Maybe? Just maybe the friends of LW already know the irish community that they live near. And maybe those communities/orgs are racist AF. It is possible that LW hasn't gotten that far into it? but going any farther than they have stated would mean that they would start to interact with those local orgs/communities and their friends are trying to be proactive?
That is my reading on it. Reading a few books and trying out a few online recipes is different than joining a local org that has competitive irish dancing that leads to meeting people in those orgs that might be less interested in being anti-racist. Once you know that those people are in those orgs than it is easier to decide what you want from your relationship with them. And it might be you want nothing to do with them, you just want to read some more books and try a couple more recipes.. maybe even visit the island. But at least your friends have given you a clue as to how other people might look upon your new found hobby.
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That is my reading on it. Reading a few books and trying out a few online recipes is different than joining a local org that has competitive irish dancing that leads to meeting people in those orgs that might be less interested in being anti-racist. Once you know that those people are in those orgs than it is easier to decide what you want from your relationship with them. And it might be you want nothing to do with them, you just want to read some more books and try a couple more recipes.. maybe even visit the island. But at least your friends have given you a clue as to how other people might look upon your new found hobby.