Colleague said something was a bit Irish

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Something that hadn't been planned properly, she said it was a bit Irish and laughed.
Is that not quite racist? Or am I being too woke?

No, one just references customs that are common. The other is shorthand for something that is badly done, poorly planned or illogical. Very different.

It doesn’t really matter what people’s families say. This is a work context. I wouldn’t repeat half the things my family say in a work context. She shouldn’t have said it.

@OchonAgusOchonOh if I was Irish i wouldn't lose any sleep over it. There's worse things to be offended by

Some folk in the village pub call my lovely Irish husband Paddy. He is not ever upset by it. I know shocking right?

The n word is in the dictionary as well - I assume you’re not arguing that should be used?

I should, shouldn't I. Us Irish are great craic after all, sure it's just hilarious to call us thick, repeatedly.

Lovingly when he's having a tantrum. Uhuh. Ok. You're definitely just winding people up deliberately misunderstanding

Well we've Paddy,s in our family it's a lovely name.

I think this threads a bit Irish 🤭🤭

It’s not shocking but why can’t they just call him by his name?

Behave! 😆

Who cares?

My Irish husband doesn't. As I said, people being offended on behalf of others is tedious.

(Massively outing but) I have an irish parent and a child named Patrick who we sometimes call Paddy, and I STILL never realised that "having a paddie" was derogatory towards the Irish. Now that I know I would consider it offensive from people who knew what it meant. What your colleague said was even worse.

It's almost exclusively NON-Irish people who are offended by all this. Funny that isn't it?

That ‘joke’ is based on a historic stereotype, going back hundreds of years, that the Irish were imbeciles and savages, who thus benefitted from civilising colonisation by the British, and were responsible for their own starvation in the famine. All those anti Irish jokes are hugely offensive. And I’m Irish!!!

It's really not though....

Married to a Welshmen I've heard all the jokes here. Son lived abroad for a time, when he said he was Welsh, the sheep joke was top of the list.

There's something wrong with the English humour wise these days to be sure

So now you’re just going to be offended on principle? How will you no if they no it’s offensive?

You would have no issue being stereotyped as stupid? Or constantly denigrated by people from a country that oppressed and exploited your country for hundreds of years?

You're not Irish so it's not up to you to tell Irish people that they are not entitled to be fed up of the casual xenophobia from many British people.

Or metrolink 😂

Love how you have an Irish husband and now think you are a spokesperson for Irish people. Is your husband too thick to speak for himself and needs you to do it for him?

It’s not just English people that make this joke. The Welsh make it themselves too!

Yep this. ^ Some people just love to be offended. particularly on behalf of others! They make a career out of it. They write lots of complaint letters/emails/messages, blow a gasket, and break their pearls as they're clutching them so hard.

She's probably never thought it through

That first line.... I don't think they have an issue with it, no 😆

I meant no offense, so it's fine, with their rules 😉

You've missed all the posts from the Irish people saying they find it offensive.