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Originally Posted by fatmanforprez
There is a fundamentle difference between this incident and having jew spraypainted on your door. The point i was trying to get across is it is an identifier that was created to refer to members of a religion, it isn't offensive to use in polite conversation, its hardly being used here to repress or lynch a jew-ish couple.
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It is offensive, and it is an epithet when used as a noun modifier. The word "Jew" is properly used only as a noun. The construction Jew [noun] is offensive because it substitutes the non-standard "Jew" for the standard modifier "Jewish", and because it has a long history of being use as an epithet.
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Nevermind that the word isnt negative its not like racial slurs that have no place in ocnversation and offend people automagically, rather it is an identifier and people should get a backbone, if its thier belief then they shouldnt feel bad to be identified by it.
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When used as a noun to identify a person's ethnicity or religion, it is neutral. When used as a noun modifier in place of the proper "Jewish" it is offensive. When ethnic identifiers are used in a situation that does not call for it, that in itself is also offensive.
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I hereby claim that the word fire is never to be used because it can precede the ending of a life.
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People aren't objecting to the word itself, only the way in which it was used.
Gilda