Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Peter Casey believes Travellers should not be recognised as an ethnic minority

16970727475333

Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    Debussy wrote: »
    No. Racism = power and privilege. Travellers are white and as such cannot not claim to experience racism.

    True. This is a fact. They are white skinned and benefit from white supremacy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,691 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Hitman3000 wrote: »
    Ethnicity and race are not the same thing.

    From the UN:

    the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin that has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭vonlars


    I live in a small town of 2000 people, which is renowned as a stopping off point for travellers. We have some trouble with them, but 99% of the time they come and go without incident.

    So tell us, how many settled people where 'killed' that made yer man sure they were coming back to kill him, so he used the ultimate sanction as they left the scene?

    I have no doubt they were up to no good btw.

    Are you for fcuking real?

    How would you like to be an elderly man, living alone after being robbed numerous times by this animal? Would you not be scared they were going to come back in the middle of the night?

    Go and have a quick google for yourself. See the fear they put into people. You have no doubt they were up to no good, but sure that's grand. Let them at it, it is their culture after all :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,652 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    I live in a small town of 2000 people, which is renowned as a stopping off point for travellers. We have some trouble with them, but 99% of the time they come and go without incident.

    So tell us, how many settled people where 'killed' that made yer man sure they were coming back to kill him, so he used the ultimate sanction as they left the scene?

    I have no doubt they were up to no good btw.

    How praytell would you get stats on settled people murdered by travellers?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,737 ✭✭✭Yer Da sells Avon


    JeffKenna wrote: »
    I think you're very out of touch with reality if you believe that.

    That's an odd response to someone who suggested agreeing to disagree.


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭vonlars


    From the UN:

    the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin that has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.

    Their ethnic origin is Irish. Their genes are Irish.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,691 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    JeffKenna wrote: »
    How praytell would you get stats on settled people murdered by travellers?

    Well you should know... you claimed he was 'sure' they were coming back to kill him.

    How was he 'sure'?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,059 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Paging Paul McGrath


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    Debussy wrote:
    And what coulour are Irish people? Oh yeah, white.


    There are several race types of Irish, predominantly Caucasian which travellers are part of whether they wish to admit it or not.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,691 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    vonlars wrote: »
    Are you for fcuking real?

    How would you like to be an elderly man, living alone after being robbed numerous times by this animal? Would you not be scared they were going to come back in the middle of the night?

    Go and have a quick google for yourself. See the fear they put into people. You have no doubt they were up to no good, but sure that's grand. Let them at it, it is their culture after all :rolleyes:

    Any criminal will put the fear into people.
    Are there criminals preying on the old in settled communities? Why, yes there are.


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    From the UN:

    the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin that has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.

    Race is a biological thing. Bone density, hair growth pattern, facial features, Skull size, health issues etc.

    Travellers like most native Europeans are classified Causcoid. Skin tones vary across the race, Most Middle Easterners and Indians are also caucasian.

    An ethnic group within a race is a different thing and it's true of course that ethnic groups can experience discrimination.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    Hitman3000 wrote: »
    Ethnicity and race are not the same thing.

    They're no more a separate ethnic group than people from leitrim


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,218 ✭✭✭✭Bannasidhe


    Debussy wrote: »
    And what coulour are Irish people? Oh yeah, white.

    Not all of them.
    Irish people come in variety of colours. Just ask Paul McGrath. Or Simon Zebo.
    A study carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons and the University of Edinburgh revealed last month that that Irish Travellers emerged as a distinct ethnic group long before the Great Famine. The study found that while Travellers originally descended from the general Irish population, they are now very distinct from it.

    The research suggests that Traveller origins may in fact date as far back as 420 years to 1597, while the author of the study said travellers are today more genetically different from the settled Irish as are the Spanish.
    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/q-a-what-does-ethnic-recognition-mean-for-irish-travellers-1.2993526


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭DavidLyons_


    DChancer wrote: »
    Really enjoyed listening to this racist egomaniac buffoon squirm and whine on today's Radio 1 news.
    Still spouting his vicious bile while at the same time trying to play the victim.
    Few things more enjoyable than the sight of a pig roasting in its own juices lol
    Wow
    What a stupid statement.
    I mean so stupid it defies belief
    Wow
    What a stupid statement.
    I mean so stupid it defies belief.

    The were assigned special “ethnic” status despite the wishes of a large portion of the population. They aren’t recognised as a separate race.

    Their fellow, white Irish people are not subjecting them to racism when they object to their criminal, anti-social, degenerate “culture”.

    Some real morons riding around on their high horses accusing the man in the wrong of being racist for stating facts.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭MrMusician18


    Any criminal will put the fear into people.
    Are there criminals preying on the old in settled communities? Why, yes there are.

    The question is are there proportionally more or less criminals in the travelling community, than the remainder of the population?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,691 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    They're no more a separate ethnic group than people from leitrim

    Travellers are now as genetically different from the settled Irish as are the Spanish, he said. And if the small Traveller population is taken into account, they are still as different from the Irish as are the Scots.

    “Travellers cluster with the Irish but they are very definitely distinct from the Irish. There is a considerable genetic distance between them.”

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/travellers-as-genetically-different-from-settled-irish-as-spanish-1.2969515

    If you are going to debate this please please educate yourself?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    nice_guy80 wrote:
    They're no more a separate ethnic group than people from leitrim


    They are a separate ethnicity as they have their own culture and the older generation had their own language" Cant", I doubt the younger generations can speak it but despite the racism card constantly being played they are Caucasian Irish and it ain't racist to point out the issues with these members of our nation.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    If you are going to debate this please please educate yourself?


    Are you going to ignore the culture of intermarrying and the effect it has on the gene pool of a core group?


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Is this the 'plague' that keeps being referred to? Travellers killing members of the settled community? Is that what makes you so sure 'he was coming back to KILL him'?

    I'm away off to Google to find the stats on travellers KILLING settled people. How many instances do you think I will find? :rolleyes:

    Put this one on your list of stats. This scum doesn’t deserve to be part of the human race.

    https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.independent.ie/irish-news/jury-convicts-man-of-raping-and-murdering-schoolgirl-17-26083869.html

    Then google his address and surname to see what the rest of his family are like.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,691 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    The question is are there proportionally more or less criminals in the travelling community, than the remainder of the population?

    As a ratio, yes, of course there would be.
    But there are reasons for that. (Not excuses, before the fulminators start the fulminating.) Reasons, which would be similar to high crime levels among other discriminated and oppressed groups around the world.


  • Advertisement
  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    They're no more a separate ethnic group than people from leitrim

    But I am special :(





    :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,691 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Put this one on your list of stats. This scum doesn’t deserve to be part of the human race.

    https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.independent.ie/irish-news/jury-convicts-man-of-raping-and-murdering-schoolgirl-17-26083869.html

    Then google his address and surname to see what the rest of his family are like.

    Ah, can we have a game of cherrypicking settled versus traveller crime? Is that going to add anything to the debate do you think?
    We will try and outdo one another in depravity and violence...eh?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    Hitman3000 wrote: »
    Are you going to ignore the culture of intermarrying and the effect it has on the gene pool of a core group?

    Innit funny how come it's never mentioned why they are genetically different?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭MrMusician18


    As a ratio, yes, of course there would be.
    But there are reasons for that. (Not excuses, before the fulminators start the fulminating.) Reasons, which would be similar to high crime levels among other discriminated and oppressed groups around the world.

    Is the animal abuse and sulky racing on the N20 a result of discrimination too?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,077 ✭✭✭KrustyUCC


    It's their culture

    Doesn't matter how many lives they put at risk that day the race was going ahead


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Ah, can we have a game of cherrypicking settled versus traveller crime? Is that going to add anything to the debate do you think?
    We will try and outdo one another in depravity and violence...eh?

    What the **** is your problem? Did you or did you not say you were off to find stats on travelers killing settles people?

    Just a poor schoolgirl raped and murdered but you couldn’t even acknowledge a heinous crime.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    wexie wrote:
    Innit funny how come it's never mentioned why they are genetically different?


    It is mentioned, but ignored. I believe after the status was conferred six months later the results of a DNA study was released to explain the difference. No different than what you would get on the Arran Islands in no new blood was introduced.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,251 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Nobody has yet come on here and explained how his comments are racist.
    I don't believe they can but I'm still here waiting.
    Come on now lads.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,652 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    Ah, can we have a game of cherrypicking settled versus traveller crime? Is that going to add anything to the debate do you think?
    We will try and outdo one another in depravity and violence...eh?

    You're the one claiming travellers don't kill settled people. What about Paddy Lyons?


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    JeffKenna wrote: »
    You're the one claiming travellers don't kill settled people. What about Paddy Lyons?

    That's how this works as far as some are concerned they see no evil hear no evil when it comes to the travellers.

    It's always an answer for why they are right, the virtue signalling doesn't allow for any compromise as they are rigtheous and the rest are just racisits.


This discussion has been closed.
Advertisement