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> Irish people until recently were considered to be "black", and in the UK, still kind of are. Is this from personal experience? If not, can you link me somew
by aaren 12y ago
> Irish people until recently were considered to be "black", and in the UK, still kind of are.
Is this from personal experience? If not, can you link me somewhere?
Do you mean sounds Irish / looks Irish / is Irish / is Catholic / something else or a mix of these?
I don't disagree with you (not sure either way tbh) but do have a personal interest.
- nl 12y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Irish_sentiment#21st_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Irish_sentiment#21st_cent... provides some good starting points.
- aaren 12y agoThank you. Now convinced. I think I just found 'black' a bit jarring as a generic 'not-white' descriptor but now I see the use.