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This has to be a slur right???
The term refers to American people of negligible Irish descent feigning to be Irish in all their personhood.
Ohhhhhh, didn't know that. I thought the plastic part referenced plastic explosives
I thought it was Irish-American people who have no connection cultural or otherwise to Ireland but make a big deal out of being "Irish" anyway, basically appropriating the culture of their ancestry.
Putting it succinctly that way, yes, I agree with you.
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The Leftist Cooks has a video up on this, I haven't watched it yet but it promises to delve into this. She's a trans woman living in Ireland and talks about hearing the term first at 16 working hospitality, thinking it was a slur against the Irish entertainers accommodating American tourists, but the person explained that it was about the Americans with their fake sense of heritage.
Are Americans Irish?
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: