# "Tyranny of the Minority"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyranny-of-the-minority/144582>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 23, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyranny-of-the-minority/144582 "2002-12-23T20:17:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Sinful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Sinful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinful)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyranny-of-the-minority/144582/1 "2002-12-23T20:17:12Z")

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BET, yet no WET. Black History Month, but no White History Month. Puerto Rican Day parade, but no White Day Parade.

Trust me I dont hate these people. I just dont know why I’m considered racist for being proud of my Irish, white descent and they’re not for being proud of their African, black descent or Hispanic, dark-skinned descent.

Can anyone give me an answer?

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**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyranny-of-the-minority/144582/2 "2002-12-23T20:18:12Z")

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Umm… St. Patrick’s Day?

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**Author:** ![Ivar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ivar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivar)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyranny-of-the-minority/144582/3 "2002-12-23T20:19:03Z")

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I’m not touching this one…

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**Author:** ![evilhanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@evilhanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilhanz)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyranny-of-the-minority/144582/4 "2002-12-23T20:29:21Z")

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Is that tarpal?

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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyranny-of-the-minority/144582/5 "2002-12-23T20:35:41Z")

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Er, I’m proud of my white, British (and Canadian) descent, and I’ve never been called racist… perhaps you just go about it the wrong way? If, for example, you say “I’m Irish, therefore I’m better than you.” That’s different than saying “I love being Irish!”

Just a thought.

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**Author:** ![xicanorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a88e57/32.png) [@xicanorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xicanorex)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyranny-of-the-minority/144582/6 "2002-12-23T20:42:45Z")

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This post will last a nano second in the GQ, but what the hey! 😉

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> \*Originally posted by Sinful \*  
> **BET, yet no WET.**

There are several radio and tv programs with . …uh . .WET type of programing.

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> I just dont know why I’m considered racist for being proud of my Irish, white descent

I second the answer: Ever heard of St. Patrick’s Day.

Also, in Texas at least, we have celebrations for German, Chezch culture, etc.

XicanoreX

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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyranny-of-the-minority/144582/7 "2002-12-23T22:32:29Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Sinful \*  
> \*\*Can anyone give me an answer? \*\*

Do you have a question? One that has a possible factual answer? I thought not. I’m sure the helpful mods will be along shortly to move this to a more appropriate forum.

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyranny-of-the-minority/144582/8 "2002-12-23T22:44:59Z")

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**Moderator’s Note:** Actually, I think I’m just going to close it.

**Sinful** , please read the forum descriptions more carefully.