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I guess I shouldn't let it bother me, but another Lemming called me a mutt and insinuated I was trash for being Irish by dna
(lemmy.world)
All I did was mention that I was mostly Scottish and Irish by dna. I didn’t even mention being part English and Welsh, too. Another reader saw my comment and decided to call me a “mutt” for being born in America. He also tried to insinuate I was worth less than him because he says he is English by dna. It really bothers me when someone reaches out to bully a stranger online, assuming he is superior to that other user. I added a screenshot so people can see one of the supremacy comments this guy made.
I’d honestly like to meet this person and see what he looks like. I’m curious to know the face behind the supremacy act on this guy.
You’re being (rightfully imo) downvoted because living in Ireland for a few years doesn’t change your heritage. Moving to Japan gives you some insight, sure, but you wouldn’t expect us to believe it gives you Japanese heritage.
That said, belonging is decided by the group, not the individual. If Irish people genuinely think of you as culturally Irish, then that’s what you are.
So if a Japanese American applied for a scholarship that was only available to people of Japanese heritage, you would deny it to them because they were not born and raised in Japan? I disagree. The same sense should be applied to European Americans. We don’t deserve to be stripped of our heritage just because we are also American. A lot of the culture that goes along with Irish Americans has transcended from Ireland and the ancestors who lived in it their whole lives. You wouldn’t just put a label on me that says “American” and tell me my heritage is the same as the Americans who are participating in Mexican folklorico dances with traditional Mexican heritage dresses, and authentic mariachi bands, would you? I think it’s unfair to tell Americans that they are “just Americans”. Americans are so much more than that, and the word “American” doesn’t need to replace the culture with which we were raised and influenced.
Modern day Ireland and modern day America couldn't be more different. Back in the early 1700s you could claim they were similar, but these days they are so far apart.
I would, and do, put a label on everyone from USA that calls them American. LeBron is an American, you are an American, Ken Yong is American. You're all American. Nothing more. American. American. American.
Your culture is so different from anything in Europe, there is no comparison. It's American culture.
It'll be a cold day in hell before any European recognises an American LARPing as one of them.