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Posted by: anonymous
2015-07-17 01:10:34
ID: 27824
Not one of my republican right-wing God Bless America and no where else friends posted about those four Marines being killed. Not one of them put up their condolences, not one put up any sort of prayers for them or any anger, nothing. I'm really surprised and I find it humorous. (Not funny haha). May they Rest in Peace.
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Posted by: gabatik
2015-07-17 00:05:18
ID: 27820
You know, I left comments open so we could avoid this sort of thing happening here. I'm going to ignore the fact that you are more invested in personal insults than facts or logic because I don't like stooping to that when there's an actual discussion to be had. And you also know full well that the people involved in the cornrows nonsense are American - it's because of a Kylie Jenner post ffs, what's more American than the Kardashians? Unless you're trying to claim them for Ireland and if you are, go ahead and take them, please. Things have meaning specific to their countries and times. So you need to chill out with the fact that Americans are having a discussion about American culture with other Americans and speaking from an American POV. When you bring your country into a cultural moment in the States, yes, it's going to be read that way, and no amount foot-stomping or name-calling makes that wrong.
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Posted by: anonymous
2015-07-16 23:54:54
ID: 27819
No, actually Irish and living in Ireland, with grandparents who lived through disgusting oppression by the English. Not "my mammy's pit bull was Irish but actually I'm just an ignorant American who likes to claim they are Irish because they have no culture of their own" Irish. And sorry Gabbathick, but the shit actual Irish people went through in Ireland in the last few centuries was oppression. Sorry if you can't see it through your stars and stripes banner. And I have no idea which 18 year old in particular we are referring to here. I'm not talking about anyone in particular, just random attacks I have seen on tonnes of young girls with dreads. Feel free to label me racist, but the fact you seem to be so ignorant of actual irish history really does show who the ignoramuses are here.
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Posted by: anonymous
2015-07-16 23:24:29
ID: 27818
Liam Hogan: "The Myth of Irish Slaves in the Colonies". http://www.academia.edu/9475964/The_Myth_of_Irish_Slaves_in_the_Colonies. Just stop. I'm of Irish descent too. But just stop trying to compare it, it's not the same, and twisting yourself into up trying to pretend that it is is distracting from actual problems, so just stop.
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Posted by: anonymous
2015-07-16 22:41:26
ID: 27817
The issue isn't that the 18 year old white WOMAN was sporting any type of ethnic hairstyle. It's that she used the ignorant and racist tag line that white girls do it better. America's culture is the dominant (white) culture. I suggest you Google the definition of appropriation because you completely missed the point.
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Posted by: gabatik
2015-07-16 21:19:07
ID: 27814
All I can think of is the CollegeHumor "Racism Lite" video where the guys says, "The Irish were oppressed too" and takes a drink of Racism Lite.
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Posted by: anonymous
2015-07-16 20:41:07
ID: 27808
Natural hair is clearly a big thing for black women. I get that. What I don't get is people in their 20s and 30s ripping apart 18 year old white girls who decided to get dreads apart on Twitter or Instagram. Calling teenagers who just didn't think things through "racist" is not helping anyone. I'm also curious as to who is "black" enough to wear dreads without being called out by the internet hair police. Is a bi-racial girl with white skin but afro hair black enough? America's entire culture is appropriative. As an Irish person I am not appreciative of Americans running around calling themselves Irish and the tacky fiddle playing green-painted pub image they splash around as being part of "Irish culture". I guess it doesn't matter because even though Irish were also slaves who were treated like shit both by the English in Ireland and in the United States, we all all white and therefore appropriation of our culture doesn't "matter".
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Posted by: Nayner
2015-07-16 16:34:31
ID: 27800
This thing with the Lyon sisters is crazy. 40 years later and they're suddenly on a roll. I hope their parents get the closure they need.
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Posted by: anonymous
2015-07-16 16:01:25
ID: 27797
Laughing at people for how they look is fucked up and beyond immature. Way to go. By the way, Hispanics can be naturally blonde hair blue eyed, even *gasp* Mexicans.
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Posted by: anonymous
2015-07-16 11:21:03
ID: 27792
AT my job a Hispanic lady came in with bleached blonde hair and blue contact lenses. Everyone laughed at her when she left, everyone, white Hispanic and black.
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