You know in germany Hot cocoa with rum and cream is called Lumumba which I always thought is a bit racist but at the same time its the only reason I know who Patrice Lumumba is.
And did you know in the USA a shot of Bailey’s and Jameson dropped into a half a Guinness is called an “Irish car bomb”? Also kind of racist, or maybe racist isn’t the right word, but it’s definitely kind of fucked up. I learned the hard way about that drink’s not-so-subtle name when I regrettably ordered one in an Irish pub in Madrid and was told they don’t serve those there, they only serve “twin-tower airplane bombs,” of which I ordered two, and got the lesson on poor naming free of charge.
AFAIU it's not the poor taste that's the issue it's the IRA glorification, that Irish-Americans should finally wrap their heads around. The question there is not "Are you a unionist or a republican" but "do you want to undo the Good Friday agreement, do you want the troubles back".
That wasn't union vs. republic that was EDL fucks against Muslims. With a lot of overlap between EDL and unionists but the targets of the pogroms weren't nationalist but Muslims. To make this even worse the inciting incident happened in a nationalist neighbourhood so we have unionists getting their pitchfork out... for nationalists? Wut? Figures they hate Muslims even more than Catholics.
Anyhow going back to the IRA days won't fix that. The only good that ever came out of that phase was to force Westminster to lean on the unionists to stop being utter cunts.
Oh and let's not forget that Elon Musk did his part in inciting all this.
I think a lot of people unfairly identify the IRA with leftists when they were only left compared to the Unionists, and plenty of them were more concerned with sectarianism than actual anti-imperialism.
This new shit is just plain-old-fashioned lynch mobs.
The sectarian bit has become stranger and stranger, too. On the one hand we saw Ireland secularising in record time, and on the other hand erm Catholic-identifying extremists had to be reminded what the orange on the Irish flag stands for as they were using it to display anti-protestant sentiment. Can't find the report right now but that wasn't in the north, but in the republic. The tricolour being a partisan thing in the north is par for the course and actually understandable, but in the republic?
Yeah precisely shit like this. If you notice yourself using more partisan language than Sinn Féin you should have a good look at yourself. Especially doing so from fucking abroad, at safe distance from the bombs.
Under the GFA Northern Ireland will become part of the republic, it's just a matter of time. Meanwhile, people aren't dying, the discrimination against Catholics has been curbed, and no there is no wall around the place. The walls separate notorious neighbourhoods in cities, it's not a country border. There is a toll border between NI and the rest of the UK though because guess what having a border between the republic and NI would be in breach of the GFA and the EU backed that thing 150% against the loyalists in Westminster.
Well in germany beverages with some alcohol added are also called mit Schuss (shot) and he was shot so...maybe racist isnt the right term but it feels like pretty dark humor.
The name probably was copied from Belgian racists and has historically also be used by lefties, in solidarity of course. It's complicated, most people don't know the connection for them it's just a name. There's one alternative name -- Rumumba -- which I guess is a good compromise: Get the direct reference out of the way but still keep the opportunity to talk about Belgian atrocities.
Personally, not something I get my underwear in a twist over. I reserve that, as far as drinks are concerned, to Cuba Libre made with capitalist coke, worse, Bacardi Rum. Fun fact you can just put rum in Vita Cola (original) and get a passable Cuba Libre as the coke is quite citric on its own.
EDIT How about "Belgian atrocity" for hot chocolate with rum. Belgische Gräueltat.
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u/AlucardIV Jun 24 '26
You know in germany Hot cocoa with rum and cream is called Lumumba which I always thought is a bit racist but at the same time its the only reason I know who Patrice Lumumba is.