It's not Dilbert... it's better!

el_bandita

http://www.bielewicz.com/zbeschekandseamus/

It's a comic story about Polish and Irish guy (best friends)... I know what you gonna say: enough with the Polish already. But this is different. I promise...

Please be my laugh tester...

el_bandita

There is a huge uproar among Polish community about "I'm not Polish" t-shirt which you can buy in music stores in Dublin or online. According to some people, the message couldn't be more clear: there are too many of Polish here. Because of those racism claims, rumor is the t-shirt (supposedly designed by a Polish girl) is going to be withdraw from retail sale. So go shopping, as soon it may turn out that hyperlink is invalid and you can buy this t-shirt on ebay only for loads of cash. I myself no matter what angle I look at this whole situation, I find it very amusing.

See pictures of the t-shirt: http://www.bielewicz.com/zbeschekandseamus/021.html

Lawless_Samurai

Hahaha Nothing against the polish whatsoever but thats pretty funny!!! :):D

humbert

Maybe it's for all the other eastern Europeans that are sick of being labelled Polish

Red Hand

I'm not Polish either. Neither am I waxer, compound or buffer.

el_bandita

humbert wrote: »

Maybe it's for all the other eastern Europeans that are sick of being labelled Polish

I haven't thought of that

leninbenjamin

I'm Irish and i've been asked a ****load of times if I'm Polish, or people will tell me how they though I was Polish before they heard me speak that kinda crap...

I really really really want one of them. I don't care if it's seen as racist... I'M NOT FUCKING POLISH!

:mad:

Fwaggle

el_bandita wrote: »

So go shopping, as soon it may turn out that hyperlink is invalid and you can buy this t-shirt on ebay only for loads of cash.

*Raises eyebrow*

MOH

humbert wrote: »

Maybe it's for all the other eastern Europeans that are sick of being labelled Polish

That's what I would have assumed. Do they do a "Ireland is not part of Britain. Or the UK. Or the Commonwealth." Save some conversations when abroad.

Jeremiah 16:1

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

I'm not Polish either. Neither am I waxer, compound or buffer.

Brilliant

Rob_l

Im not polish! its not racism its feckin fact

And who is making the tea

Rob_l

leninbenjamin wrote: »

I'm Irish and i've been asked a ****load of times if I'm Polish, or people will tell me how they though I was Polish before they heard me speak that kinda crap...

I really really really want one of them. I don't care if it's seen as racist... I'M NOT FUCKING POLISH!

:mad:

I thought you were polish

wes

leninbenjamin wrote: »

I'm Irish and i've been asked a ****load of times if I'm Polish, or people will tell me how they though I was Polish before they heard me speak that kinda crap...

I really really really want one of them. I don't care if it's seen as racist... I'M NOT FUCKING POLISH!

:mad:

Dude, calm down. I have been called Italian, Spanish, American, English, an Al Quada terrorist (told the random a$$hole who said that to go f*** himself) and everything under the moon. You need to take the whole thing in your stride.

Raekwon

humbert wrote: »

Maybe it's for all the other eastern Europeans that are sick of being labelled Polish

QFT!

My girlfriend is Czech & she is sick of people (Polish included) asking her is she from Poland.

Lux23

humbert wrote: »

Maybe it's for all the other eastern Europeans that are sick of being labelled Polish

I would imagine they get sick of being called Polish and then told 'ah sure its all the same'.

Alot of people assume Im foreign before they speak to me and its nearly always 'oh I thought you were polish or something'.

leninbenjamin

wes wrote: »

Dude, calm down. I have been called Italian, Spanish, American, English, an Al Quada terrorist (told the random a$$hole who said that to go f*** himself) and everything under the moon. You need to take the whole thing in your stride.

yeah i know.... just get irritated when people come and start off a convo along the lines of "how long have you been in Ireland?"

wes

leninbenjamin wrote: »

yeah i know.... just get irritated when people come and start off a convo along the lines of "how long have you been in Ireland?"

I know the feeling, but in my case I can understand, as my family came here in the 70's (I was born and lived here all my life) and I don't look Irish to be fair. I can only imagine how much worse it must be for you.

GhostInTheRuins

How is this racism? If I wore a tshirt that says "My name is not John" would that mean I don't like anyone called John? Haha, I wouldn't mind one of these actually.

ojewriej

it's funny all right. Sign of the times i suppose.

I can see many poles getting them, i wouldn't mind one myself.

And it's a good point about other EE wanting one as well.

But at the same time it could be quite dangerous wearing one and stumbling across bunch of polish dopes who after few drinks are feeling very patriotic.

Lump

How is it racist saying your not Polish.... You're just stating a fact? Stupid PC people.

deisemum

I can't see how the Polish community see it as rascism considering how a lot of polish advertise themselves as Polish painters etc.

Latchy

Arent the poles the blacks of europe? ...oh no ,i remember now it's the Dubs ......northide or southside dubs ? hmmmmm ponders :rolleyes:

beans

What I have written on my chest matters even less than where I'm from.

When are we going to get past this kind of bullsh!t, as a group I mean?

Remember that case about the 'getting arrested for wearing x tshirt' from the UK a while back? To paraphrase Lois Griffin, "Fúcking idiots"

beeper

ok, lets make a stack of them and counteract this ridiculousness. Who's for a "Minority Group" tshirt?

humbert

beeper wrote: »

ok, lets make a stack of them and counteract this ridiculousness. Who's for a "Minority Group" tshirt?

The "I'm not a Dub" line.

Latchy

Lets put it in context.Imagine 10 15 or 20 years ago hundreds ,maybe thousends of people walking around London or any other europen city with a tee shirt logo saying '' i'm not irish '' ?

although on the other hand i suppose anything goes these days .

ojewriej

latchyco wrote: »

Lets put it in context.Imagine 10 15 or 20 years ago hundreds ,maybe thousends of people walking around London or any other europen city with a tee shirt logo saying '' i'm not irish '' ?

although on the other hand i suppose anything goes these days .

I don't know. I think the difference is that Irish got a lot of sh1t from Brits, "No irish allowed signs" and this sort of thing, and there is nothing like this going on here. I think anyone with a bit of cop on would know it's just a laugh.

humbert

To be honest if I was in another country where I knew there was some hostility toward Irish and I started seeing "I'm not Irish" T-shirts cropping up I'd feel quite uncomfortable. I still don't think people should be prevented from wearing them.

Poppy Cock

I have nothing against the Polish, or the t-shirt (freedom of speech, no?) - but what sort of a knob would wear one anyway - that's the bigger question!

wil

I think that is incredibly racist. I am going to complain straight away. This is supposed to be an inclusive nation where everybody shares equally. I demand that they be available in every EU language, including Polish. (not everyone reads Engerlish you know)

Actually "polish" is the pronunciation many Chinese use for Portlaois, so could you do it in Chinese too?

The Chessplayer

deisemum wrote: »

I can't see how the Polish community see it as rascism considering how a lot of polish advertise themselves as Polish painters etc.

Having polish (the word, not the stuff you use to make your shoes look more presentable) on a van is a way of saying "hire us - we may not be quite as good as certified tradesmen but we're cheaper, and have less work on, so should get the job done quicker!"