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Paddykook, Paddykook
Tondalaya O'Malley writes:
I don't think you've the proper sensitivity toward the people of Ireland. What do you know about suffering, hunger, and desperation?
I used to know a lot about hunger and desperation, but then I got a job.
But if it makes you feel any better, there are plenty of suffering, hungry, desperate people right here in the U.S. of A. and I probably haven't "the proper sensitivity" toward them, either.
Anyhoo, the big honkin' bog-troll we lampooned doesn't look like she's missed many meals. It's not like the text read "Ha ha, her son was shot by the UDA" - that would be insensitive.
... in our desperation for a resolution to this crisis, can we really be blamed for civilian casualties?
Why yes, you can. I'll omit the five paragraphs of your self-righteous posturing - there really is no excuse, real or invented, that would make much difference to the people who've been killed.
I should probably make some wisecrack to keep the mood light, but I think I'll let it go at that.
In conclusion, I'd like to say that you really don't understand the troubles on this side of the Atlantic ...
In conclusion, you really need to get a clue. Shut your spud-hole and stay on your own "side of the Atlantic."
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Jack Tierney writes:
I really like your site, but that stuff about the Irish was way out of line.
Let me see here ...
The stuff about bestiality, transvestites,and birth defects is just hunky-dorey by you, but there's something inherently objectionable about making fun of the Irish?
I can't wait to hear the logic behind this.
Why do you feel the need to resort to racism to get a laugh?
Last time I looked, Irish people were white. This guy I knew, Sean O'Keefe, once mooned a car-load of my friends at the beach. Looked like a pair of big, bumpy marshmallows hanging out the window of a '68 Camaro. I've never seen anything that white before or since.
Depending on how sensitive you are about issues of race, it's somewhere between ludicrous and repulsive when white people start gushing about being "victims" of racial stereotyping. Honestly, that kind of talk should be restricted to pool halls, Klan rallies, and Tennessee.
But I think you're talking about nationalism: playing on stereotypes of green-wearing, whiskey-drinking, fight-losing, potato-eating leprechaun people. Guilty as charged. There are only so many ways to say, "Damn, that's one fat, ugly lady," and keep things fresh.
I'm not saying you should censor yourself, but maybe you could be more careful about the things you say.
Uhm ... could someone please explain the difference?
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Neil Calderwood writes:
... watch what you're saying about Ireland, the IRA and generally anything related to the subject.
Uhm ... why?
It's not like Tondalaya is going to sober up, get on a plane (BTW, Aer Lingus? Honestly!) and, like, do anything about it.
They aren't big ...
You need to take another look at that photo, Neil.
... they aren't clever ...
Duh! When we wanted to run you Brits out of the country, it took a couple years. They've been at it since Cromwell - blew up an entire friggin' hotel and couldn't manage to off one crusty old figurehead.
... and glorifying them does nothing but make you look like a d***head.
The words is "a**hole," Neil. There's a difference.
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