Is St. Paddy's Day Racist?

**Jester** · 03-02-2007, 01:23 PM

This past week I was walking around several stores, and I've seen products like hats, t-shirts, and greeting cards and noticed one common theme: glorification of the negative stereotypes of the drunken Irish person. Maybe it's because I've got some Irish heritiage that makes me get a bit bent because of this, but how many people actually know the story of Saint Patrick (I have to admit I really don't) and how many just celebrate as another reason to get plastered. If another "holiday' celebrated a negative racial stereotype, there'd be outrage, why are the Irish easy pickings?

03-02-2007, 01:23 PM	#1
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	Is St. Paddy's Day Racist? This past week I was walking around several stores, and I've seen products like hats, t-shirts, and greeting cards and noticed one common theme: glorification of the negative stereotypes of the drunken Irish person. Maybe it's because I've got some Irish heritiage that makes me get a bit bent because of this, but how many people actually know the story of Saint Patrick (I have to admit I really don't) and how many just celebrate as another reason to get plastered. If another "holiday' celebrated a negative racial stereotype, there'd be outrage, why are the Irish easy pickings? __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656