The silliness that is Hispanic Heritage Month cannot end soon enough

*I agree, alot. VL

By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post Writers Group (4 minute read)

Thank goodness Hispanic Heritage Month is almost over. I’m not a fan, because who wants to be paid lip service for 30 days? And it’s not even a proper full month, but the latter half of September and the early part of October.

Sure, several mid-September days mark the anniversaries of the independence of multiple Latin American countries, but that seems to have little to do with honoring the “contributions Hispanics have made [to this country] throughout our history,” according to this year’s official White House proclamation.

Hispanics are nothing less than all-American constructs. Ironically, though, it’s a classification that’s mostly meaningful to non-Hispanics in the United States.

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