Question for the Irish
So, elsewhere, someone makes a joke after someone confuses Anthony Kennedy with Ted Kennedy:
"they're both kennedy's and both of irish origin so it's safe to say they're both drunks, Ted is just the sloppy one"
Me:
"that's a spectacular piece of racism, really impressive".
Him:
"oh boo hoo, leave the race card (for a race you don't even belong to) in the overhead compartment, the irish will be the first to make those jokes"
(Ha ha, he didn't know I am Irish)
Me:
"there's a big difference between people making fun of themselves and other people doing it"
(e.g. Jews can make jokes about being cheap, but it's not ok for non-Jews to make them about us)
Him:
"There's a reason there's no Irish Anti-Defamation League. Unlike whiny Jewish liberals, the Irish have a sense of humor.
Must come from knowing when to take a drink and let things go."
So, what do you think? Aside from him being an asshole.
Not, of course, that it's the hugest thing in the world: simply that I thought it was tasteless and inappropriate.
"they're both kennedy's and both of irish origin so it's safe to say they're both drunks, Ted is just the sloppy one"
Me:
"that's a spectacular piece of racism, really impressive".
Him:
"oh boo hoo, leave the race card (for a race you don't even belong to) in the overhead compartment, the irish will be the first to make those jokes"
(Ha ha, he didn't know I am Irish)
Me:
"there's a big difference between people making fun of themselves and other people doing it"
(e.g. Jews can make jokes about being cheap, but it's not ok for non-Jews to make them about us)
Him:
"There's a reason there's no Irish Anti-Defamation League. Unlike whiny Jewish liberals, the Irish have a sense of humor.
Must come from knowing when to take a drink and let things go."
So, what do you think? Aside from him being an asshole.
Not, of course, that it's the hugest thing in the world: simply that I thought it was tasteless and inappropriate.