Joanie you are way off base in comparing "Jew down" with "thug". Until recently,. "thug" never was connected to a specific race/nationality/religion etc. It was co-opted in its use and now has become offensive to some people it is now supposed to demean. There has NEVER been any generic meaning behind "Jew down". It was targeted and offe…
Joanie you are way off base in comparing "Jew down" with "thug". Until recently,. "thug" never was connected to a specific race/nationality/religion etc. It was co-opted in its use and now has become offensive to some people it is now supposed to demean. There has NEVER been any generic meaning behind "Jew down". It was targeted and offensive from the beginning and it's symbolic meaning has not changed.
As I think I’ve made clear, my approach is not to use words that other folks find offensive, whether the term is the n-word, the verb “Jew down,” or thug referencing black people. I don’t bristle at the “word police” and act as though my freedoms are being curtailed.
Joanie you are way off base in comparing "Jew down" with "thug". Until recently,. "thug" never was connected to a specific race/nationality/religion etc. It was co-opted in its use and now has become offensive to some people it is now supposed to demean. There has NEVER been any generic meaning behind "Jew down". It was targeted and offensive from the beginning and it's symbolic meaning has not changed.
As I think I’ve made clear, my approach is not to use words that other folks find offensive, whether the term is the n-word, the verb “Jew down,” or thug referencing black people. I don’t bristle at the “word police” and act as though my freedoms are being curtailed.