Essay 249

MultiCultClassics Minutes presents a few more Holiday Shopping Frenzy stocking stuffers…

• Only 30 brawling days left until Christmas. The official start of holiday shopping saw at least two melees at Wal-Mart stores. Low prices often lead to low blows at the mega-retailer. What would Jesus do for a discounted laptop?

• Two mini-riots also occurred at West Oakland liquor stores, as men dressed in suits and bow ties staged rampages. The vandals allegedly protested the sale of liquor in Black communities as they smashed coolers and trashed booze products. The incidents are being viewed as hate crimes, primarily because the business owners are Arabs and Arab Americans. Cops are eyeing followers of the Nation of Islam, as the attire was the kind associated with the group. Or maybe someone was filming another sequel to Men In Black.

• More people from Mexico crossed the U.S.-Mexican border, but only to get great deals from San Diego retailers. Ignoring calls to boycott U.S. stores in protest over the Minutemen border patrol project, Tijuana residents flowed into the country and invaded the shopping malls. Which just goes to show that politics will never beat a price-slashed plasma TV.