#sadhbh and siobhán and eoghan and rioghán are all normal names its just a different language | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

nearisqueer · 6 months

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on one hand, emigration is a huge part of my country's history and culture and we have a massive diaspora and people descended from irish people who find some sense of meaning or belonging from that absolutely deserve the chance to learn of the culture from which they descend, and to connect with it. if you're descended from irish people but you're not from here, absolutely you should learn about our history, our culture, our traditions and sport and food and language and everything, and you should come visit and see all the sights and historical monuments and whatnot. There's nothing wrong with wanting to connect with that and claim it.

On the other hand, listening to irish Americans talk about ireland makes me wanna shit myself

#more specifically a lot of irish americans will use my country's history as an excuse to be racist #or they will use their perceived connection to the country as an excuse to talk over irish people about our own history and feelings #and that fucking sucks. if you're going to talk on any country's history you need to learn about it #but there's a massive trend with irish americans to assume they dont need to learn and they have all the expertise they need #simply by virtue of their. like. bloodline or whatever #being irish american also doesnt give you an excuse to talk shit about our culture or history or ESPECIALLY our language #and thats something you see a lot too and it also fucking sucks #sadhbh and siobhán and eoghan and rioghán are all normal names its just a different language #and we arent a stupid nation because we “forgot how to farm potatoes” we were fuckin starved by the english #just be fuckin normal cmon

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