Why Black People are in Blue in Ireland | Black History Month
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Why it gotta be blue in black history month?
As Ireland becomes increasingly diverse and attracts people from all around the world, it is critical to pause and reflect on the contributions that African and Caribbean communities have made.
Black History Month and the month of October is also a very important month for us in GORM.
GORM’s DNA and our mission to unify across differences was born out of magnifying and celebrating ethnically diverse voices and their intersections, by challenging prejudice through intercultural initiatives.
But did you also know that even our name, GORM, is tied to Black Irish history?
On this Black History Month, we want to share why we picked GORM to represent us.
Why Black People are in Blue in Ireland | Black History Month
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Produced by: Mamobo Ogoro
Edited by: Marcos Garcia
Writing/Research: Gustavo Aybar, Beatriz Gomez Moreno, Mamobo Ogoro
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📘 Sources:
Carroll, R. (2021, July 13). ‘Duine de dhath’: New phrase for ‘person of colour’ added to Irish lexicon. The Irish Times. www.irishtimes...
O’Brien, S. (2021, July 15). Irish language body introduces new term to describe people of color. Irish Central. www.irishcentr...
There is another, very interesting, theory about the use of the word "gorm" to describe someone with black skin. The theory is that it comes from the Tuareg people who traditionally wear Blue clothes and have very dark skin. Even in English they are sometimes called "The Blue People".
Now there are many studies of ancient links between Ireland and North Africa so it is entirely possible that traders to North Africa encountered Tuareg and came to call all Africans "Daoine gorm"
And to add to the intrigue, DNA tests are showing that some Irish people from the West of Ireland have Tuareg or Berber DNA - this showed up in my mother's DNA!
Really interesting insights Joe, thanks so much for sharing this with us and engaging with our videos
Taureg people are culturally bonded Saharans as opposed to ethnically homogeneous and are multi racial, at or perhaps multi DNA'd. Originally from North Africa Libya etc.
Sea sin an leagan a d'airigh mise faoi agus an ceann a mhúnaimse. Tá fadhb agam le "duine de dhath" mar ciallaíonn "aon dath" nó "a dhath" "nothing" agus bheadh duine de dhath "a person of nothing". B'fhearr i bhfad "duine faoi dhath" mar bíonn do chraiceann ortsa
DNA ? Are you aware of the Irish Scot Diaspora?
Their government is literally apologizing and wanting to acknowledge the relationship between them and American Black’s.. Do you know if they are doing it for African?
@@lm9991Africa used to be called Libya
GO MOBO!! Great to see you pursuing your passions and doing so well. I'll be keeping an eye on your content🙂
To preserve the culture one must acknowledge the Irish are the Indigenous Peoples of Ireland.
The Irish are Indigenous people, regardless of what some say for geopolitical reasons. No other Indigenous people are being lied about in this way, as the Irish are being lied about now. Even though some of other Indigenous people's origins have also have been altered in some people via invasions and intermarriages and are even originally, as in the case of Aboriginal Americans and others, from another continent. Also, the Irish never colonized anyone and it is important these facts are acknowledged in those conversations.
The Indigenous Irish should be respected as Indigenous and their Culture officially honoured, or it is just, that once again, they being colonized and oppressed by non Indigenous peoples. One only has to look at the relationship of the Land to the people of Ireland. The Irish people belong to the land. They have no other home. They have a unique culture and it lives in the land. Some even say the Goddess is still alive in Ireland. Other people are accusing the Irish of things done by the British Aristocracy - ie the occupiers - living in Ireland!! Of course, Critical Theory is not an actual fact, but an ideological theory.
Having said this, Happy Black History Month! Great video! It is very interesting to hear and participate in knowledge. We all have value and can all enrich each others live and live in happy dignity.❤
Also in Cork in the gaeltacht they do say fear dubh and as far as i know its not pejorative but the way they use colour in cork is diff anyway. But in galways and donegal they say fear gorm. So it became part of an caighdean ofigúil (official standard that is taught in schools and that everything is published in) so i think it also depends on the dialect. But deffo the irish in schools uses fear gorm and its more widespread.
Wow Ireland also has black history month but in October!!! Wowwww
It’s not Ireland it’s the Caribbean African.
Its a disgusting history. Id suggest not looking it up. Black americans have irish last names. Lets just say its not by choice.
It should be pointed out that ethnic people are often better at learning languages... which includes learning Irish (and therefore saving it as a living language)
Loved the vid:)
Your name, GORM, also pays homage to the Nubian African King Ogormondi (called "Gormund" in history books), who is documented in the "Historia Regnum Brittaniae" to have invaded Ireland and Britain with 166,000 African troops, and their descendants subjugated the area, and were there for hundreds of years until they were driven out by the ancestors of the current white population.
His name, OGORMONDI, means "the king's chest is manly" in Nubian.
OGORMONDI deserves to be remembered as an actual conqueror, but he has been written out of mainstream history as a "myth". Let's keep his name alive: GORM.
Tá Dia sna sonraí An-mhaith Ola Majekodunmi . Are you sure that's you Mambo Ogoro in Black & Irish Legends, Trailblazers, and Everyday Heroes. 🤭 GORM need to get working on a book
Go h-iontach. I never thought of gorm as a pejorative term but I agree that language must evolve to stay alive and I love an Gaeilge. P.S. I would generally go with anything Ola promotes she is a very positive Irish woman. Sláinte a chara.
I like this woman