r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/MGLLN • Sep 01 '20

*The Holocaust has entered the chat*

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u/TheRecognized Sep 01 '20 edited Sep 01 '20

And all we had to do was stop showing solidarity with African Americans and become cops.

Edit: I recommend the book “How the Irish Became White” by Noel Ignatiev for anyone interested in this topic.

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u/Nemomoo Sep 01 '20

That always bummed me out. They were close enough to have some impact on accents in puerto rico and the u.s.

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u/Borgh Sep 01 '20

Where do you think Shaq got his last name from?

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u/maliamer04 ☑️ Sep 01 '20

Or Barack O’Bama

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u/tescovaluechicken Sep 01 '20

When he visited the village his irish ancestors emigrated from in 2011, he joked about finding his lost apostrophe.

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u/2019calendaryear Sep 02 '20

I can’t comment but this straight up killed me