Fassbender wins British Actor award

JONJO THE MISER

What the heck last time i checked Irish people were not British.
How can someone accept a award when there not from that country, Michael Fassbender how can you accept this award when you are Irish not British.

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0120/fassbenderm2.html

Chucky the tree

How is he Irish? His mother is from Antrim and his Dad is from Germany, he was also born in Germany.

CageWager

"When you are lying drunk at the airport you're Irish. When you win an Oscar you're British"

Brenda Fricker

Sindri

BRITS OUT!!!!




Ermm I mean Fassbender in???

CB19Kevo

Chucky the tree wrote: »

How is he Irish? His mother is from Antrim and his Dad is from Germany, he was also born in Germany.

He went to school in Killarney and is back regular enough.... So i would say he is Irish.

JupiterKid

Michael Fassbender is Irish - he's the great great grand nephew of Michael Collins. He's also one hunk of a man.

Just because he won a UK award doesn't mean that he is renouncing his Irishness. Calm down.

I remember when Bob Geldof was knighted by the Queen in the 80s for his Live Aid work and Maggie Thatcher called him "a true Brit with true grit." My mum was red with rage!:pac:

im invisible

Nice, another one we can claim as our own!

TheZohanS

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

What the heck last time i checked Irish people were not British.
How can someone accept a award when there not from that country, Michael Fassbender how can you accept this award when you are Irish not British.

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0120/fassbenderm2.html

We're all living in a former British colony here in Ireland; nothing we can do about it.

Cardinal Richelieu

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

What the heck last time i checked Irish people were not British.
How can someone accept a award when there not from that country, Michael Fassbender how can you accept this award when you are Irish not British.

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0120/fassbenderm2.html

His dad is German, his mom from NI and he was born in Germany.

Brendan Gleeson was nominated in the same category this year. Fassbender has won that award before in 2008 for Hunger.

Some *Irish* who claimed prizes over the years

Best British Director- Neil Jordan 1992 The Crying Game
Best British Sceenwriter- Neil Jordan 1992 The Crying Game
Best British Actor- Daniel Day Lewis(he changes from british to Irish when it suits some Irish fans) 1992 Last of the Mohicans
Best British Sceenwriter- Roddy Doyle 1993 The Snapper
British Newcomer of the year- Colin Farrell 2001 Tigerland
Best British Actor- Brendan Gleeson 1998 The General

We might has well string up the entire Irish film industry.

strobe

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

What the heck last time i checked Irish people were not British.
How can someone accept a award when there not from that country, Michael Fassbender how can you accept this award when you are Irish not British.

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0120/fassbenderm2.html

If you won the Brittish lotto would you say "nah, lads. Thanks and all, but I'm Irish."

Awards are good for actors. Good for their career innit? He's hardly going to turn it down. Something to put on the CV innit? Innit?

JONJO THE MISER

Yes and all traitors, why would you accept a british award when you are Irish.
Say what ye want, anyone who accepts a british award is a traitor, ignorance because these people who give the awards think Irish people are british, some cheek so anyone who accepts is accepted the sheer ignorance of it and denying there Irishness, it makes me sick.

JONJO THE MISER

Chucky the tree wrote: »

How is he Irish? His mother is from Antrim and his Dad is from Germany, he was also born in Germany.

And he was born and raised in Killarney check your facts buddy before you make a fool of yourself, oh nevermind i see where your posting from.

mikemac1

I guess OP then you've a serious issues with Sir Michael Terence Wogan from Limerick

Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) :cool:

im invisible

Ah yes, the Fassbenders of Killarney, i knew his grandfather

JONJO THE MISER

strobe wrote: »

If you won the Brittish lotto would you say "nah, lads. Thanks and all, but I'm Irish."

Awards are good for actors. Good for their career innit? He's hardly going to turn it down. Something to put on the CV innit? Innit?

How can i play the british lottery here in the republic?
Only lottery you can play here is the Irish lottery, innit.

JONJO THE MISER

im invisible wrote: »

Ah yes, the Fassbenders of Killarney, i knew his grandfather

Well yes if you are from the Kerry area, after world war 2 the Liebherr factory set up in Killarney and 3 hotels as well, the biggest employers in kerry are the German factory and hotels, and most of the original Germans who came over in the 50's settled in kerry, so next time check your facts before your spout crap.

mikemac1

And there were more who came over for Arndacrushna in the twenties

Many never left and Kerry is a good place to relocate

JONJO THE MISER

mikemac1 wrote: »

And there were more who came over for Arndacrushna in the twenties

Many never left and Kerry is a good place to relocate

Yes thank you im glad someone knows there history instead of looking up wikipedia.
Down here in Kerry we were all for the Germans getting here in WW2 beats having the brits over us and the Germans have shown us nothing but mutual respect.

Irish Guitarist

If you rearrange the letters of his name you get 'Fender bass'. Just thought I'd mention it.

Corholio

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

And he was born and raised in Killarney check your facts buddy before you make a fool of yourself, oh nevermind i see where your posting from.

Um no he wasn't...

strobe

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

How can i play the british lottery here in the republic?

You just have to wish really really hard.

JONJO THE MISER

strobe wrote: »

You just have to wish really really hard.

Why would i?
Im Irish and proud to be, would never look to britan for anything but of course i can understand the people on the east coast who are brits in all but name.

strobe

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Why would i?
Im Irish and proud to be, would never look to britan for anything but of course i can understand the people on the east coast who are brits in all but name.

But what about all the millions of pound sterling? If you don't want them can I have them? I'll have them. I'll have the fuck out of them.

Cavehill Red

Just leaving this here.

30Min

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Yes and all traitors, why would you accept a british award when you are Irish.
Say what ye want, anyone who accepts a british award is a traitor, ignorance because these people who give the awards think Irish people are british, some cheek so anyone who accepts is accepted the sheer ignorance of it and denying there Irishness, it makes me sick.

Crawl back into your hole ,you ignorant gob****e......and take a grammar book with you.

You don't speak for me. I'm Irish- CONGRATS MICHAEL FASSBENDER !!!!!!

JONJO THE MISER

30Min wrote: »

Crawl back into your hole ,you ignorant gob****e......and take a grammar book with you.

You don't speak for me. I'm Irish- CONGRATS MICHAEL FASSBENDER !!!!!!

What a surprise i dont speak for you seeing where your posting from:rolleyes:.

30Min

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

What a surprise i dont speak for you seeing where your posting from:rolleyes:.

Yeah- Ireland ???

Just because you are a backwards thinking, uneducated, bigot...don't take it out on Michael Fassbender.....or the entire East Coast.


God I hate dumbasses :mad:

corcaigh07

he's an irish-german who won a british award, have i missed something?

Chips Lovell

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Yes and all traitors, why would you accept a british award when you are Irish.
Say what ye want, anyone who accepts a british award is a traitor, ignorance because these people who give the awards think Irish people are british, some cheek so anyone who accepts is accepted the sheer ignorance of it and denying there Irishness, it makes me sick.

It's like I woke up in 1922 or something.

HalloweenJack

OP neglected to add that, for the film Shame, Michael has won awards based in Detroit, Florida, Houston, Vancouver and Venice. Surely, by the OP's logic, all these countries are claiming him as theirs and accepting them makes him some sort of Irish-German-British-American-Canadian-Italian multinational. Which one is he betraying then?

If you're still not happy with that, I'd be fairly certain the reason he was nominated for that award is because the film Shame was an entirely BRITISH production.

Anyway, you're logic is retarded. Please, go to the RTE link you posted and comment on there with the other gob****es who are getting offended about nothing.

mikemac1

You can say the OP neglected to state that but the British media have already claimed Fassbender as one of their own

the British actor

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2089162/Michael-Fassbender-appears-shirtless-W-magazine.html#comments

Third paragragh though I'm not quoting it all

shockwave

I couldnt care less tbh.

Bullseye1

As people have explained the man was born in Germany to an Irish Mother and German Father and was reared in Kerry. The man is Irish.

With regards to the award of Best British Actor I really don't see the problem. I don't get this insecurity some people have about who and where they come from. So what if the British Film give him such an award. It's not the British Embassey laying claim. Some people need to let it go.

I had not read that he is related to Michael Collins. Is that the case?

NinjaK

I think its pathetic the Brits claiming our actors as their own. Can they not still get over the fact the we are not British? Did they ever hear of the war of Independence? I think we need to educate them.

HalloweenJack

mikemac1 wrote: »

You can say the OP neglected to state that but the British media have already claimed Fassbender as one of their own


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2089162/Michael-Fassbender-appears-shirtless-W-magazine.html#comments

Third paragragh though I'm not quoting it all

Tbh, I wouldn't expect anything less from that overpriced toilet paper.

Alessandra

Yep doesn't surprise me, I've read this week 'British actor Gerard Butler'. I find it frankly offensive!

emeraldstar

Alessandra wrote: »

Yep doesn't surprise me, I've read this week 'British actor Gerard Butler'. I find it frankly offensive!

But he's Scottish?

Bullseye1

I know we consider ourselves not to be British but Ireland is described as being part of the British Isles:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles

Some media in the UK hark back to the Empire and fail to distinguish. But I really wouldn't get upset about this stuff. We have claimed Daniel Day Lewis who is an English Actor who happens to live in Ireland with his family and holds an Irish Passport.

Maybe because Michaels mother was born in Northern Ireland he holds duel passports. Why would this upset anyone? It probably helps with getting working visas in Hollywood.

Nodin

Bullseye1 wrote: »

I know we consider ourselves not to be British but Ireland is described as being part of the British Isles:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles

Some media in the UK hark back to the Empire and fail to distinguish. But I really wouldn't get upset about this stuff. We have claimed Daniel Day Lewis who is an English Actor who happens to live in Ireland with his family and holds an Irish Passport.

Maybe because Michaels mother was born in Northern Ireland he holds duel passports. Why would this upset anyone? It probably helps with getting working visas in Hollywood.

....key is in the bold bit there.

Temptamperu

I could not give a f**k where he comes from hes deadly in everything... although im not sure i wan to see his cock, I already feel inferior enough to him.

Nodin

Temptamperu wrote: »

I could not give a f**k where he comes from hes deadly in everything... although im not sure i wan to see his cock, I already feel inferior enough to him.

Him and Kevin Bacon. Always getting the langer out. Its no wonder women treat me as a sex object with that kind of slutty behaviour going on. We need more positive role models for lads...lads who keep their lads to themselves.

Aidric

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Yes and all traitors, why would you accept a british award when you are Irish.
Say what ye want, anyone who accepts a british award is a traitor, ignorance because these people who give the awards think Irish people are british, some cheek so anyone who accepts is accepted the sheer ignorance of it and denying there Irishness, it makes me sick.

Grow up.

Bullseye1

Nodin wrote: »

....key is in the bold bit there.

There are some on here who don't consider that enough especially when it comes to Eastern Europeans (outside the EU) who have came here paid their taxes and after 5-7 years they have gotten an Irish Passport and Citizenship.

We have alot of insecure people in this country.

mikemac1

Come to rural Ireland and you're a "blow in" unless you have family in the parish for three generations

Bullseye1

mikemac1 wrote: »

Come to rural Ireland and you're a "blow in" unless you have family in the parish for three generations

You never get rid of that tag

Benicetomonty

Its like a babys arm hanging out of a pram

branners69

Those of you slagging off Irish actors for accepting British awards do know we are part of the British Isles???

The British Isles are made up of the "islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles." -Wikipedia

So please stop highlighting your ignorance and just appreciate that we have some excellent actors!

Oranage2

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Yes and all traitors, why would you accept a british award when you are Irish.
Say what ye want, anyone who accepts a british award is a traitor, ignorance because these people who give the awards think Irish people are british, some cheek so anyone who accepts is accepted the sheer ignorance of it and denying there Irishness, it makes me sick.

Well wining the british one actually means something and is held in high regard unlike the irish one

"Oh look I won best Irish actor, I beat Deco off Faircity!"

DEFTLEFTHAND

He might win Best Irish actor at the prestigious IFTA awards, he's up against Barry from Fair City and an array of other heavyweights in the Irish film industry.

Micky Dolenz

30Min wrote: »

Crawl back into your hole ,you ignorant gob****e......and take a grammar book with you.

You don't speak for me. I'm Irish- CONGRATS MICHAEL FASSBENDER !!!!!!

Infracted, Spelling police and grammar Nazi's are not welcome.

30Min wrote: »

Yeah- Ireland ???

Just because you are a backwards thinking, uneducated, bigot...don't take it out on Michael Fassbender.....or the entire East Coast.


God I hate dumbasses :mad:

Banned.

Bullseye1

Micky sorry to take this off topic but is there a reason why some mods don't have bolded name text?