My immigrant husband's white priviledge (speaking of St. Paddy's Day)

[Dream Girl]

I'm African American and my husband is white, born and raised in Ireland. Although he's been in the US 30 years, his Irish accent is as thick as the day he stepped off the plane. Wherever we go, he is always welcomed and embraced by white Americans. I can't even count the number of white folks who tell him about their great, great grandmother or other random distant ancestor from Limerick or Cork or Galway. He gets love everywhere he goes. And he milks it too. It gets him business. He has a Celtic knot on his business card and a shamrock on his truck. He will even go to meet potential clients about big jobs wearing one of his his green polo shirts. No wonder he's never lost his accent...people think it's cute and charming (full disclosure, me included.) I don't think anyone would ever attack him about stealing jobs or demand that he "get out of my country. The positive treatment he has received from American whites has always bugged me. The same people who would chant "build the wall!" would slap him on the back and welcome him into their brotherhood. We know what that's all about.

[msongs]

1. Irish immigrants used to be slapped in the face, beat up and killed. times have changed for them nt

[Dream Girl]

3. Yes, that was a long time ago. Now anyone with white skin is presumed to be American

[cwydro]

2. There is no "St. Patty's day. If you want to abbreviate it, it's "St. Paddy's"

Anyone Irish will tell you so in a heartbeat.

[Dream Girl]

5. You are right..I knew it felt weird typing that. I'll see if I can change it

[cwydro]

11. Much better!

[Else You Are Mad]

4. I wouldn't post that information.

We don't know how far ICE will go, by you posting it here, you could have put the nephew on their radar.

[hurple]

6. I'm mostly Native American

When I run into a trumpinista I've been telling them to get out of *MY* country, to go back to Europe where they belong! We were better off before you dirty, unbathed, peasants brought STDs to this country, I always add, just to tweak them a little more.

[yuiyoshida]

7. Hey :)

I am part Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander, though I was born in San Francisco. Never been to Hawaii, but I want to go. If they want to deport me, I would happily go back to Hawaii but I know since I am also part Japanese, they will probably send me to BUM FUCK CHINA...because that's were all "Slants" will be sent. Mark my words...

[pansypoo53219]

12. call them savages. because its true.

[jmg257]

8. He's been undocumented for 30 years?? Wow! I would keep that hush-hush.

[Dream Girl]

10. Not my husband! He is a legal resident and I have been on his case for years to apply for citiznship

This last go round with Trump has him almost there. Hopefully he can get that done this year? Our son will be getting his Irish passport in the next 6 weeks so so. When I went to the Irish consulate, they said they were back logged due to a sudden rush in applicants. Wonder why?

[KatyMan]

9. Here's an example...

I'm a white male, 50, and we live in a nice area (the proverbial cheapest house in the best neighborhood thing). I drive a 2010 Mustang and was heading down a pretty major road on our area with a speed limit of 35 (if you go 35 on this road you will be run over). So I'm going down the road and driving too fast (even though I don't have a lead foot) when I see a sheriff up ahead and I knew he bagged me, and he did. I pulled over even before he put his lights on. He told me I was doing 52 in a 35, asked for my license and insurance and came back a minute later with a warning. Almost 20mph over the limit, and he gave me a warning. I felt very white and slightly ashamed.
Now what if I was Black? or Hispanic?