As We celebrate St. Patrick's Day, here is something to think about:
St. Patty's Day celebrates being Irish, but Americans used to be prejudice and racist against Irish Americans. They called them "violent and subhuman".
My point of all of this is that 52 Million Americans have Irish blood. The ancestors of the very people who don't want to talk about racism and are making laws to prevent discussing and teaching about it, were stereotyped and the target of prejudice just 120 years ago.
- In the 1880's native-born Americans censured Irish immigrants for their impoverished state and demeanor, alleged slothfulness and lack of restraint, their penchant for over-drinking, their adherence to the Catholic faith, and their potential for engaging in criminal activity and group violence.
- The critics of the Irish evaluated their character by observing their physical appearance, utilizing both linguistic and visual methods.
Let's eradicate Racism in the future of America by educating our kids about our past.