: Let me give you a perfect example of what is wrong with this article. The sentence: Some individuals of Irish heritage have charged that the use of the term 'Plastic Paddy', and the criticism of non-Irish born football players, is a form of bigotry. In these cases they are asserting that all people of any Irish ancestry are in effect 'Irish' and therefore can claim 'Irish' identity even if they are not Irish (or Northern Irish). This sourced to a column by Will Buckley , which happens to mention the term, quoting a fictional character in a novel. It has absolutely nothing to do with the sentence it is supposed to be supporting! 
 : This entire article is essentially a personal essay reflecting a specific POV, with links to other articles that mention the term as spurious "support" for the fact it is always a racist, pejorative ethnic slur. Honestly. Our job is not to tease out the implications based on our own perspectives. Let the facts speak for themselves. e