Hopefully it's not a slur...

https://lemmy.world/post/23529977

Hopefully it's not a slur... - Lemmy.World

Lemmy

You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch.

So likely his name, possibly only his last name.

Maybe that’s meant in a derogatory way though
The entire song is derogatory. If you sing, “You’re a butthole, Mr. Stinky”, then you haven’t identified who you’re singing about, unless someone is actually named Mr. Stinky.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Edmunds

Raymond Edmunds (born 12 March 1944 at Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne, Australia), also known as the Donvale Rapist and Mr. Stinky

Raymond Edmunds - Wikipedia

Well I’ll give you that one. I guess it’s possible the Grinch, having lived nearby for a while, earned that as his nickname or also know as. Still not his job or ethnicity.
does this imply that the song wasn’t actually talking about the Grinch and he just projected onto it?