The return of food critic Arturo Armando and his take on Clemson dining theme controvery

Armando Arturo
  Well I was looking into the mail bag and I had these letters wondering what I thought of the Clemson apology for having a Mexican day in the dining hall. Clemson fucked up big with their cheeky Mexican stereotyping in a food event day. While serving Mexican food for a day if not more should be welcomed the accompanying pictures and decorations played up to stupidity. A student had taken some pictures and tweeted out this mess in the mess hall and it soon went viral. They had students dress up like bandits and other decorations that were offensive to many as the dining student staff dressed in silly outdated outfits that soe people thinks looks and represents Mexicans. The university, however, took a different position. Dr. Doug Hallenbeck, Clemson University’s Senior Associate Vice President of Student Affairs apologized for the event’s “flattened cultural view of Mexican culture.” Some students on right-wing sites on the web said these cultural dining parties went on for years without backlash but you see we are now in a social media world where this insensibilities can be recorded and spread out within minutes. Right-wing student
Austin Pendergist, a senior at the university, told Campus Reform that the complaints were "ridiculous," and recalled how the evening included "a couple balloons, sombreros and some tacos."
Pendergist added:

"For as long as I've been here, and probably for much longer, Clemson dining has put on certain culinary theme nights, where they decorate the dining halls and serve whatever kind of food. They have Italian night, Mexican night, seafood night, midnight breakfast, all kinds of events."

  

   It doesn't matter Austin. What is ridiculos is that in a diverse setting students need not be stereotyped by a rude dining center giving their views of what they think Mexicans look and act. Good to see Dr Hallenbeck come out quickly and perhaps will assure future students under his tenure that they can come to eat without interpertations that Mexicans are bandits and all wear sombreros.