Admittedly neither term made since to me as a kid. Back during the sesquicentennial we heard them often and both came off as cartoonish and embarrassing to hear. I guess after learning about the early history of the state, and seeing that we were kind of this place that was seen as a useless wasteland, that it seemed like the Union fought more to keep out (not to mention the embarrassment of Detroit), it just rubbed me the wrong way.
But Michigander has grown on me, and it seems most people. It’s quirky and unique in an off the beaten path kind of way, which is what being a Michigander is all about!
I’ve always thought it was funny that the birthplace of the GOP is in a city named after a president who thought he was screwing us by taking away Toledo and giving us the worthless upper peninsula.
Jackson gave Toledo to Ohio if they would deliver the votes for Democrats. Ohio did go to the democrats but they still lost.