This right here and right now is why nothing ever fucking changes. A thread with serious impact has yet again devolved into "poor persecuted white people."
For the last fucking time: THIS ISNT ABOUT YOU. This about the systematic oppression of people of color WORLDWIDE and the fucking white ass people who refuse to open their damn eyes and shut their fucking mouths.
Um, no, I never said it doesn't matter. I said it doesn't need to be pointed out here. And the biggest reason it didn't need to be pointed out is because your initial comment, which was that racism doesn't exist where you live, is ABSOLUTELY FUCKING WRONG.
I did not make that comment you fucking dipshit. NOT ALL SAME begorrah and begot
Sorry, you are right, you didn't, Irish did. I apologize.
It doesn't have anything to do with race obviously. It's just another example of the extensive reach of the ignorance on these boards. You think it doesn't matter if someone says that Ireland is part of the U.K., but it does because your ignorance is a continuum. This is another facet of the insular mindset and willful ignorance of everything outside the white, suburban American bubble that is perpetuated here.
Um, no, I never said it doesn't matter. I said it doesn't need to be pointed out here. And the biggest reason it didn't need to be pointed out is because your initial comment, which was that racism doesn't exist where you live, is ABSOLUTELY FUCKING WRONG.
Actually, that was a different poster who lives in (?) Ireland.
Maude got mad about someone's potentially inaccurate (don't know exactly where the other poster lives) reference to the UK. And also my alleged sweatshirt wearing American imperialism and allegedly suburban ignorance about the difference between mythology and the Irish civil war.
Maud, you seriously think that the most egregious example of the white suburban bubble is people not understanding where Ireland is, when we have posters who have said they won't go to Newark, New Jersey? When we have posters saying it is dangerous to ride public buses in Milwaukee? When we have posters whose children of color have been treated shamefully and horrifically before even reaching elementary school age?
Actually, that was a different poster who lives in (?) Ireland.
Maud got mad about someone's potentially inaccurate (don't know exactly where the other poster lives) reference to the UK. And also my alleged sweatshirt wearing American imperialism and allegedly suburban ignorance about the difference between mythology and the Irish civil war.
Yes, that is correct. Thanks for pointing out the inaccuracies there.
Um, no, I never said it doesn't matter. I said it doesn't need to be pointed out here. And the biggest reason it didn't need to be pointed out is because your initial comment, which was that racism doesn't exist where you live, is ABSOLUTELY FUCKING WRONG.
Actually, that was a different poster who lives in (?) Ireland.
Maud got mad about someone's potentially inaccurate (don't know exactly where the other poster lives) reference to the UK. And also my alleged sweatshirt wearing American imperialism and allegedly suburban ignorance about the difference between mythology and the Irish civil war.
Yep, I figured that out right now. And I apologized.
That being said Maud, I still don't think that it was appropriate to focus on the fact that some posters didn't know that Ireland wasn't part of the UK, because their issue wasn't with exactly where Irish was posting from, as it was the fact that she implied there was no racism there.
Actually, that was a different poster who lives in (?) Ireland.
Maud got mad about someone's potentially inaccurate (don't know exactly where the other poster lives) reference to the UK. And also my alleged sweatshirt wearing American imperialism and allegedly suburban ignorance about the difference between mythology and the Irish civil war.
Yep, I figured that out right now. And I apologized.
That being said Maud, I still don't think that it was appropriate to focus on the fact that some posters didn't know that Ireland wasn't part of the UK, because their issue wasn't with exactly where Irish was posting from, as it was the fact that she implied there was no racism there.
Actually, that was a different poster who lives in (?) Ireland.
Maud got mad about someone's potentially inaccurate (don't know exactly where the other poster lives) reference to the UK. And also my alleged sweatshirt wearing American imperialism and allegedly suburban ignorance about the difference between mythology and the Irish civil war.
Yes, that is correct. Thanks for pointing out the inaccuracies there.
Seriously? What part of shut the fuck up did you not understand?
Post by newnamesameperson on Sept 9, 2016 20:45:37 GMT -5
It's not okay to stereotype any group of people. This leprechaun and lucky charm commentary is messed up. This is one individual who hopefully is not representative of all of Ireland. Why do we need to succumb to this type of response?
This isn't a board I frequent usually, but this poor European white people bullshit is so blatant. the fact that someone is digging their heels in about this topic on this thread on this board at this time ... i just don't understand. there is nothing micro about it.
the point was here on earth and you're on the moon.
It's not okay to stereotype any group of people. This leprechaun and lucky charm commentary is messed up. This is one individual who hopefully is not representative of all of Ireland. Why do we need to succumb to this type of response?
Your collective faux horror and kowtowing on the issues of race as they present themselves on this board is the most transparent bullshit.
And on a serious note, there was an actual civil war in Ireland only a century ago, and decades of subsequent terrorism on the issue you are currently deriding me for, so you may laugh and say you don't give a fuck about the inaccuracy I pointed out, but if you can think of your own ignorance on a scale, this is part of it.
You will never not be ignorant to cultural and racial sensitivities if you don't get the Ireland thing. It's pretty straightforward and since half of you white Americans claim Irish ancestry, you really should do better.
I'm appalled that someone had the gall to bring up STEREOTYPING THE IRISH in a thread where several people have expressed that they worry about their children's safety simply because of the color of their skin. It doesn't get any more classless than that. For fuck's sake, grow a brain.
SEE! THE MOTHERFUCKING IRISH MAKE ALL RACE ISSUES ABOUT THEMSELVES!
Hey now, I am fighting these motherfucking (likely ancestors) people who share some bloodline of mine. I agree, it is all the damned cold weather that makes them crazy as fuck (yes, I am saying them as I am long removed and can separate what happened there to what is still happening here). And I swear if an Italian comes in and says their ancestors had to have whateverthefuck when they got here without papers or whatever I will blow a gasket.SaveSave
I'm appalled that someone had the gall to bring up STEREOTYPING THE IRISH in a thread where several people have expressed that they worry about their children's safety simply because of the color of their skin. It doesn't get any more classless than that. For fuck's sake, grow a brain.
Especially rich when the Irish girl bragged how Irish mamas don't have to worry that their baby's will come home safe at night.
I'm appalled that someone had the gall to bring up STEREOTYPING THE IRISH in a thread where several people have expressed that they worry about their children's safety simply because of the color of their skin. It doesn't get any more classless than that. For fuck's sake, grow a brain.
Well since you're so appalled tell me how I as a POC should feel? I just don't see the point in this leprechaun and lucky charm commentary. It feeds into this posters ridiculous point of view.