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The Complicated Comparison of Irish and Black Oppression
21:02 - 24:28 (03:25)
The comparison between Irish and Black oppression in America is complex and often used by modern racists to downplay the suffering of Black people. However, the experiences of the two groups cannot be equated or compared directly.
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The issue of whether or not the experiences of the Irish and black people in America are comparable is a complex one, with some modern racists using the Irish experience to deny the suffering of black people.
21:02 - 22:41 (01:38)
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The issue of whether or not the experiences of the Irish and black people in America are comparable is a complex one, with some modern racists using the Irish experience to deny the suffering of black people. However, whether someone was considered a member of a dangerous class or not had a lot to do with their racial identity.
ChapterThe Complicated Comparison of Irish and Black Oppression
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This is a transcript where the speaker talks about his experiences as a cisgendered heterosexual male, admiring women for their strength in childbirth and criticizes husbands saying we are pregnant.
22:41 - 24:28 (01:47)
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This is a transcript where the speaker talks about his experiences as a cisgendered heterosexual male, admiring women for their strength in childbirth and criticizes husbands saying we are pregnant. He also talks briefly about the unequal treatment of the Irish community in comparison to African Americans.