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pnwmom

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18. Irish people also come in different races,

Reply to virgogal (Reply #16)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 09:22 PM

Jan 2020

though they are predominately white. And some "white" Irish people have the darker "Celtic" coloring -- almost black hair and skin that easily tans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland

Ethnic groups
Irish 82.2%, Irish travelers 0.7%, other white 9.5%, Asian 2.1%, black 1.4%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6% (2016 est.

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NY-14: AOC worried about losing seat after 2021 redistricting. [View all] RandySF Dec 2019 OP

well she can keep her career as a celebrity with or without her seat. nt msongs Dec 2019 #1

Even as a "celebrity" she's been very effective on the committees on which she serves. LonePirate Dec 2019 #3

Her family is from virgogal Dec 2019 #10

What the heck? Caliman73 Dec 2019 #11

WOW !!! uponit7771 Dec 2019 #12

I'm pretty sure it's your familial heritage and not your address, littlemissmartypants Jan 2020 #14

Puerto Rico is a COUNTRY, not a color. pnwmom Jan 2020 #15

She is as white as I am,and I'm Irish. virgogal Jan 2020 #16

Uhm, have you ever seen a picture of her before? n/t Humanist_Activist Jan 2020 #17

Irish people also come in different races, pnwmom Jan 2020 #18

It's those Kerry feckers you have to be concerned about.... and those Cavan fellas with the tight OnDoutside Jan 2020 #20

My Irish relatives comprise both redheads who never tan and pnwmom Jan 2020 #21

Has her career coach weighed in? lapucelle Jan 2020 #19

Chump and conservatives have been actively targeting her, this isn't good. Initech Dec 2019 #2

AOC has long been a target because she is annoying to many to the right of empedocles Dec 2019 #4

Here in texast, the repubs lusted after Lloyd Doggett 's seat forever. They thought they'd Karadeniz Dec 2019 #5

I don't see where it says she is worried... stillcool Dec 2019 #6

LOL. Politico has to publish a certain number of words per day. PSPS Dec 2019 #7

NYS may lose a seat but I don't see that happening in NYC Sanity Claws Dec 2019 #8

Albany controls redistrcting Gothmog Jan 2020 #13

Salacious. David__77 Dec 2019 #9