I find Racism absolutlet repulsive. I would like to explore this subject from two angles which i personally can view this Topic.
1. Being from Ireland, I live in a country much smaller than the majority of writers on this forum. Now although this may mean that I don't get to engage in the Fantastic City Life of the Americas or indeed of Britain, I do avail of living in a close Knit community which in comparison to the rest of the world at large is pretty unblemished. However, in recent years as communities, races and religions have started to intermingle I have come to notice a disturbing undercurrent in my direct enviroment. This somewhat old-fashioned traditional community has become lodged somewhere in the 50's and are by and large intolerant of new races.
With the large influx of "Eastern Europeans," asian people and indeed Africans many Irish people are completly ignorant and intolerant of other races entering our country. No doubt these people fail to recall the large numbers of Irish people who left Ireland throughout history to take refuge in America, England and Austrailia. Yet they easily recall the racism against them in such countries.
A hatred for the British is commonplace in modern Ireland as is a distaste for Polish, Lithuanian and Polish nationals. Now i must stress that this vulgar use of stereotypes, single-mindedness and indeed racial slurs is a characteristic of much les than 50% of our country. It is unfortunate that this section seems to be the younger contingent of our nation. I myself have been fortunate to have been raised by parents with a respect and tolerance for all races, largely thanks to my dad who has traveled everywhere and got along well with everyone.
At this stage i would like to put myself in the clear by saying my idols are Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Ricky Hatton (English.) And i also play poker every week with three polish dudes and a russian altho that could be viewed as me robbing them blind
On the flipside, i actually find plenty of stereotypes comin against me!!!!
Visited New York and Florida las year and all i got was "Oh jus don't start any fights." "Take it easy on the beer" "Do you want a drink." "What you dont Drink?!!!, But ur Irish!!!!
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