#not understanding some of the nuances around a 'dying' (killed) language is not shocking
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fascinating to watch how hozier speaking Irish in his new music is making some people: 1. fetishise him further and/or 2. make 'fun' jokes about gaeilge/gaelic/'''garlic'''' bc like. babes. i can guarantee you neither of those actions are separable from the lingering impacts of colonialism.
#not understanding some of the nuances around a 'dying' (killed) language is not shocking#but treating it like some weird little romantic bog man character trait is annoying#i'm being a wet blanket but if i creamed my pants over irish OR mocked the language here i'd get bottled#and it's been said ten ways to tuesday but stop fetishising what you believe irish culture is like#he is a normal man trying to speak a language that occupies an incredibly complex space in contemporary Ireland#how majority-white cultures victim to colonisation are worshipped/fetishised in a still-bad way but different compared to POC cultures...#i want an essay#the way people are drooling over it while showing that they didn't care about it until their fave white boy sang it...#additionally in a way they have never cared about POC native languages...........#none of this is hozier's fault it's just fascinating culturally#gaeilge#wasteland baby#colonialism#irish language#unreal unearth#hozier
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