Incest / Taboo question

[XerXesXu]

Uh... I've heard the phrase "black Irish" since like forever. I don't know if or how it's related to what you're talking about, but it's out there.

You're also probably familiar with the lyric, ' One less White nigger,' from Oliver's (Cromwell) Army.

 

[ColinPiper]

Geographical location = Central London.
There were never any signs saying 'No Blacks, No dogs, No Irish." I know, I was there. I lived through that whole myth.
I would know how common an Irish/English relationship is, wouldn't I?

Well, central London is not Kilburn, Cricklewood or Holloway Road, but a quick check does show a somewhat questionable attribution to that sign - so I stand corrected (probably).

The identifying as black on official forms however sounds more like a personal anecdote rather than a general consensus/recommendation.

 

[XerXesXu]

Well, central London is not Kilburn, Cricklewood or Holloway Road, but a quick check does show a somewhat questionable attribution to that sign - so I stand corrected (probably).

The identifying as black on official forms however sounds more like a personal anecdote rather than a general consensus/recommendation.

My teen girlfriend was Irish and lived in Gospel Oak, so I did get out a bit.

No. This was back in the days when the form only offered Male/Female, not - is it 123 gender identities now? I'm not sure whether cat, mushroom and buttercup are considered gender or racial identities. Then it was much simpler, you were black or white. The post-modern deconstructionist advised that Irish people should identify as Black when completing these forms, which I did for various charities I was associated with. Charities have always been very 'right-on', so we just laughed and did as they (and their relevant funders) asked.

That's how it all began.

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

Uh... I've heard the phrase "black Irish" since like forever. I don't know if or how it's related to what you're talking about, but it's out there.

In the 21st Century, the term Black Irish refers to Black people in Ireland – people of African or other Black heritage living in Ireland, raised in Ireland, or whose families now hail from Ireland. "Black Irish" is an officially recognised term used by the Irish government every 5 years during the census.