whiteness has always been a poorly defined concept malleable enough to fulfill whatever the current prevailing political needs are of those who wield it
reminder that the irish, the pastiest motherfuckers alive, were considered inferior for centuries
not just that there were theories that the Irish were secretly black people
Fun fact: per DNA evidence at archeological sites, at least some peoples of Ireland several thousand years ago did have dark skin. And at least sometimes, blue eyes.
Doesn’t make the line you’re mentioning less dumb and racist, I just think it’s interesting that they could be slightly right about a part that really just reveals holocene humanity was more interesting and varied than we usually think.