Song: Why are the lyrics, "I'm sorry for the sombrero thing on Cinco de Mayo" funny?

The song is a comedy sketch. It is a satire on people who sing songs that they do not know the meaning of the words just because the melody is catchy. The artist is complaining about his dislike of singing for ignorant fans right to the ignorant fans. But, none of them know what he is saying because it sounds nice. He then gets the fans to sing along. Therefore, he is getting them to say things that they do not know what they are saying. It’s synonymous to teaching someone else’s toddler curse words. Then, sending them back home to their parents. ROTFLOL, right?

**The singer at time stamp 1:30 gets the crowd to sing “We’re white and we’re oblivious. There’s so much to apologize for! I’m sorry for cultural [mis]appropriation!”

So, although wearing a sombrero on Cinco de Mayo is not in itself offensive, the cultural misappropriation of a person not of Mexican heritage doing so might be looked upon as inappropriate by an actual Mexican or Mexican-American person. It is similar to anyone of any culture wearing an item, article of clothing, or decoration without truly recognizing its significance for the cultural from which it originated. Just because they like the look.

Case in point:

• Don’t wear a green, tan, blue, gray, red or maroon beret on a US military installation (unless you are a child).
• Don’t randomly wear a turban for fashion.
• Don’t wear a Catholic priest’s collar as a joke.
• Don’t wear red-face paint and a feathered head-dress to a sporting event.
• Don’t get tattoos in a language foreign to you unless you know exactly what it says.
• The list goes on.

What may not be offensive to you or me, may be highly offensive to a person from another culture.

P.S.
Lola is a dude.
The Summer of 69 has nothing to do with baseball, barbecues and pool parties.
And, Born in the USA is not at all patriotic.