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