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[–] ichmagrum@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The one with the red hair, pale skin, red nose and ill-fitting clothes.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

wow i never thought about it like that.

[–] ichmagrum@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah ... but kind of obvious in hindsight, isn't it? The Irish were heavily discriminated back when the clowns came up with that costume. It's pretty much blackface, but aimed at the Irish.