RACIST, CULTURAL APPROPRIATION BY THE AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

On the morning of April 10th, 2018, it was brought to our attention, a couple of videos posted by The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce on Facebook, promoting an event named “Margarita Madness”. Later that same morning, the videos were taken down, after a strong wave of reactions, comments, and messages, addressing the levels of racism, ignorance, cultural appropriation, disrespect, cultural insensitivity, and entitlement. However, that was more a damage control move, to eliminate any evidence, and pretend nothing happened. You can watch one of the videos posted by the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, featuring Youssef Fadel. Facebook video … Continue reading RACIST, CULTURAL APPROPRIATION BY THE AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE