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14-07-2018, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by shropshiregirl ->
May, my dad was a very easy going man, so I can only assume that the name was called by that person in a rude and insulting way of addressing him, for him to be so offended. He would never have been offended by the term Paddy. it was a given name by his workmates and friends.
You are perfectly correct. It depends on the intonation and the circumstances.

I don't think that anyone here would use 'Jock', 'Taffy' or 'Mick' in an offensive way.

Go on. Call me a 'tyke' or assure me that Yorkies are 'broad in the back and thick in the head'! I dare ya!
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14-07-2018, 06:10 PM
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I think Mick was used as a derogatory name for Catholics, so with the problems in Ireland it is understandable that some may be offended.
Never heard that before..so what was the derogatory Name for Irish Protestants or wasn't there one?
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14-07-2018, 06:26 PM
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Never heard that before..so what was the derogatory Name for Irish Protestants or wasn't there one?
Not that I am aware of, but I do recall Protestants calling Catholics Micks, when I was a child, so I assumed the term came from Ireland as most of the Catholics in my area originated from Ireland.
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14-07-2018, 08:15 PM
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An Australian called me a pom. I was absolutely OUTRAGED! Wrote a letter to The Telegraph and reported him to the police for hate crime.

They told me to **** off and stop wasting their time.

Which was fair enough I suppose. So I did.
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14-07-2018, 08:33 PM
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An Australian called me a pom. I was absolutely OUTRAGED! Wrote a letter to The Telegraph and reported him to the police for hate crime.

They told me to **** off and stop wasting their time.

Which was fair enough I suppose. So I did.
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14-07-2018, 11:17 PM
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Re: Casual racism

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An Australian called me a pom. I was absolutely OUTRAGED! Wrote a letter to The Telegraph and reported him to the police for hate crime.

They told me to **** off and stop wasting their time.

Which was fair enough I suppose. So I did.
I am starting to warm to you Gravy.
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14-07-2018, 11:28 PM
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Never heard that before..so what was the derogatory Name for Irish Protestants or wasn't there one?
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15-07-2018, 06:45 AM
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I don't believe most Irishmen and women relish being called Paddy.
Oddly enough 'Paddy' is considered affectionate - and 'Mick' derogatory!
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15-07-2018, 06:47 AM
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Ffose, I guess they were different times back then. I once had a Labrador that we named Taffy. Simply because we had bought him from a licenced Breeder that lived on the Horseshoe Pass in North Wales and thought it was an appropriate name at the time. (plus it was part of one of his Pedigree Sires Name) The way things are nowadays though, I would be a little nervous about naming a pooch with the name. People can be really offended.
You could always claim it was after this:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taffy_(candy)
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Well I'm proud to be from Yorkshire so being reminded with names like Yorky or Yorkshire Tyke doesn't bother me at all...I just feel a bit sorry for the rest of you this being God's own country and all that
 
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