On May 1st, The Walt Disney Company filed 33 applications to trademark "Day of the Dead" ahead of the release of a new film. The fact that the company is poised to make a ton of money off a cultural holiday celebrated by people of Mexican and Central American heritage is sitting none to well with a lot of beaners.
What's Disney going to do next: buy Christmas Day?
From the
LA Times.
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"This is outrageous! Companies like Walt Disney should not have the right to trademark and exploit Mexican culture such as the sacred day of Dia de los Muertos. It is to honor our ancestor and loved ones that have gone before us. I am outraged that they would trademark such an important day in our culture for which they have no knowledge. They are only interested in making a profit!!" Wrote Emilia Garcia of Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Michelle Owens of Los Angeles, Calif., writes:
"I am an American living in Mexico and I have seen how beautiful and sacred this holiday is for this culture. It would be a complete and utter shame for anyone to exploit something so deeply-rooted and rich in culture."
Sesma has already gotten 17,000 signatures for the petition.
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