To not find the name "Irish Car Bomb Cupcake"

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... or cocktail or anything else similar acceptable.

Ugh, brings back way to many memories of near misses and growing up hearing about the latest civilian deaths on the 9 o clock news.

I find it pretty offensive actually. But not, it seems, for the same reason as you.

I don't know what you are referring to, but I can see why anyone involved, no matter how where they stand could potentially find it very offensive.

I'm from NI and I don't find it offensive. You can find anything offensive if you set your mind to it. There are Brain Damage shots, which i think are more unpleasant sounding but again, not hugely inappropriate

Enough shots will give you brain damage. So quite appropriate.

What, tell me, have the Irish got to do with car bombs? And how the fuck is appropriate on a sodding cupcake?

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www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/03/14/irish-car-bomb-cupcakes/

The "Irish" part comes from the fact that the cocktail involves guinness. I guess the "car bomb" is because it is a potent cocktail but it seems a little odd. There are plenty of offensive cocktail names mind you.

yanbu, is a sick name

YANBU. Pretty crass and tasteless. Bit like the sickly cupcakes themselves...

"What, tell me, have the Irish got to do with car bombs?"

There was a sustained bombing campaign by the Provisional IRA throughout the 70s and 80s Bumiki (and possibly into the 90s as well) both in NI and on the British mainland. Hence a pretty sick name, so YANBU.

But, it's an American site, and as a nation they seem to have a higher than is decent tolerance for politically incorrect language.

I tend not be overly offended by these things and I wouldn't say I was offended as such but it does leave a bad taste in my mouth.

YANBU.

'"What, tell me, have the Irish got to do with car bombs?"

Really? How old are you?
Plus, as has been mentioned, it's an American site and Noraid is an American organisation that supported and funded the conflict. One person's freedom fighter is another person's terrorist.
Truly appalling name for a cake.

I think it's a bit of a stupid name for a cupcake (or anything else) but no, I'm not offended by it.

(I'm Northern Irish, btw).

Bukimi Here are 3 reasons why the name might be a bit uncomfortable for people living in the UK - there were car bombs from 1970s -1990s

manchester 1996

docklands 1996

bishopsgate 1993

My dad was from the west of Ireland and no matter how much he would have liked to see a united Ireland he was always condemned the IRA's actions.

I think it is still a bit too raw for people to be able to joke about it.

oops stray was in the penultimate sentence

I don't know why anyone would think it appropriate. Would they also have a "American highschool shooting" cupcake?

Both celebrate death and destruction.

I like that the Americans place freedom of speech above political correctness. I think it is a pretty stupid name for a cupcake, but it is based on the cocktail of the same name. It doesn't really bother me either way.

An 'Oklahoma Car Bomb' cupcake wouldn't be acceptable either...

I don't think it is political corectness to not name a sugary snack after something so devastating. It's just not crass and unpleasant.

Offensive.

I remember when I visited Italy about 5 years ago and a bar sold Irish Car Bomb cocktails

I'm from NI, the child of a policeman and have early memories from childhood of the car being checked before we got into it, having the outside of our house being patrolled police during violence around July-time, and being warned to never kick or touch anything which is a box or a bag that may have been blown into our garden by the wind.

My dad had been blown up in a bomb in 1980s and saw dangers everywhere.

Maybe I should email the website with the cupcakes and tell him/her to shut their ignorant beak.

Or maybe I'm just being oversensitive, either way. I don't like it.

I was in the Manchester bombings, and the 7/7 London bombings (jinxed, me!) though not hurt thankfully, and it's an utterly distasteful name and would make me think the owner/creator was mentally not-all-there. Only very stupid, un-educated, people would think something like that was acceptable as a business decision.

Yanbu

I don't think it's the Americans placing freedom of speech above PCness - more the fact that they have this romanticised ideal of Ireland and of 'freedom fighters'. My brothers gf is American, and as lovely as she is, she is utterly clueless when it comes to the troubles in NI and will happily drink cocktails with these names, without giving a moments thought to what terrorism actually is.

I believe my dad took the opportunity one St Patrick's day to re educate her. Agree that it's like having 'American High School Shooting' cupcakes - utterly unacceptable and only a completely ignorant fuckwit would think otherwise.