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in reply to a message by mirfak
With our last name? My husband brought up the fact that Mick used to be used as insult for Irishmen and he wasn't comfortable with it. It doesn't help that our brother-in-law is obsessed with his Irish heritage (to a very, very annoying degree.) I'll have to see - I really love Mick.
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Yeah, I was afraid that might come up. I've forgotten, if I ever knew, what your husband's surname is. But if I wanted to, I might use Mick even if the surname was really Irish sounding, like, Murdoch or Flanagan or O'Malley. Co-opt it the way they did with "queer." In the US I think there is no reason anymore to marginalize the Irish; being Irish is cool. No insults could stick. In the UK it might be different, I dunno. Anyway you'd have to really love Michael, and if he seemed like a Mac he'd be one, and if he seemed like a Mick he'd be one - I don't think it's likely you can plan it.
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It's Kennedy - I'm not that careful with it because it's so dang common. Mick Kennedy sounds SO Irish to me - like I'm trying to make it Irish.
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I've Mick [Mc] used as a racial slur for Irishmen, but I've also heard Mac used for Scotsmen.
Mac also makes me think of an Apple MacBook.
Michael I think is lovely, but there are just so many of them where I am.
Mac also makes me think of an Apple MacBook.
Michael I think is lovely, but there are just so many of them where I am.
This message was edited 7/15/2011, 7:07 AM
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