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Stockyboy · Post by **Stockyboy** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:34 pm

ScarlettPheonix wrote:

No, not at all. Mick is a slur. Its as bad as n*****, g*** or sp** to alot of people in my area.

Somehow, "wanker" just doesn't seem as offensive.

All I said is that I'd probably find the phrase insulting at first- not that I would take it as an insult. Depending on how well I knew the person who said it- I (probably) wouldn't take offense at the use of the phrase.

Also, just because I might find something insulting, doesn't mean I'd react insulted or get emotional about it.

It's cause wanker is very much an English word (No Americans know what it means when I say it to them in any way)

ScarlettPheonix · Post by **ScarlettPheonix** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:38 pm

Oh, you might be suprised. English TV and Movies that have become popular over here have made some purely British insults more familiar to us, even if we prefer our own.

That being said, give it a rest. I find the word "Mick" to be offensive, and despite knowing that "taking the Mick" refers to Mickey Bliss and not a derogotory insult towards Irish, doesn't mean that I don't/wouldn't feel uncomfortable hearing that phrase if I'm not expecting it- simply because I'm not familiar with it.

Just because I find something distasteful/insulting doesn't mean I'm ignorant for feeling that way. It just means I'm coming from a very different view point than you are.