Students Vs. Mexicans: Cultural Appropriation | PragerU

hola amigos this is Will Whit with prageru today we're at UCLA talking to college students and on ala Street talking to Hispanics in honor of Halloween and to see if my outfit is offensive dang it would you guys like to chat with us today no that's what we want to talk to you about hola you find my outfit offensive yeah just yeah you find it off do you find it offensive uh maybe a little do you think my outfit is offensive are you Mexican no yes I think it reaffirms stereotypes that are offensive to people you think people really think Mexican people are like this and carry around Maracas no I don't think people actually think that do you find my outfit offensive yes yeah [Music] why because it's not your culture cultural appropriation why do you say that cuz you're not like Mexican you think Mexican food is like cultural appropriation [Music] no someone else's culture that we've kind of Taken is this cultural appropriation you're no comment um you don't really understand what their culture means and what it means to wear these things like the hats and the Maracas you know you sort of have to understand where all of this comes from for it to not be cultural appropriation it's not yours [Music] can I just ask you do you like my costume I like your your your mustach do you mostly does my outfit offend you you look no no no you look nice thank you do you like my costume yes does it offend you as offensive no no no nothing that's good see me Guapo is gu beautiful beautiful aabo are you guys insulting me no no he insulting me in Spanish um do you like do you like my outfit oh yeah it's awesome does my outfit offend you no not at all some people get offended by what I'm wearing no it's not it's not offensive I think it's uh you're in the right atmosphere yeah this is the mustach no original no no not no or do you know who sold me this no idea Mexicans oh really and so you're white and you get offended but then Mexican people who sold me this and made me this don't get offended that yes seems kind of weird doesn't it I love it actually you think it's offensive no not at all some people get really offended by this why do you think that is I don't know just you're not Mexican so people think that you have to be Mexican to Weare that I'm celebrating Mexico yeah that's awesome are you Mexican I am see I'm not wearing it see that's okay maybe we should swap outfits yeah exactly [Music]