Paddyism" (or, in his words, "Dermot-itis") are Bill Clinton, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Shane MacGowan. United States Plastic Paddy is typically used in a derogatory fashion towards those who identify as Irish Americans or who celebrate "Irishness" on Saint Patrick's Day, accusing them of having little actual connection to Irish culture. For example, British mixed martial arts fighter Dan Hardy has called American fighter Marcus Davis a "plastic Paddy" due to Marcus' enthusiasm for his Irish ancestry. Alex Massie, a Scottish journalist, wrote in National Review: See also Cultural cringe Plastic Brit Plastic shaman Symbolic ethnicity Tartanry West Brit Notes References External links UK suffers from Plastic Paddy syndrome Cultural appropriation English phrases Ethnic and religious slurs Irish diaspora Irish slang 1980s neologisms