re: #687 LudwigVanQuixote

I don’t like appropriating other people’s cultures. I don’t like seeing my own appropriated.

It is particularly an issue with certain lowbrow fundamentalist Christian types. There is always this undercurrent of them being the “real” children of Israel to contend with and that theme is never good for us.

On a lighter note. I don’t care for non Irish folks painting themselves green on St. Patrick’s day (I think it’s rude to Irish folks even if most Irish folks I know could care less) any more than I care for McBagles with sausage.

I see that sort of trivialization of cultures as degrading.

It honestly frustrates me more when people act like green beer or cheesy Irish t-shirts are what it means to celebrate Irish culture. It’s about enjoying good music, whiskey,beer, and having fun when push comes to shove. I made a real effort to learn Gaelic while I was there. I of course am piss poor with foreign language but I tried.