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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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?[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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

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) [b]is used to insult black people so no I don't think that counts[/b].[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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