Spanish Town’s ‘McMosque’ float offensiveI attended the seamless revelry that was the Spanish Town parade. Every year, Baton Rouge enjoys a fun, family atmosphere at this event, and this edition was no exception; but for one particular krewe, this parade marked an opportunity to display zealotry, hate and ignorance.The krewe of “Wasted” rolled with its “McMosque” (subtitle “Over 90 million severed”) float Saturday, complete with a crew of men and women adorned in black shrouds, headdresses and tunics. Its décor included numerous ethnocentric and socially offensive slogans. One phrase boldly proclaimed, “Jesus Loves You, Mohammed Thinks You’re an Asshole.” The crew shouted at parade-goers in mock Arabic, and pantomimed sarcastic terror related scenes.I was so offended that I nearly forgot to shoot the atrocity as it chugged by. Though I was at first in awe of the audacity and belligerence of the float and its crew, I was even more ashamed by the loathsome masses that laughed at and cheered for this “waste” of a krewe.One needn’t be a scholar to see just how horribly inaccurate this mockery of a culture is and why it is unacceptable to display publicly. Further, it takes the shape of a city-sanctioned event that is close to the hearts of a local community. The Krewe of Wasted should formally apologize to the Muslim community in Baton Rouge, and the committee of Spanish Town should be reprimanded for allowing such a disgrace to parade through the streets of our great city.Brian Pavlichinternational studies senior——Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at [email protected]