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Originally posted by Halx
Geez, you guys are touchy. 'Jew-for-a-day' has nothing to do with race. If you look back through history, Jews were persecuted for simply being Jewish. 'Jew-for-a-day' means that the subject is claiming victimization in a convenient manner, as if he had turned Jewish just for the day.
Anyways, I've studied Jewish history and I was raised Jewish. If any of you think 'Jewish' is a race, you need to pick up a book and read.
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I agree jewish is not a race, sorry I misspoke. Perhaps bigotted would have been a better word.
"Jew for a day" could very easily be mistaken for a slur even if not ment to be. I grew up in small town Canada where our ethnic diversity was limited to a large Doukhobor population. Until I was ~25 I could not tell a jewish name or trait from your average WASP. Now that I know what to look for I don't give a crap. I don't know where I am going with this. I have a Jewish friend who uses Jewish streotypes all the time.
Halx - have you ever read any Mordecai Richler? Ive heard that if you are jewish you will laugh your ass off. I'm a WASP & I know I did.