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St. Patrick's day encourages and perpetuates the idea of whiteness and white culture. It otherizes non-whites and promotes nationalism. [More]I actually hope it's not a joke because of the alienation potential.
[Via Michael G]
And why don't we have White History Month? Cuz we don't need to force everyone to "recognize" and be "aware" of it because we're more colorblind than other nationalities/color/etc.
ReplyDeleteSo hoping a bunch of diversity-baiters walk into local Irish bars and express this opinion today. I’m making green popcorn.
ReplyDelete"Wearing of the green" got you killed in Ireland in the early 1800's:
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wearing_of_the_Green
http://www.franks.org/fr01068.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbonism
As for promotion of "Whites", that is something else entirely:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteboys
Irish Protestants had their own rival organizations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_o'_Day_Boys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Order
Promotes Nationalism? Dear Lord, whatever shall we do?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the difference between St. Patrick's Day and Martin Luther King Day? On St. Patrick's Day, _everyone_ wants to be Irish.
ReplyDeleteAnd you don't even have to be white.