Don't order a black-and-tan in an Irish bar

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Nike ‘Black and Tans’ Sneaker Accidentally Incites Outrage From Irish CommunityBy Melissa Knowles | Trending Now – 18 hrs ago

The name of a new Nike sneaker has people upset in Ireland. The footwear giant accidentally insultedthe Irish while trying to honor the country leading up to St. Patrick's Day.

The Nike SB Black and Tan Quickstrike is named after a black and tan colored alcoholic beverage made by mixing stout and lager--usually Guinness and Harp or Bass--in a pint glass. Even though Guinness and Harp are Irish, it is not a drink that is commonly requested in bars in Ireland. In the 1920s, a British paramilitary group, known as the "Black & Tans," used brutality to suppress an armed Irish Revolution, and it was known for its ruthless attacks against Irish civilians.

The president of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, Ciaran Staunton, said the name of the shoe "would be the American equivalent of calling a sneaker 'the Al Qaeda.'" Staunton added, "Is there no one at Nike able to Google Black and Tan?" LINK
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So the term Black-and-Tan is the name of a 1920's terrorist group in Ireland? Who knew?

 
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NUance said:
Nike ‘Black and Tans’ Sneaker Accidentally Incites Outrage From Irish CommunityBy Melissa Knowles | Trending Now – 18 hrs ago

The name of a new Nike sneaker has people upset in Ireland. The footwear giant accidentally insultedthe Irish while trying to honor the country leading up to St. Patrick's Day.

The Nike SB Black and Tan Quickstrike is named after a black and tan colored alcoholic beverage made by mixing stout and lager--usually Guinness and Harp or Bass--in a pint glass. Even though Guinness and Harp are Irish, it is not a drink that is commonly requested in bars in Ireland. In the 1920s, a British paramilitary group, known as the "Black & Tans," used brutality to suppress an armed Irish Revolution, and it was known for its ruthless attacks against Irish civilians.

The president of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, Ciaran Staunton, said the name of the shoe "would be the American equivalent of calling a sneaker 'the Al Qaeda.'" Staunton added, "Is there no one at Nike able to Google Black and Tan?" LINK
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So the term Black-and-Tan is the name of a 1920's terrorist group in Ireland? Who knew?
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Everybody

 
^^^ Ok, ok. Not EVERYbody.

I think you're supposed to order it as a "half and half" and then tell them which beers you want in it.

I prefer Guinness and Smithwick's.

 
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