The History of The Irish...Worldwide
The Irish Character?
I am NOT advocating revolution or organization in any manner but I do have something I would like all of us to consider if you will.
Do you not find it to be a bit insulting to have the Irish alway characterized as brawling stiffs and drunkards?
Why, everywhere I travel I find novelty shops selling items show Irishmen layed out in a drunkin stuper, with phrases such as "Irish Yoga", etc. Get this, "An Irishman walks out of a bar, really it can happen"!
I realize we love our drink and are not ashamed to show it either, but the Irish help build the United States and many other countries as well.
We have our world renowned artists and writers. We have our beautiful homeland, and much more are we and do we have.
I find it a bit discriminating that we are looked upon that way. If it was a black person being represented, that would be deemed as such followed by a major public outcry and display.
So then, my question to everyone is this "Why do we as a people allow that"?
Do we just not care what others thinks of us?
Are we a gentle people who are soft and wish to remain that way?
What is your take on this partucular subject?
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Comment by Kevin on January 25, 2014 at 7:05am
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At the end of the day stupid people will make stupid comments......no matter where they are.
To brighten up the day take a look at these 600 Irish kids singing in Irish. (we don't say Gaelic)
http://www.flixxy.com/the-cup-song-you-re-gonna-miss-me-when-im-gon...
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Comment by Mary Collins Dolan on January 25, 2014 at 7:08am
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@Kevin - a good uplift indeed!
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Comment by Geraldine Callaghan on January 25, 2014 at 7:27am
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Kevin, love your positive and true response, Thanks! I will rem. it when I find myself getting annoyed at the "stupid"
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Comment by Michael Quane on January 25, 2014 at 7:28am
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A large percentage of the teenaged "Irish" drunkards at the St. Patrick's Day Parade aren't Irish at all, but are young impressionable minds buying in to the fiction that St. Patrick's Day is a day when drinking to excess is "cool."
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Coming up on St. Patrick's Day we Wildgeese followers should blitz all the media with positive Irish images. Promote our Heritage in a positive way.
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Comment by Danny Alexander on January 25, 2014 at 8:17am
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It is the actions of the young as mentioned above by Mary that seems to be ongoing. Do you think that the depiction of the Irish cause some to beleive that this is the expected behavior?
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Kevin, that was oustanding!
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Are we talking of the Irish in Ireland or Irish americans / young people joining in on Paddys day in the US?
One last thing.....I noticed last year on line a lot of people in the US describing the day as "Patty's Day" where on earth did that come from?
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Kevin, "Paddy' Day" is another disrespectful phrase, among the many.
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I can't see why, it is a widely used term by very many Irish here in Ireland. I've never known an Irish person to be offended by "Paddy's Day" here. Perhaps it is in the US by Irish Americans.
I know exactly what terms offend here and Paddy's Day isn't one of them.
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