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Kiss me, I'm Irish is a common phrase associated with St. Patrick's Day. It often appears on T-shirts.[1][2] It originates from the legend of the Blarney Stone, which is believed to bring luck and eloquence to those who kiss it.[3] According to Jemma Tosh of Manchester Metropolitan University, the phrase is related to anti-Irish racism and sexual violence: "Whether it is the popular 'Kiss me I'm Irish' or the more aggressive 'Rape me I'm Irish' 'joke,' the conceptual Irish body is positioned as an object for others to act upon."[4]

In one of Stuart Edge's videos, he went out with two friends holding "Kiss me, I'm Irish" signs and received some positive responses.[5][6]

Saturday Night Live aired a sketch on St. Patrick's Day called "Kiss me, I'm Irish" that took the form of a dating show.[7][8] It portrayed Irish people as dating their cousins and being deformed from inbreeding. It was criticized on Twitter.[9]

References

  1. ^ West, McKenna (16 March 2015). "Kiss Me, I'm Irish: What You're Bound to See on St. Patrick's Day". College Magazine. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ Gabbara, Princess (12 March 2015). "St. Patrick's Day: 6 ways to celebrate in Lansing". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ Falossi, Marissa (23 March 2009). "Kiss Me, I'm Irish". Hi-Desert Star. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ Tosh, Jemma (2015). ""Rape Me, I'm Irish": An Analysis of the Intersecting Discourses of Anti-Irish Racism and Sexual Violence". Intersectionalities. 4 (1): 59–81. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. ^ Peterson, Janice (14 March 2013). "From the Web: Kiss me, I'm Irish". Daily Herald. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ^ Pollak, Sorcha (15 March 2013). "Kiss Me, I'm Irish! Video Goes Viral". Time. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. ^ Heneghan, Conor. "Saturday Night Live's sketch about Ireland on St. Patrick's Day was just downright awful". JOE.ie. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. ^ Edelstein, Jean Hannah (18 March 2018). "Saturday Night Live: Kiss Me I'm Irish good, Canadian Harvey Weinstein … bad". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  9. ^ Byrne, Ruairi Scott (18 March 2018). "WATCH: People were less than impressed with SNL's Irish dating show sketch". Buzz.ie. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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