George Boardman: Culture's a web easily tangled
By George Boardman | Columnist I’m reluctant to admit this, but I’m going to commit an act of cultural appropriation Wednesday right here in Nevada City. I just hope our local social justice warriors don’t find me. My brazen act will consist of eating food and drinking beverages not associated with my English-German heritage. I’m going to enjoy this activity in the company of people who are not Mexican Americans, but I probably won’t be wearing a sombrero or serape … unless I drink way too much tequila. Yes, I’ll be celebrating Cinco de Mayo, held annually to mark the defeat of ...