Heineken and Sam Adams boycott St. Patrick's Day parades

Two of the country's biggest beer companies are withdrawing their sponsorships of upcoming St. Patrick's Day parades because gay and lesbian groups aren't allowed to march openly.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/14/pf/heineken-sam-adams-parades/

Good for them.

 

St. Patrick's day is great for m'fuckers who aren't Irish.
The rest of us take immense pride in being Irish 365 days a year.

 

"You can tell an Irishman from a mile away, it's when he gets closer you can't tell hm fuck all!" - Huggy's old man - a proud Scotsman.

 

That lede is weird. Sam Adams only fits the "biggest" tag in a very broad definition, and Heineken may be made in the U.S. now but to my knowledge still is owned by a Dutch company.

 

If Guinness boycotts then you have a story.

 

Who gives a shit? People who aren't Irish-Catholic have hijacked St. Patrick's Day into a contrived excuse for drinking and couldn't tell you a shred of the history behind it, other than you're supposed to wear stupid green outfits (and puke on them later in the evening).

Same as people who don't have Mexican roots or any knowledge of Mexican history have hijacked Cinco de Mayo.

 

I'll be hanged by my Buster Browns before I ever drink green beer.
What a god awful cultural tradition.

 

I'm still waiting for everyone to hijack the most important Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur. Of course, that means you can't eat or drink anything, but we still have fun atoning for sins!

 

Seems to me that the party should be pre-Yom Kippur.

 

What about the Airing of Grievances?

 

Sam Adams is the largest American owner beer maker, followed closely by Yuengling.

 

Not trying to be argumentative but Cinco de Mayo is an American holiday, not a Mexican one. I have yet to meet a Mexican who gives a crap about it.