I heard it was in a tv show but I wasn't sure if it was real or they were just joking around so im curious...
2006-07-03 11:28:05 · 9 answers · asked by Miguel O 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
This always cracks me up.
We Jews call ourselves Jews, and expect other people to call us Jews. However, some people use the term "Jew" to mean a cheap person or someone who cheats you, and if that's what you mean then, yes, it's offensive.
I always get a giggle when someone bends over backwards not to use the word "Jew." If you think it's an epithet, perhaps you've been saying it a not terribly nice way?
2006-07-08 05:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by PrincipalNZF 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Jew is a Jewish person. They are proud to be called a jew....A Damn Jew is different. They don't care for it.
Then you have Alan Dershowitz An Atheist Jew.
2006-07-03 19:09:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not, Jew is the correct word. They call themselves Jews.
2006-07-03 18:38:07 · answer #3 · answered by AndyB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they are insulted by it by it does depend on how it's said. I think "Jewish" is preferred.
2006-07-03 18:42:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on how it is said. In most cases - yes it is.
2006-07-03 18:37:35 · answer #5 · answered by threeeyedshadow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not!
2006-07-03 18:38:38 · answer #6 · answered by soubassakis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if theyve ever been called something else, i havent heard it.
2006-07-03 18:32:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is
2006-07-03 18:40:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so... it doesn't sound offensive...
2006-07-03 19:11:59 · answer #9 · answered by cieradurden 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋