How to Cinco de Mayo responsibly

Context: Incorrectly dubbed "Mexican Independence Day," Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico's victory against French troops sent by Napoleon III in the 1862 Battle of Puebla.

• Some historians believe France's loss stopped them from supplying weapons to the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War, per Insider.
• By the 1980s, corporations and beer companies co-opted the day to reach the growing U.S. Hispanic market, Axios' Russ Contreras wrote.
• Besides the town of Puebla, the holiday is not widely celebrated in Mexico.

The latest: 161 years later, the holiday has been widely commercialized in America and reduced to a day when eateries offer taco and tequila deals.

My thought bubble: Acknowledge the history behind the holiday. If you're going to celebrate, ditch the sombrero and fake mustache.

Further reading: The forgotten anti-slavery history of Cinco de Mayo