Every single place on Earth has its fair share of dumb stereotypes and myths. Many people believe that everyone in the United States is an overweight gun-toting Karen. An embarrassing number of Americans believe the French are anti-shower, unshaved chain smokers. The reality of most stereotypes is that they are woefully overblown. This r/AskReddit threaddoes a really good job of debunking some of the world's most misguided assumptions. And helps people from pretty much everywhere bond over the misconceptions.
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"Mexico In American Movies" is our new favorite meme that plays on a stereotype we didn't even know we believed - that Mexicotends to be sepia-toned in films. It's weird how real that is once you think about it, right? Thanks to a statement by a Mexican politician in 2001, and a 2012 meme from Breaking Bad, a sepia-toned filter is probably what most of us subconsciously associate with our friends south of the border!
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Generally speaking we tend to fall on the "Jack of all trades, master of none" side of the expertise spectrum. Except when it comes to procrastinating. We're, like, really good at procrastinating. Because we're really good at finding memes. And here's a whole bunch for you.
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President Trump is getting the royal Twitter roasting treatment after displaying a shocking lack of geographical knowledge last night. The President was speaking to the Shale Insight Conference in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania when he started speaking about his confidence regarding winning New Mexico.
"You know why we're going to win New Mexico? Because they want safety on their border. And they didn't have it. And we're building a wall on the border of New Mexico and we're building a wall in Colorado. We're building a beautiful wall, a big one that really works -- you can't get over, you can't get under. And we're building a wall in Texas. And we're not building a wall in Kansas, but they get the benefit of the walls that we just mentioned. And Louisiana's incredible."
This comment went viral after The Hill shared a clip on Twitter - prompting many people to respond to the fact that it would appear that Donal Trump was under the impression that Colorado bordered Mexico. Unsurprisingly, Twitter has not been kind to POTUS regarding this flub, but man, we're learning that people really love to edit maps.
Trump has since claimed that he made the Colorado comment "kiddingly," but we're still trying to figure out where the joke is. In the meantime, we put together the best responses to the #ColoradoBorderWall to keep you entertained.
Hey hey party people! If you're planning on celebrating Cinco de Mayo, we hope you have a safe and enjoyable holiday, and of course, we have to take this opportunity to remind you what the holiday is actually about: contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican independence day, but rather the anniversary of the victorious 1862 battle of Puebla against Napoleon III's army, located southeast of Mexico City.
Today, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in the state of Puebla, but is not much recognized in the rest of Mexico. The holiday was brought to the States as a way for Mexican immigrants to celebrate their heritage, but has since spread to include the rest of America.
TL;DR: Cinco de Mayo is an excuse for many Americans to get drunk and eat tacos.
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It's no secret that Fox News often gets roasted on the internet - this time they've come under fire for publishing a news headline that reads, "Trump cuts U.S. aid to 3 Mexican countries," which of course signifies a pretty substantial geographical flaw.
They've since apologized for the mistake, but that certainly hasn't stopped the internet from roasting them!
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