言われたこと自体は気にしてないけど meaning


Does it translate to " he doesn't mind being called that" ? Edit: 言われた means
to be said, 自体 means itself and the context is about a person that gets called
by a certain nick name so I'm not sure if i should understand it as "he doesnt
care being told/called that "or " he doesn't care about the nick name on
itself "




Under "normal" circumstances, native speakers would **_not_** use 「言{い}われたこと」
to refer to being addressed with a nickname. We would use 「（そう） **呼{よ}ばれた**
こと」.

If, however, someone addressed you with a completely new nickname that no one
has ever addressed you with, you **_might_** use 「言われたこと」, then.

Most naturally, though, I would still say that upon hearing/reading
「言われたこと自体は気にしてない」, we would think that **_someone told you something_**
(instead of just addressing you with a nickname) but that you are not bothered
by it.

In short, you would **_not_** even talk about being bothered or not being
bothered for being called by your nickname that "everyone" calls you by all
the time, would you?

Thus, without further context or a more detailed background story, this is all
I can say.

