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valkyriii t1_j5s13lo wrote

Reply to comment by psytokine_storm in A Common Thread, Thomas Blackshearr II, Oil and Gold Leaf, 2018 by GarageCrowking

I could be totally wrong so don’t quote me on this, but I remember seeing this posted before and this was a note on the candles and the Irish woman:

The Irish woman is not shielding her candle and is now able to let her flame burn openly, while the others are still protecting theirs. I think this was a really cool detail and wanted to share.

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grumbledork t1_j5uew3v wrote

this is correct. Notice also that she is collared, but still holds a superior air to herself. It speaks on how eventually the irish were eventually truly considered “white” when they lost much of their cultural roots and were folded into the white protestant hegemony. This is one of my favorite pieces of his for me, it’s so intense to read!

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