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6/30/2025, 12:47:25 AM
>Vylan’s grandmother is from Jamaica and was part of the Windrush generation. He sees Irish people as fellow travellers: on Humble as the Sun’s title track he proclaims, “No blacks, no dogs, but the Irish are fine so long as they don’t rise ... Tiocfaidh ár lá, all right ...”
>“Our histories are different. But some of the atrocities we faced are similar; that thing of “No blacks, no dogs, no Irish” – and then, as time moves on, things change. The blacks and dogs, let’s them keep out. The Irish, they’re all right – so long as they don’t ask for too much. So long as they’re playing nice, they’re okay. The Irish are fine so long as they don’t rise. That’s how I think the English government views the Irish: they’re all right so long as they stay in their place.”
>“Our histories are different. But some of the atrocities we faced are similar; that thing of “No blacks, no dogs, no Irish” – and then, as time moves on, things change. The blacks and dogs, let’s them keep out. The Irish, they’re all right – so long as they don’t ask for too much. So long as they’re playing nice, they’re okay. The Irish are fine so long as they don’t rise. That’s how I think the English government views the Irish: they’re all right so long as they stay in their place.”
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