#anyway derry girls is a fucking masterpiece but we knew that already

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every time i watch derry girls i am reminded of this video we watched in school about the troubles. a tv journalist was talking about being on assignment in derry and one night she met a girl who was about 16 or 17 in the women’s bathroom of a pub. they were chatting and when the girl realised she was a journalist she said, “what are you doing here? sure, nothing ever happens in derry.” the journalist was so struck by that statement, but then she realised that this girl had lived her entire life under the shadow of sectarian violence, it wasn’t that she was ignorant or apthetic towards it, she just didn’t know any other life. and thats what makes derry girls such a special show, you have this group of teenagers who are just living their lives and being idiots and then every now and then we as viewers are forced to acknowledge the true horror of the world they are living in.

#fucking crazy that i had to sit in history class every day and learn about the troubles #then go home to my parents who would casually tell stories about bomb scares and car searches #i’m not saying we shouldn’t learn about the troubles obviously #but i feel like we forget how recent it was #anyway derry girls is a fucking masterpiece but we knew that already #derry girls #derry #lisa mcgee #northern ireland