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Winding a mate up who’s a mag about Joselu and he’s actually turned around and said “Well you don’t play and score for Real Madrid if you’re shite. I bet no Sunderland striker can ever claim that”

WOW! :eek:
 
Mackem was a term coined by Newcastle fans aimed at taking the piss out of people from Sunderland based on how we talk. It wasn't that long ago everyone from the North East was calling themselves a Geordie. I'm glad they coined the term though, as it distinguishes us from these celebrating wannabe who call themselves a 'Geordie' in order to intentionally stereotype themselves. It makes them really stupid and cringeworthy though.
You’re right regarding the term *mackem* originally been used by Mags in a derogatory way towards us, it now seems to have been adopted by some Sunderland fans (not me) and yes I too can remember being a *geordie* indeed singing “geordies here, geordies there, geordies every f#cking where” on the Fulwell End, I now refuse to be classed as a geordie and always tell those that categorise me as such that “I’m not , I’m from County Durham”.
 
You’re right regarding the term *mackem* originally been used by Mags in a derogatory way towards us, it now seems to have been adopted by some Sunderland fans (not me) and yes I too can remember being a *geordie* indeed singing “geordies here, geordies there, geordies every f#cking where” on the Fulwell End, I now refuse to be classed as a geordie and always tell those that categorise me as such that “I’m not , I’m from County Durham”.
It's a culture shift marra. Also someone who is classed as a Geordie nowadays is perceived different to someone who was 30 years ago. We used to have day trips and weekends away as kids in the 80s. The Legion used to put a bus and we'd go to holiday and caravan parks. There was kids from other areas from around the country. We were always known as "The Geordie kids". Now that would be an insult. The funny thing is the perception of Geordies is one that see's them as thick as fuck, sunbed tans, fake designer gear and lasses who are game (and not just for a fight)
 
I used to be happy to call myself a Geordie then Viz and John Hall came along.

Gradually people from Newcastle grew into cartoon characters and professional Geordies.

In everyday life, amongst their own, they tend to be decent honest NE people ...
... but, point a camera at them, and they talk much louder, exaggerate any Geordie 'catch phrase' and make ludicrous claims.

Mention football and their ridiculous antics go through the roof.

Shame but they've lost all sense of reason as well as their true identity and created a new, much inferior, one.

I used to really like them but don't so much these days.


Sadly this kind of perception has also developed elsewhere in the country from my experience. I am also old enough to once have been quite happy to be called a Geordie, (pretty well everyone from up here was assumed to be one up until, say the nineties). Some perhaps would not have liked it, but it never bothered me and I'm from a Durham village. This happened very often when I moved about a lot. I still do though not as much, and this change definitely happened post the absurd Hall's patronising, Geordie Nation rubbish.

As you say, individually they are as normal as anyone else, but many do seem to be swept up - or whipped up - very easily into this faux "idendity", sometimes even acquiring exaggerated accents in the case of those not born in the North of the region, a particularly hilarious spectacle.

The football element of this sees this strange phenomenon expressing itself most clearly. Many, mostly the 92ers still seem to harbour the most ridiculous levels of entitlement. All supporters have a hint of this about them, we must do almost, but none are in their league in this regard.

They, this, is not helped by the reinforcing of this stereotype by lazy journalists, who of course will know better but would rather trot out the same bilge as often as they can get away with it. George Caulkin's latest effort is awful in this regard. No link as it is behind a paywall. It should stay there.
 
You’re right regarding the term *mackem* originally been used by Mags in a derogatory way towards us, it now seems to have been adopted by some Sunderland fans (not me) and yes I too can remember being a *geordie* indeed singing “geordies here, geordies there, geordies every f#cking where” on the Fulwell End, I now refuse to be classed as a geordie and always tell those that categorise me as such that “I’m not , I’m from County Durham”.

Not Sunderland fans. People of Sunderland. Theres nothing derogatory about the word either...maybe at most a light hearted dig. Not even sure theres proof of this.
 
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