Can You Feel The Love Today?

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This morning.

Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2.

Staff from the Irish Network Against Racism joined with cast and crew from Disney’s The Lion King and Stephen Faloon (white beard), Manager at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre to show their support for INAR’s Love Not Hate campaign. Some of the cast  were subjected to racist and homophobic abuse after a performance on January 28.

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

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13 thoughts on “Can You Feel The Love Today?

  1. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

    I was walking down the Liffey with my partner at the time, a little grey tracksuited dose trying to show off to his friends came up actually trying to get a selfie while shouting she likes black cock, it wasn’t what he was shouting after he was dangled over the Liffey by his ankles,
    they should all be thrown into the sea, ignorant tossers.

    1. Hank

      First you’re chasing the little scrotes down the street when they’re banging on your door, waking the baby and now you’re dangling them over the Liffey by their ankles.
      Remind me never to mess with you Janet!
      The skangerbuster.
      Who you gonna call??

    2. SOQ

      Yes Janet, that is what is called the death by a thousand cuts, the daily nicks and scratches rather than an outright assault, Over a sustained period, that can be more harmful than a physical attack, but I think the key is to not let it get in on you. Do not take the hate on board, which is easier said than done- but still good advice.

      I am very wary of professional victimhood however as that becomes a self for filling prophesy where your entire identity becomes your race, gender or sexuality. To took me a long time to learn that if you really consider yourself to be equal- and act it- other people will by and large take you at your word.

      Personally I love people who are so such big characters that whatever their minority status is, it becomes an also ran. One of these is The Black Paddy on TikTok. He’s mad- and does the most outrageous things- so that despite his name, his skin colour is one of the last things you ever think of. Hidden in plain sight if you like and, what is more interesting is that rarely if ever will there be any negative colour comments.

      https://www.tiktok.com/@the_black_paddy

      Now I am not suggesting all black people act the clown because that is just Paddy being Paddy, but there is a lesson in there too. The same goes for gay or trans or whatever you are having yourself.

  2. fluffybiscuits

    Got abuse outside the George about 15 years ago as I was snogging a guy, lad was with his mates. My elbow took on a mind of its own and smashed into his jaw….wonder how these things happen.

    1. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

      it’s the only language some people understand, a cliché yes but true

    2. SOQ

      Reminds me of the story of outside the George when a couple of well known drag queens were standing smoking and a car went past with a couple of gurriers hurling abuse.

      One of the queens took the number plate and banged it out on twitter. Within two hours they were identified and a very swift apology was forth coming.

      That is how you do it- don’t get mad, get even.

  3. PointofOrder

    I’m not sure racism is the problem-scumbags are the problem. Minutes later they will have been calling someone else fat or ugly. The city is riddled with them.

  4. Skeptik

    If it were me, I wouldn’t be walking down the side streets off Pearse St. that late at night.
    The theatre had a duty of care to warn the cast that the area between it and the city centre is not the safest and recommending they take a taxi.
    Awful that it was racist abuse, but it could easily been a physical assault as well.

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