Being called a mackem

[hinder1986]

Reading articles on here, it seems some people are happy to call themselves mackems and be called a mackem, however, i hate it.

I have always thought it was originally an insult from them up the road!!! and now suddenly a lot of people accept it as a nickname, which i think just makes us look thick as f*ck!

Just wondered everyone elses thought / opinions on it? am i right or wrong? etc

I don't mind people calling me that.











I was born in South Shields

[Giddup Sausage!]

You spelt Hitler wrong.

[Wearsider]

I like it and would certainly refer to myself as a Mackem with a sense of pride, as to me all it means is that I am someone from Sunderland.

I wasn't aware anyone from Sunderland objected to being called it, until just now.

Originally Posted by hinder1986

Reading articles on here, it seems some people are happy to call themselves mackems and be called a mackem, however, i hate it.

I have always thought it was originally an insult from them up the road!!! and now suddenly a lot of people accept it as a nickname, which i think just makes us look thick as f*ck!

Just wondered everyone elses thought / opinions on it? am i right or wrong? etc

Better than coming from Seaham though mate...
All 'Sailor Boys' aren't you

[smally]

It possibly was, but I guess that we have adopted the term. Just like lots of black kids see nothing wrong or insulting in referring to themselves by the N word.

[boylie]

I'm from Sunderland, I'm a mackem

Originally Posted by hinder1986

Reading articles on here, it seems some people are happy to call themselves mackems and be called a mackem, however, i hate it.

I have always thought it was originally an insult from them up the road!!! and now suddenly a lot of people accept it as a nickname, which i think just makes us look thick as f*ck!

Just wondered everyone elses thought / opinions on it? am i right or wrong? etc

how does it make us look thick as fuck? It's just us saying call us what you want because we couldn't give a flying fuck. I'm not even born in Sunderland but even I don't take great offence to being called a mackem. I failed to understand how someone in Sunderland does then take offence.

[hinder1986]

Originally Posted by Icepick

Better than coming from Seaham though mate...
All 'Sailor Boys' aren't you

good one, i'm an adopted "sailor boy". Born and lived in Sunderland most of my life until i moved there about 7 years ago now.

[dixonsafc]

It was an insult we've adopted, and i'm proud to call myself a mackem. People recognise that i'm from Sunderland because of that.

In a similar way Spurs fans adopted the "yid" tag.