Is "mick" a racist term?

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Based on something from IRC.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Yes.

[patrick1]

If it was anything it would be an ethnic slur. As with most things context is everything. Mick itself is rather innocuous and more found in jest or an endearing form of Michael. Where such anti Irish sentiment has any relevance/power, it isnt the preferred term of abuse anyway.  So No.

[Northeast Rep Snowball]

never heard it before

[Oldiesfreak1854]

If it was anything it would be an ethnic slur. As with most things context is everything. Mick itself is rather innocuous and more found in jest or an endearing form of Michael. Where such anti Irish sentiment has any relevance/power, it isnt the preferred term of abuse anyway.  So No.

This.  It's not racist, but it is nativist.

[Goldwater]

Meh, my real name is Micheal & I usually go by Mick, so I've never associated it with being racist...

[patrick1]

If it was anything it would be an ethnic slur. As with most things context is everything. Mick itself is rather innocuous and more found in jest or an endearing form of Michael. Where such anti Irish sentiment has any relevance/power, it isnt the preferred term of abuse anyway.  So No.

This.  It's not racist, but it is nativist.

Being that there are really only a handful of Irish in this country, it is not really nativist either.

[Joe Republic]

As somebody with an Irish first AND last name, I've been called this more than once or twice.  Never been offended.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

If it was anything it would be an ethnic slur. As with most things context is everything. Mick itself is rather innocuous and more found in jest or an endearing form of Michael. Where such anti Irish sentiment has any relevance/power, it isnt the preferred term of abuse anyway.  So No.

This.  It's not racist, but it is nativist.

It probably would've been nativist about ninety years ago or so.

[patrick1]

As somebody with an Irish first AND last name, I've been called this more than once or twice.  Never been offended.

Seosamh Phoblacht...

[Supersonic]

never heard it before

Same.

[Хahar 🤔]

As somebody with an Irish first AND last name, I've been called this more than once or twice.  Never been offended.

Seosamh Phoblacht...

Seosamh Ó Dubhsláine

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Depends on what other words go along with it.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Only when used about Black Irish.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I'm about half-Irish by ancestry and if it's meant to be pejorative or as a slur, then it is.  I don't like the term, but if you're using it as a nickname (like Mick Jagger, for example), then I have no problem with it.

[minionofmidas]

Only if you're considering the Irish to be innately inferior and they actually are being discriminated against in your country.

Of course, the people and time when that actually applied... didn't use that word. "Irish" was insult enough for them. (Working class Brits of the same time actually used "Mick" already, though.)

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

As somebody with an Irish first AND last name, I've been called this more than once or twice.  Never been offended.

Republic is an Irish name?  WTF knew? 

[minionofmidas]

As somebody with an Irish first AND last name, I've been called this more than once or twice.  Never been offended.

Republic is an Irish name?  WTF knew? 

Patrick, evidently. Lemme translate that for the monoglot amongst us:

Seosamh Phoblacht...

"Joseph Republic... "

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Joseph of Black Health of the black river Slaney Delaney.

[Oakvale]

I am offended and will not return to the IRC until a full public apology has been made for the language used.

[Tender Branson]

Mick is just a name for a guy ...

[rejectamenta]

It might not have the power it once did (if it ever did, I don't know) and it's used very loosely in a jocular way most of the time, but yeah I'd say it's mildly racist. I don't know many Jews who'd take kindly to being called Hymie..

[patrick1]

As somebody with an Irish first AND last name, I've been called this more than once or twice.  Never been offended.

Republic is an Irish name?  WTF knew?  

Patrick, evidently. Lemme translate that for the monoglot amongst us:

Seosamh Phoblacht...

"Joseph Republic... "

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Joseph of Black Health of the black river Slaney Delaney.

I think the first h in Phoblacht may not be considered a modern spelling but I used to read An Phoblacht so I'll pretend I know what Im talking about

My favorite slur for someone out of any of the Isles is still FRISP.

[courts]

define 'racism' first.

[Oakvale]

[Simfan34]

What is that supposed to mean?