On an NPR show recently, they were talking to a woman who hosts a party every year on St. Pat’s Day – the theme is “Come dressed as your favorite Irish stereotype”. I have been trying to imagine what I would wear.
My costume would easy, since I already have red hair and little to no skin pigment. All I have to do is throw on a scally cap and a leather jacket, and I can go as “South Boston Sully.”
I would probably go as a maid. I already have the costume. And it’s in my blood – one of my great-great-aunts was head maid in the White House (Celia? Delia? can’t remember).
And deservedly so. It would be the equivalent of attending a Kwanzaa party dressed as a Confederate soldier. But I could always say that I was a double agent, selling out my own side because I secretly believed in the noble cause of Irish independence. Of course, I don’t think I’d have time to explain that…
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They recently had a similar event in Portland, and there were some mighty tasty beverages there.
On an NPR show recently, they were talking to a woman who hosts a party every year on St. Pat’s Day – the theme is “Come dressed as your favorite Irish stereotype”. I have been trying to imagine what I would wear.
My costume would easy, since I already have red hair and little to no skin pigment. All I have to do is throw on a scally cap and a leather jacket, and I can go as “South Boston Sully.”
I would probably go as a maid. I already have the costume. And it’s in my blood – one of my great-great-aunts was head maid in the White House (Celia? Delia? can’t remember).
Since I have more Anglo-Saxon blood than Irish blood, I think I’d go dressed as a Black and Tan.
Dressing as a Black and Tan on St. Patrick’s Day, in a town with as many Irish expats as this one, is a fantastic way to get your ass kicked.
And deservedly so. It would be the equivalent of attending a Kwanzaa party dressed as a Confederate soldier. But I could always say that I was a double agent, selling out my own side because I secretly believed in the noble cause of Irish independence. Of course, I don’t think I’d have time to explain that…
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