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The episode seemingly boiled Mexican culture down to sombreros, maracas, tacos, and "Juan" jokes. buzzfeed.com/angelicaamarti…

Earlier this week, Prue Leith took to Twitter to announce that the Great British Bake Off's theme for their next episode would be "Mexican week."

Yeah, yikes 😅

It's not that I don't think it's possible to do an episode like this with appreciation and respect for the culture, but I was fairly certain that wasn't the direction #GBBO would be going.

Does anyone remember "Japanese week"???

The episode was just released to watch in the US on Netflix on Friday, so I was really hoping to give them the benefit of the doubt here.

Then, I saw the cold open that the show's official Twitter account posted. Yeah, it's not looking good, folks.

Clips from the episode made their way online, and the stereotypes and racist humor don't stop there. It's more than a little disappointing to see a week that's supposed to be appreciating Mexican culture boiled down to maracas, sombreros, and "Juan" jokes.

So many questions! Like why are they making tacos when there are tons of delicious Mexican baked treats And why is Paul Hollywood talking about tacos like he's an expert when that is, at best, an unseasoned taco you'd see on the menu at a bougie place in the city for like $10??

If you're a #GBBO fan, have you seen this week's Mexican-themed episode yet? What are your thoughts on the series' recent cultural episode?

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