• @afk_strats
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      279 months ago

      That’s awesome. Thanks for posting that vintage article

    • @[email protected]
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      179 months ago

      Man, that guy had quite a life! Bet he was a hit at party’s.

      …Back when you could actually be anything you wanted to be. How romantic!

      • pwnicholson
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        99 months ago

        …If you were white, male, and probably reasonably affluent.

        • @[email protected]
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          79 months ago

          I mean, he sounds Irish. I don’t believe they had the best treatment back then either.

          • GladiusB
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            49 months ago

            Not the best, but not the worst either

          • pwnicholson
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            39 months ago

            12 of the first 28 Presidents of the USA (which is the time Fitzgerald was doing his thing) had Irish heritage. 3 of them were first generation Irish (parents born in Ireland). Most of the police force of NYC was stereotyped as being all Irish by this point.

            Yes, there were areas and times they were disadvantaged, but don’t even compare it to women and non-whites at the time.

        • @[email protected]
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          19 months ago

          Except the texas ranger part, this is true. Guess you could play one in a movie, but is that the same?