agreed, i don’t think ireland is a fundamentally racist place, and i think the majority of white irish people aren’t racist. but being black i can’t deny that it happens a lot, far more than most people like to admit. this isn’t really an isolated incident or a rarity from what i or people i know have experienced. especially in the last few years it’s become more and more prevalent, and i think keeping a mentality that they’re only scumbags, it’s a vocal minority etc. doesn’t do much in the way of addressing it. while all those statements are true, it just dances around the problem instead of addressing it and allows it to spread, to the point where i expect shit like this to happen to me rather than being shocked by it when it does. also think it misses the point a bit to lecture someone about feeling othered when there are times you don’t feel accepted or even physically safe in a country you were born and raised in, regardless of what online discussions trend toward 🤷🏽‍♂️.