...non True Irish impostors. Any real Celt would laugh since the Irish are the only people with a real sense of humor....and the thickest of skins.
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Fuck, I hate so many people in this country for being so fucking "offended" by everything.
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Kind of like they don't give a shit about all the fools over here who consider themselves Irish.
Granted, the memory of the "Black and Tan" have faded here in the US, where the term only means a type of beer drink. But it still has evil connotations in Ireland.
From the Irish Times:
The company [Nike] is presumably unaware of the historical connotations of the use of the term “Black and Tan” in this country.
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“I hope they don’t try to launch it here in Ireland or I’ll imagine they’ll lose a lot of their fans.” [quoting an Irish citizen in Ireland]
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There was a controversy over the use of the term “Black and Tan” as a flavour of ice-cream six years ago. The US ice-cream makers Ben & Jerry later apologised after bringing out a “Black and Tan” flavour ice-cream, even though the ice-cream was available only in the US market.
Link: Irish Times: Nike puts its foot in it with 'Black and Tan' sneaker
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They find Americans, especially fools like your typical NDN poster (who still think they have "cousins" there), quite comical and pathetic. And my generation there and younger are quite over the troubles. They won't buy the shoe because it looks like shit, not because of the name.
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At the bar I worked at a black and tan was Guinness and Bass. A half and half is Guinness and Harp.
The funny thing about Bass Ale is that I lived in London for five years and never ever saw it in any pub.
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