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

It's the same as us English being called Poms by the Aussies. Doesn't bother me personally but I suppose if there are to be rules then they should apply to everyone not just those of a different skin colour or religion.

More than mere slights are required. Trivial impacts are not unlawful, but fall within a 'margin of tolerance'.

Example:

Newspaper letters and articles which referred to English people as "Poms" or "Pommies" did not meet the threshold for racial hatred. HREOC President Sir Ronald Wilson said: "I can imagine, albeit with some difficulty, that the words complained of in this case could be unlawful in the context of an article which was plainly malicious or scurrilous, designed to foster hatred or antipathy in the reader." The words on their own, however, were not sufficiently offensive to the reasonable person (Bryant v Queensland Newspapers, 15 May 1997).

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.

That has already been to the Australian Human Rights Commission and it didn't even get a hearing

In the Commission's guide it states:



So, sorry, NO, calling someone a Pommie is not racial hatred. However calling them a "Filthy Pom" is and can be prosecuted.

You can read the origins of the word here:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/20...ms_a_23284903/

Australian Human Rights Commission's Guide:

https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-w...ial-hatred-act

Mick
Derogatory word for Irish people.
The origin of the word is disputed. Some beliefs are that "mick" comes from the common "Mc" in many Irish names. McSorley, McNeil, McFlannagan, ect.

Others believe its related to the sound of a drunken hiccup. I was the captain *mick* of a ship *mick* for 3 years!!

Also, Mick is the word that "spick" came from.
Irish and Hispanics are both dominantly catholic. In the 1900's when Irish immigrants had pretty much been well established, but still hated by many Americans, was also the time when many Hispanic immigrants made their entry into America. They ended up sharing our churches, schools and neighborhoods due to the catholic faith and moral values we had in common. When early retard americans saw this, they bagan calling hispanics "spicks" (Like a spanish Mick).

Mick is also used between Irish friends and relatives in a playful and joking way.
Like "Joey, you stupid mick"

Could it be that Michael isor was a popular Irish name ?

There is an old story from the First World War where Aussie troops under a British command were called before an enquiry after a complaint that one of them had called the cook a "bastard".

After being asked about the incident the Sergeant stepped forward and said, "What we want to know is who called the bastard a Cook"

Calling someone a 'bastard' will not get you brought before the Australian Human Rights Commission either.

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

I have been to Yorkshire once or twice, not somewhere I would wish to live.