Posted by sleepygirl on August 30, 2005, at 21:10:25
In reply to The word Jew, posted by felixbabble on August 27, 2005, at 23:59:31
hmmm... Yes I think the word sounds kind of harsh, not sure why-maybe because it's a shorter word-perhaps more likely to be used when referring to someone or a group of people in a derogatory or dismissive fashion. I don't use the word, I always say "jewish person", but I never really thought about it. I'm not jewish, but I have the same sensitivity. It even bothers me when jewish people use the word "jew". Go figure.
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