Professor David McGrath Won't Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Because It's Not Inclusive Enough

(Chicago Tribune)–When I told them I didn’t sense that Nick had been drinking, Grandpa said I might be a big-shot headed to high school, but I had a lot to learn about people in the real world, meaning all the Lugans, Moskols (Russians), Dogans (Irish), Bohunks (Bohemians), Jews and Murzyns (African-Americans), among others.

This story with my grandparents is one I shared with my own children years later when they asked, while donning their green shamrocks, derbies and bonnets for school on March 17, why Dad doesn’t celebrate St. Patrick’s day.

I’ve seen obsessive preoccupation with ethnic origins translate into illusions of ethnic preference or superiority, especially in the city of Chicago, where implementing such thinking in everyday commerce, from real estate transactions to political and private employee hiring, has prevailed. 

But schools, for example, could have a “mosaic” celebration, inviting all children to wear the colors corresponding to their own heritage. Rest assured, St. Paddy wouldn’t mind.

Chicago and other cities could do the same, hosting an All-Ethnic St. Patrick’s Day Parade, led by an Irish band but followed by floats representing every neighborhood, from Little Village in South Lawndale, to Little Italy on the Near West Side.

And, yes, critics may bemoan the “burden” of political correctness, but only if they ignore the more enormous cruelties of a nation divided.

Alright, well let me start by saying:

This is the political correctness that drives everyone insane. And you’ll never guess this guy’s profession…COLLEGE PROFESSOR. Well…at Colleg of DuPage which is kind of like calling yourself a head chef at McDonalds. Which probably explains why his arguments are so weak. He wants to change St Patrick’s Day to be a multi-cultural celebration because his Polish grandparents were racist? Buddy…what? That’s not how this works. All of those other nationalities already have days where they get celebrated. Polaski day was like last week. You know why nobody cares? Because those holidays suck. Your grandparents and their peers did a shitty job with their day and the Irish didn’t. Now it’s a party. And it’s a party for everyone. There is literally the saying “Everyone is Irish on St Patrick’s Day”. That means your racist Polak grandparents, Lugans, Moskols, and whatever other slang hate speech they were spewing at you in your formative years are invited. I don’t want to rag on this guy’s grandparents too hard for being racist though. You know why? Because all of our grandparents were racist. Another thing that bonds us on the Eve of this great holiday. So let’s share some pints, spread some cheer, and remember that St Patrick’s Day is for everyone. Doesn’t matter if you’re black, white, hispanic, or even Asian…anyone can get arrested for public intoxication in the name of Saint Patrick

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