Why? Because morbid curiosity often trumps common sense.
Behold this offering from Salon:
How did Irish-Americans get so disgusting? http://t.co/4XFsA37nn9 via @andohehir
— Salon (@Salon) March 15, 2014
Nice headline, guys.
https://twitter.com/mcmoynihan/status/444894882923315201
Writer Andrew O’Hehir is proud of his Irish heritage, “up to a point.” But mostly, he’s repulsed:
On one hand, Irishness is a nonspecific global brand of pseudo-old pubs, watered-down Guinness, “Celtic” tattoos and vague New Age spirituality, designed to make white people feel faintly cool without doing any of the hard work of actually learning anything. On the other, it’s Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Pat Buchanan and Rep. Peter King, Long Island’s longtime Republican congressman (and IRA supporter), consistently representing the most stereotypical grade of racist, xenophobic, small-minded, right-wing Irish-American intolerance. When you think of the face of white rage in America, it belongs to a red-faced Irish dude on Fox News.
Naturally, O’Hehir cites fellow race-obsessive Joan Walsh’s book “What’s the Matter with White People” to support his argument that over time, Irish Americans have “drifted rightward through the Democratic Party and then out the other side into Archie Bunker-land.” And now, Irish Americans are blind to the fact that they’re trapped in “the prison of whiteness.”
O’Hehir’s pretty damn proud of himself.
Thanks! And yeah RT @lisa_hale: @andohehir the article is truly excellent & you're about to be avalanched by white tears over the headline.
— Andrew O'Hehir (@andohehir) March 15, 2014
“White tears”? More like well-deserved smacks:
Substitute the word "Irish" with "African" and you got yourself a race riot, @salon. #AcceptableBigotry http://t.co/qtA69xDL0a
— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) March 15, 2014
Change Irish to black & watch the firestorm ensue RT @EdMorrissey: No, Salon is. RT @michaelbd: Is this a joke? http://t.co/PjAtRcNR0I
— #DeplorableMe (@JCinQC) March 15, 2014
Imagine Fox asking when Hispanics got disgusting http://t.co/DMKkZCcZve
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) March 15, 2014
O’Hehir probably imagines that all the time, what with Fox News harboring all those angry, racist Irish American guys.
Who approved this? RT @Salon: How did Irish-Americans get so disgusting? http://t.co/TG5X9WdJhm via @andohehir
— Jared Wade (@Jared_Wade) March 15, 2014
the last line …jeez RT @sunnyright: Salon, everyone http://t.co/xj4QgxHmSd"
— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) March 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/WindyCityRockr/status/444885464340639744
.@mcmoynihan @tomgara When did it become fashionable to be racist against the Irish again?
Did I miss a meeting?
— Remulak MoxArgon: Intergalactic Overlord? (@moxargon) March 15, 2014
Most of my ancestors came over b/c of the famine w/o a penny to their name. So a hearty f-off to your ignorance Salon http://t.co/3LbMNFs3GE
— Gerry (@GerryDales) March 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/michaelbd/status/444896969665024000
Yeah, @salon has really gone off the deep end now. http://t.co/CyaGifnQF7
— Latin X (@RealLatinX) March 15, 2014
I often wonder how @Salon manages to top its ridiculousness week after week. http://t.co/n5zvW269pk
— Kat (@DogwoodtiredKat) March 15, 2014
I've never been a big fan of http://t.co/9DU1zC58dc to begin with, but that Irish Americans story might be the last straw.
— Dr. Robert Greene II (@robgreeneII) March 15, 2014
This is among the worst of all the garbage spewed out by Paragon of Tolerance @Salon. Just awful writing. http://t.co/qtA69xDL0a
— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) March 15, 2014
It’s truly terrible.
https://twitter.com/michaelbd/status/444894872542392320
The answer?
No, Salon is. RT @michaelbd: Is this a joke? http://t.co/OYXEJ4ypf0
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) March 15, 2014
Nailed it.
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