E Tenebris Lux
Central Defender
Get this - pre around 1975 to be generous, the term Mackem hadn’t been invented by the Mags. Folk like you jumped on the bandwagon, over the moon that they had introduced a derogative term to take the piss out of you. Those people then adopted the term Mackem as a source of pride to let outsiders know it meant you were from Sunderland. The real Tynesiders must have been laughing themselves to sleep.“NEVER”…funny how it’s called Sunderland then
This is not true. It was always ours
I’ll never accept being called a Mackem because of the way I speak. I’m proud of my dialect and will never change it.Haway the Lads. I’ll be there early on Saturday. FTM
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