Happy Wednesday! 7 Days until St. Patrick’s Day
Next week is St. Patrick’s day, and being a working class neighborhood with Irish neighbors, what are your St. Patrick’s Day Plans? A party that Wednesday? A party the weekend before or the weekend after? or are you already partying?
Then there is a story a brewing in Queens (via the daily news)where a mother is complaining about an irish t-shirt stereotype. The store eventually pulled the shirt off their shelf’s which said: ‘I may not be an Irish girl but I drink like one’. What do you think?
People have to learn to "get over it" and just enjoy life for a change. I think it's funny and I am a part Irish Girl.
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As long as someone makes a buck, there is nothing that isn't "OK". It doesn't matter that it could be hurtful or untrue, someone is making money and that is OK. Very unfortunate. And before the ugliness starts, I am not Irish.
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I was always annoyed by shirts & cards etc. depicting Irish stereotypes being available in stores. I don't know of any other race or nationality where manurfacturers would get away with it. Could you imagine chicken & watermellons on shirts being sold around Martin Luther King Day ? How about someone with a big nose on a shirt for Passover ? But, lots of folks let their hair down on St. Patrick's Day, so maybe that's why no one kicks up a fuss. Also, I've seen cards referring to the day as " ST. Paddy's Day ". Calling an Irishman a " Paddy" is a slur.
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That's what seperates us from the PC whiners. We can poke fun & can also take it. The country has gone crazy with PC nonsense. No one can take a little ribbing, god forbid someone's feelings get hurt. We should all be Americans first & lose the prefixes. I am American of Irish heritage. Call me Paddy I don't care. I am an adult who can take a little abuse without writing to the newspaper or calling a lawyer.
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Have a beer and relax a little.
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My fellow MICS…..LIGHTEN UP, we are known foe our scence of humor are we not? Its what seperates us from the rest, make fun at us, make a buck…..it doesnt change who we or our heritage are. We have our faith, our families and once a year we get to CELEBRATE LIKE NO ONE ELSE……..have a Guiness and RELAX
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Part of the Irish stereotype problem starts with Americans of Irish descent (myself included). Go to Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is a much more sober occasion; here it is all about corned beef, cabbage, and lots of booze. A holiday that had meaning has now become a reason for college kids to get drunk during the week too!
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You can pretty much apply that to any holiday. Prankster rabbits hiding chocolate eggs. Mountains of gift wrapped $. Turduckens. Hot dog eating contests…..
I say do do what thou wilt. Just be nice, have fun and respect others in the processes.
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Well I'll tell ya, we were in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day in 2002 and were the first pipe band out on the street in Dublin we were the Honor band. I never saw anything like it, there were people/kids hanging on fences, trees, rooftops, the street were packed. The parade itself had hardly any green, it was all yellows, purples, blues, and red banners, floats, giant walking puppet things and more. What a great experience for our entire group. Now for the beer, I have photos of blocks and blocks of empty beer KEGS lining the sidewalks all over Dublin that day. It was something we’ll never forget, We Were In Beer Heaven. I mean the rows of kegs were three wide, three high and they went from one end of the bar to other, maybe 60 or 70 feet long. What a great day, they do know how to party.
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I agree with everyone. Look how pissed off Italians got with Jersey Shore – some were pissed at Sopranos & movies like Good Fellas. It's a huge double standard but it's because the Irish are so good humored.
Oh I cannot wait for the parade next week! Trying to wade through groups of drunk teenagers and having 15 year olds puking in front of my office building at 9am cause they're already tanked!! Hooray!
Hey kids take note – in order to make it through St. Patrick's Day you need to take it easy first thing in the morning. Get a good night's sleep the day before & eat your wheaties. Starting on a breakfast of 6 jagerbombs will have you passed out before the parade even starts. Drink lots of water & pace yourself – especially you first timers.
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I could think of a lot more nastier things that could be said or printed on a tee shirt
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