw a bottle at someone just because they are stupid. Just don't invite them next time.
Were you offended??? I take it you must be of Spanish decent...Some people are stupid and it might've been their way of making you comfortable...I dont think they meant to offend you but if you were, then I'd tell them thanks for the food, but it wasnt meant to be a ethnic party and leave it at that.
I don't see anything offensive here. I have had the same types of parties myself. Pinatas are fun, sombreros can start some funny dances, and most kids like taco bell. I'd say bring on the margarita's and get this party started.
i love the grilled steak burritos with Hot sauce
maybe they figured that's the food that you liked. maybe they had no clue and it was done in good intentions. i dont think it was done maliciously to perpetuate a stereotype.
maybe they thought it was a Mexican party?
Yes, they were trying to be funny and offensive.
If you were a Mongolian you should have been offended. In Mongolia, a taco means a lazy cow rider that eats beans and sneaks across the threshold into someone elses hurca. A too large cowboy hat in Mongolia means that you are lazy and may try to hide under the brim for a nap in the middle of the day. Pinata in Mongolia means someone in fancy pants that is blindfolded while everybody else pokes them with their sticks. If you are anything but a Mongolian you should not have been offended, Beaner.
i didn't see your last question, but i can understand why you would have been offended. it was great you were trying to be friendly, and it would have been great if those people coming over had called you and asked you, "what can i bring?" instead of assuming. i hope they were just unthinking and not trying to be racist.
and hey, maybe you've opened their eyes to how they were really treating you. i know it doesn't seem like it sometimes, but most people are decent and wouldn't offend someone like that intentionally.
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I think people who get offended by stereotypes of their ethnicity only draw more offense against themselves. I'm Chinese, I really hate when Chinamen whine about some kinda silly offense. There was some club in Los Angeles that banned wearing baggy pants in the early 90's, and a bunch of dumb-assed Asians protested this rule. Apparently this group of dumb-asses thought that it was ok to walk around with potato sacks for pants. I really hate the small minority of import-racing, baggy pants wearing, hip hopping with funny accents Asians that make us nerdy ones look bad.
So here's my suggestion: Just give it back to them! Next time your co-workers throw a party, show up with missing teeth, a rebel flag, and a child born from your 1st cousin.
GET A GRIP, VATO !!!!!!
I am hispanic and I see nothing wrong with what your co-workers did. You should have open your arms to them because they went to your party and brought food. They had good intentions. Ask them to leave is very impolite.
If they first said something offensive to you or your guests then you should have asked them to leave.
I dont believe you. You might have thrown a bud light at them but not a corona.
If you are so insecure in your ethnicity that you are offended by what someone eats, the problem is ALL yours buddy- no one else's.
Showing your true colors,throwing things? Dont you people have any respect for anything?
Dont be offended they probably didnt know, plus taco hell is delicious.
No you shouldn't have been offended. You should have made a joke of it instead (I would have) and as somebody else said, turn up to THEIR parties dressed in bib-alls with a few blackened teeth, waving a rebel flag etc. (disagree about the baby by 1st cuz though - sister's more like it)
That would have earned you their respect. Instead, you may have alienated them, which will make it very difficult for you to continue working with them.
Why not say to them "Great joke last week, sorry I got upset" or words to that effect. They may surprise you and apologise for causing offense. If nothing else, it should reduce tensions at work.
Whatever you decide to do, good luck
Dude, if that really happened, I wouldn't have been offended! That's just their mental capacity, so you can't blame them! Did they at LEAST fill the piñata with candy?!?!?!?
What's so offending about some food?
I'm sure they weren't trying to offend you or anything.
They probably brought in respect of your country and customs.
Good job anti, you just managed to make them hate Mexicans.
They'll probably have no respect for you and your countries custom the next time you meet. You're the one that was being disrespectful.
Did you ever stop to think that maybe they didn't know what kind of party you might be having? he11, man think about it. They showed up didn't they? You might want to ease up some.
If you have to ask, then is it really that important?
By the way - I am Irish, and it seems when I invite people over, they all think I am going to have beer and alcohol there. Things are tough all over, buddy.
Maybe they were also trying to be friendly. OK Taco Bell is not the choice of food I would have brought and a pinata and sombrero are both pretty questionable but isn't it possible that they were bringing something they thought appropriate and had no intention of offending you?
Antis, if they DID intend to offend you then you really don't need them around your house anyway and are better off without them.
Ok people, so here's the thing. Number one, you can't say to Antis how he should have FELT! Really. And Antis, nobody is going to be able to tell you that your feelings were WRONG!
YOU need to discover WHY you have those feelings.
As for your friends, They may have had GOOD and Funny intentions. I'm not sure that they would have gone to such a great extent to offend you, I mean that's alot of stuff to buy to just piss someone off that you work with. And that's THREE people you work with. YET, on the other hand, if these three people have been friends for a long time and I read your question correctly, it sounds like something was GOING ON BEFORE YOU INVITED THEM TO THE PARTY, like you were feeling alienated by them already because why would you have to invite them to a party just to "MAKE" us be friendly.
Do you see what I am saying? The choice of your words is revealing. So from that I would say, maybe the plan to befriend them has probably backfired and I would think about how YOU handled it.
I know this sounds like a harsh criticism because you are feeling upset with those freaks. They are definately assholes for doing that, no matter how much they dislike you for whatever reason. They should have just said NO to the party.
I always say, when people act like morons, turn them into even bigger morons. When they arrived with all that stuff, Iinstead of getting upset, I would have said to them:
1. "OH, isn't this wonderful. Do you know, it's our tradition that any guests who bring sombrero have to wear them for the whole party? Please you must do this or all of my hispanic guests will be very offended"
2. "Oh, Thank you for the Taco Bell. In my culture each guest brings his pot-luck dish around to all the other guests so come in the kitchen and I'll set you up with a serving tray.
3. "Oh, thank you for bringing the Pinata but I'm so sorry for you because in my cultural beliefs, anyone who brings a pinata to an adult party has bad luck for cinco anos. I mean 5 years. But that's ok, I will take it for my neice and maybe God will forgive you" Then look upward, make a cross and say, "yeah it's ok."
I'm telling you, those three people are going to **** in their pants and they will either be so impressed with your resiliance, that they may just let you in to their stupid little group. But why would you want to be part of a group like that anyway.
On the other hand, everything I have told you could be a totally wrong interpretation of the situation. Just my take.
Then again, are we talking about of rough construction guys?
I would consider their level of understanding of other cultures?
Maybe they REALLY have no idea that you don't eat taco bell, wear sombreros, and hit pinatas. They could genuinely be ignorant...in which case it's your job to educate them, not hate them.
But...throwing the Corona, throwing anything is definately not the way to go. Outsmart or Educate.
What's wrong with that??
LOL......well.....in our grocery stores around here they kept having all Mexican type foods on sale for the Super Bowl. Since when has the Super Bowl been catered with Mexican foods? I want my hot dog or BBQ or pizza.
I guess you can be offended by everything if you want....I figure they were just trying to be thoughtful. I see it was Corona and not a Bud you tossed their way. Just goes to show there isn't anything anyone can do right anymore.
It's lasagna and The Sopranos when you go to an Italian's house now - duh! Keep up with the times, dude!
Maybe you shouldn't invite people to your party that don't like you.
I know PLENTY of guys in construction...NONE of them like illegals.
Hahaha.
U SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN OFFENDED! They were just trying to be friendly and nice. Some people like Taco Bell!! U HAD NO RIGHT TO THROW A BEER BOTTLE AT THEM AND KICK THEM OUT!
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