Isn't The Mick kind of innapropriate?

[Anonymous]

Listen I'm a white lefty liberal born into an UMC lifestyle and able to have maintained it into adulthood so I'm fully aware of my own white privilege and I realize I don't have much to complain about in the world.

But I have dish network so it records all prime time shows and every time I see the name of this show I'm like WTF. That is a racial slur for Irish people. How on earth did it become a real show on prime time?

[Anonymous]

Around the same time putting green food coloring in a toilet bowl became an acceptable way to celebrate the national holiday of Ireland.

[Anonymous]

Um, her name is Mickey. The Mick.

It is raw, but it's a funny show!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Um, her name is Mickey. The Mick.

It is raw, but it's a funny show!

Her name is Mackenzie Murphy. Come on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, her name is Mickey. The Mick.

It is raw, but it's a funny show!

Her name is Mackenzie Murphy. Come on.

Her nickname is Mick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, her name is Mickey. The Mick.

It is raw, but it's a funny show!

Her name is Mackenzie Murphy. Come on.

Thanks IMDb!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, her name is Mickey. The Mick.

It is raw, but it's a funny show!

Her name is Mackenzie Murphy. Come on.

Her nickname is Mick.

I understand that. But that is VERY clearly an Irish name. And 'mick' is a well known Irish slur. I am not even comfortable trying to come up with a comparable thing with another ethnicity.

It would be like...if there was a show called 'The Spick' and it was about Jose Spikulamos or something. You COULD see the nickname thing, but...you can't NOT see the slur.

[Anonymous]

Huh? The character goes by Mickey. It's not being used as an ethnic slur.

Are you also in favor of banning the saying "spick-and-span?" Will you start a thread about the racism of the English language for using the words "black" and "dark" to mean negative things?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh? The character goes by Mickey. It's not being used as an ethnic slur.

Are you also in favor of banning the saying "spick-and-span?" Will you start a thread about the racism of the English language for using the words "black" and "dark" to mean negative things?

The show isn't called, 'Mick' or 'Mickey' its called THE MICK. Dougie Houser wasn't called, 'The Dougie'; Mary Tyler Moore wasn't called, 'The Mary'.

I would think a show called, 'The Dark One' about a black person was kind of racist too. Spick and span is in no way shape or way referring to a human being, its a colloquialism that means clean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huh? The character goes by Mickey. It's not being used as an ethnic slur.

Are you also in favor of banning the saying "spick-and-span?" Will you start a thread about the racism of the English language for using the words "black" and "dark" to mean negative things?

The show isn't called, 'Mick' or 'Mickey' its called THE MICK. Dougie Houser wasn't called, 'The Dougie'; Mary Tyler Moore wasn't called, 'The Mary'.

I would think a show called, 'The Dark One' about a black person was kind of racist too. Spick and span is in no way shape or way referring to a human being, its a colloquialism that means clean.

Was Dark Angel from the early-aughts racist because it starred a darker-than-pale, half-Mexican woman?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huh? The character goes by Mickey. It's not being used as an ethnic slur.

Are you also in favor of banning the saying "spick-and-span?" Will you start a thread about the racism of the English language for using the words "black" and "dark" to mean negative things?

The show isn't called, 'Mick' or 'Mickey' its called THE MICK. Dougie Houser wasn't called, 'The Dougie'; Mary Tyler Moore wasn't called, 'The Mary'.

I would think a show called, 'The Dark One' about a black person was kind of racist too. Spick and span is in no way shape or way referring to a human being, its a colloquialism that means clean.

Was Dark Angel from the early-aughts racist because it starred a darker-than-pale, half-Mexican woman?

Well dark angel is not a known racial slur, so no. And dark, when used as a slur and not it's myriad of other meanings (unlike Mick which is just a name or a slur) is used to insult black people so no I don't think that counts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huh? The character goes by Mickey. It's not being used as an ethnic slur.

Are you also in favor of banning the saying "spick-and-span?" Will you start a thread about the racism of the English language for using the words "black" and "dark" to mean negative things?

The show isn't called, 'Mick' or 'Mickey' its called THE MICK. Dougie Houser wasn't called, 'The Dougie'; Mary Tyler Moore wasn't called, 'The Mary'.

I would think a show called, 'The Dark One' about a black person was kind of racist too. Spick and span is in no way shape or way referring to a human being, its a colloquialism that means clean.

Was Dark Angel from the early-aughts racist because it starred a darker-than-pale, half-Mexican woman?

Well dark angel is not a known racial slur, so no. And dark, when used as a slur and not it's myriad of other meanings (unlike Mick which is just a name or a slur) is used to insult black people so no I don't think that counts.

So other people with dark skin don't get insulted for it, only black people? That will be surprising to a lot of people, including Jessica Alba, who lost out on roles early in her career for being "too" dark.

[Anonymous]

Yes, OP, The Mick is a racist title but don't forget in our current social climate racism, abuse, bigotry and discrimination against white people and cultures doesn't count.

[Anonymous]

My main point is that the word dark is used all the time in contexts that are not racist. The word Mick is not. There are definitely words that are used primarily as slurs to describe other cultures I would put in this category. Dark isn't one since it has so many non offensive uses in language

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huh? The character goes by Mickey. It's not being used as an ethnic slur.

Are you also in favor of banning the saying "spick-and-span?" Will you start a thread about the racism of the English language for using the words "black" and "dark" to mean negative things?

The show isn't called, 'Mick' or 'Mickey' its called THE MICK. Dougie Houser wasn't called, 'The Dougie'; Mary Tyler Moore wasn't called, 'The Mary'.

I would think a show called, 'The Dark One' about a black person was kind of racist too. Spick and span is in no way shape or way referring to a human being, its a colloquialism that means clean.

But it was The Mary Tyler Moore Show