He’s got a “white guys are persecuted” complex because people call him out for abusing gays, trans people, women and minorities. He’s comparing that to the not-very-effective anti-Irish prejudice in the 19th century. Unlike the murderous attacks on Black Americans and Chinese immigrants, it was never ensrined in law and was largely ignored: Irish people could vote, marry who they wanted to, own property, run businesses and hold political office. The main sources of anti-Irish animusat the time were the Know Nothing party and its friends in the KKK. Both hated the Irish for being Catholic.
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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Is this dude schizophrenic or something? What the fuck does he mean “Irish only apply”?
futatorius@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
The irony that he is mad about woke when irish people were also shit fury on.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Historically Irish people were hated in the US and you would often find “No Irish” on job postings
It is used as a substitute for minority in the CEO’s context