Summary
- @Ireland Twitter account is aimed at the Irish community and discussing Irish issues and chooses a weekly host.
- Michelle Maire who lives in Ireland, but is Black, of UK, Guyanese & Jamican descent is hosting this week.
- She is getting disgusting abuse for not being Irish and cultural appropriating
- Criticism has been linked to Trump supporters, (From US but also worldwide) Neo Nazis, certain Irish bigots etc.
- Many Irish (& worldwide too) followers commenters in the quoted Irish Independent article have expressed support for Michelle too though.
Quote:
Michelle Marie, who styles herself as a plus size model came under racial attack on Monday after taking over the weekly position of curator for the @Ireland Twitter account.
One Twitter user claimed: “You are not Irish. You would not genetically cluster w/ Irish. Stop appropriating white culture & return to ancestral lands.”
Another said: “Ireland is for the Irish. Generations fought to make it so. Would an Irish person be the face of @Nigeria? Hell no.”
Michelle, who is originally from the United Kingdom explained: “All this prejudice and hate. It’s so horrible. And so much ignorance too. What a sad day.
“Never mind the facts. That genetically I’m quarter white British. Or that the 3rd world home I’m meant to f**k off back to is England.
However the racial abuse continued with one user asking: “Why do you feel no sense of shame trying to steal other people’s cultural heritage?”
The majority of Twitter accounts directing the abuse at Michelle appeared to be from the USA and many openly presented their support for US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Before she signed off, She explained: “I understood the @Ireland account to be a platform for all people who have an Irish connection or a grα for the country/culture. I am in no way claiming to be Irish or to reflect the native Irish in any way.
“I moved from England to Ireland 3 years ago. My other half is Irish. My daughter is an Irish citizen. It is my adopted home and I love living here.
The @Ireland Twitter account is rotated between new curators each week and gives each individual a platform to tweet about their views, their work or any other aspect of their lives to an audience of over 40,000 people worldwide.
The account is managed by Darragh Doyle, who told Independent.ie the account was being monitored and abusive users were being reported and blocked as necessary.
Mr Doyle said: “Yesterday, in what looks like a coordinated attack, a number of openly racist, white power, pro-Nazi and apparently, judging by their content, American accounts, mostly "anonymous" - i.e. not in the tweeters real name or profile - sent hateful, racist and body shaming tweets to the current @ireland curator.
“Most of the accounts sending abuse did not follow @ireland and were not aware of it previously,” Mr Doyle added.
He continued: “The vast majority of tweets to the @ireland account yesterday, particularly from Ireland or Irish people, condemned the racism / sexism / vile tweets that had been sent and were supportive of Michelle.
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Source:
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news...-34988198.html
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/ireland
I find it disgusting tbh. Can't we all just try to get along. She contributes to Ireland anc experiences, loves & supports our culture so she should be included in our community
but these are trolls idk why I'm replying like they're there
it's a division of a larger group of people mostly based on skin tone, not on what country you come from 
At least be consistent. 
