Irish America magazine - April/May '05 issue: Maureen O'Hara, Sebastian Barry, Mel Gibson, Colm Meaney, Jennifer Anderson, Peter Gallagher, Bridget Moynahan, Irish Team Win The Yukon Arctic Ultra, John C. McGinley, Liam Neeson
Somewhere between Valentine’s Day and Saint Patrick’s Day, I
cannot help but reflect once again on the terrible burden of being of
Irish “distraction.”
We are all, to some extent, stereotyped by ethnic group. If you happen to be Chinese, many people
assume you’re good at math and handle a mean ping pong paddle. If you’re Italian, you have to keep
listening to the sort of Godfather jokes that once got Ronald Reagan into a little trouble. Now if
you happen to be Irish – well I don’t have to remind you of the cruel stereotypes that have haunted
the Irish for centuries. Supposedly, we Irish are all spectacular lovers.
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