I was on an AIBU thread months and months ago where someone was talking about 'Irish twins' (used for two children born 12 months or less apart).
I argued that it wasn't offensive because Irish people aren't discriminated against. That I've never, ever seen any disparaging remarks about Irish people except in jest, etc.
Anyway...I just wanted to say: I was wrong.
I should've listened more to the Irish people on the thread and I've learned my lesson there.
With the discussions about the NI border due to Brexit I've been reading up on the relevant history (back to before the famine) and I've been shocked at how our English Govt treated your people. I've been very naive about the degree to which English education misses out some lots of inconvenient parts of our history.
I also commented on several FB threads after the recent Bloody Sunday prosecution and was shocked at some of the comments of other people.
So I was wrong, and I apologise (even if no-one reads this - it's been playing on my conscience).
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wheresmymojo · 02/04/2019 10:26
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