Would you allow your kid to call his/her grandma “mammy”

[Anonymous]

AA woman here - I do not care what your kid calls his grandmother! Can't imagine anyone caring about this. We all have far more important things to worry about.

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Anonymous wrote:The provincialness of these reactions is lol.

“Provincialness” is not a word lol.

[Anonymous]

This is a non-issue.

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No.

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??? My children call their Grandmother "Mamie" because she's French and it's the accepted French term for "Grandma" (Papi is Grandpa). I never knew there was a racist connotation to it, and honestly wouldn't care, as long as the recipient is fine with it.

Are you the OP? Mammy (which is not an ok name for anyone’s grandma these days) is pronounced differently than the French Mamie. But surely you already know this.

+1. I came on to suggest Mamie as a suitable alternative for OP. We and my dad called his grandmother Mamie.

[Anonymous]

If I heard this I would think the kid was calling his grandma, mommy. Or I would wonder if the lady was actually a really old mom. In this area you never know.

Still, OP, you should stop this. Eventually, if nothing else, the kid is going to be old enough to wonder why you encouraged the use of a racist trope as a pet name for grandma.

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??? My children call their Grandmother "Mamie" because she's French and it's the accepted French term for "Grandma" (Papi is Grandpa). I never knew there was a racist connotation to it, and honestly wouldn't care, as long as the recipient is fine with it.

I am French. It's Pepe, and and Meme or memie (sounds like Mommy). We don't use Mammy and it's not pronounced that way either.

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Anonymous wrote:Mammy=rhymes with Tammy

The French Mamie which means grandmother is pronounced the same...but with a French accent obvs.

No, French is pronounced MAAh-mee, roughly rhyming with Swami. There is no nasal open "A" in French.

Like I said...with a French accent.

Just like the Irish say it with an Irish accent.

But it’s pretty much the same. And it’s fine. We live in a global world.

In Americana English it is an ethnic slur, and it is actually offensive, even in a global world. Similarly, there are words that are no big deal in the U.S. that are curse words in the U.K.

I know the historical context. Nonetheless, if I heard a kid calling his grandmother that, I would assume an ethnic connection (French, Irish, etc.). I would not assume the kid was making a racial slur towards his grandmother.

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Anonymous wrote:No. I'm white and somewhat ignorant, but I'd worry that's racist. Find a different name.

Why? Assuming OP's child and grandmother are the same race, how is this possibly racist?

It’s bit racist if the kids is white and the grandmother is white.

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Anonymous wrote:Mammy=rhymes with Tammy

The French Mamie which means grandmother is pronounced the same...but with a French accent obvs.

No, French is pronounced MAAh-mee, roughly rhyming with Swami. There is no nasal open "A" in French.

Like I said...with a French accent.

Just like the Irish say it with an Irish accent.

But it’s pretty much the same. And it’s fine. We live in a global world.

In Americana English it is an ethnic slur, and it is actually offensive, even in a global world. Similarly, there are words that are no big deal in the U.S. that are curse words in the U.K.

What American words are slurs in the UK ?

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??? My children call their Grandmother "Mamie" because she's French and it's the accepted French term for "Grandma" (Papi is Grandpa). I never knew there was a racist connotation to it, and honestly wouldn't care, as long as the recipient is fine with it.

Are you the OP? Mammy (which is not an ok name for anyone’s grandma these days) is pronounced differently than the French Mamie. But surely you already know this.

+1. I came on to suggest Mamie as a suitable alternative for OP. We and my dad called his grandmother Mamie.

French here and DD calls her grandparents Mamie and Papi.

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Anonymous wrote:Mammy=rhymes with Tammy

The French Mamie which means grandmother is pronounced the same...but with a French accent obvs.

No, French is pronounced MAAh-mee, roughly rhyming with Swami. There is no nasal open "A" in French.

Like I said...with a French accent.

Just like the Irish say it with an Irish accent.

But it’s pretty much the same. And it’s fine. We live in a global world.

In Americana English it is an ethnic slur, and it is actually offensive, even in a global world. Similarly, there are words that are no big deal in the U.S. that are curse words in the U.K.

What American words are slurs in the UK ?

Fanny.

[Anonymous]

I'm mammy. Some of you are really looking to be offended.

[Anonymous]

My cousin’s child calls her grandparents Mammy and Pappy.

[Anonymous]

I blame Trump.