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What do you think of the phrase "He jewed me down"?

What do you think of the phrase 'He jewed me down'?

  • I'm highly offended by the phrase!

    Votes: 7 10.8%
  • It's an insensitive choice of words

    Votes: 34 52.3%
  • It depends entirely on the context

    Votes: 10 15.4%
  • As long as it's not refering to real Jews

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • It's just an old expression that perfectly expresses its meaning!

    Votes: 14 21.5%

  • Total voters
    65
Yep, what about the Chinese? :lol: ;) They are stingy hard bargainers. A cunning race if ya ask me... ;)

That's why they're known as "the Jews of the East." Funny thing is, every time I've heard this expression used, it was both intended and taken as flattering.
 
the word nigger is racist, period. not just insensitive, but racist.

Unless of course a black uses it right? Even if you don't agree with that opening sentence many a black person still uses it to refer to each other. Quite simply put, I don't do hypocritical. It is either an unacceptable term period. Or it is an acceptable term period. In the case of nigger, blacks are the ones to set the tone for it. They use it constantly among themselves. Therefore it is acceptable to use.

The same applies to the OP's "He jewed me down". I've known Jews that use it themselves. Therefore it is an acceptable term to use.
 
That's why they're known as "the Jews of the East." Funny thing is, every time I've heard this expression used, it was both intended and taken as flattering.

The way I tend to view it is that you can't be offended unless you desire to take offense. By letting others define you based on their perceptions, you give them the power to yank your chain.
 
I don't know, maybe it's because I am black. No racial term has the same sting as "nigger." I mean you can call me an "Alabama porch monkey" "shine" etc, and nothing, but all of a sudden throw in "nigger" and I want to kill someone.

I mean "red neck" "chink" "wet back" etc for the other races are just laughable. Makes them no less derogatory, but again they don't have the same sting. Throw nigger in there, and all of a sudden you have a fight on your hands.

Does it have so much of a stigma attached to it, that we will never get over it?

It seems to have even more of a stigma than say calling someone a Nazi or Fascist.
 
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Makes them no less derogatory, but again they don't have the same sting.

Only because you're not a "redneck," a "chink," ,a "wetback," etc., etc., etc. Just because you don't find offense at a particular racial slur, it's still a racial slur and unacceptable. If not to you, certainly to others.

I mean "red neck" "chink" "wet back" etc for the other races are just laughable.

You seem to be saying that your offense taken from a racial slur ("nigger") is more valid than, say, a Hispanic's offense taken from a racial slur ("wetback").

Is your offense somehow more important or valid than theirs?

Really?
 
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I'm only saying that contributing epithets or sayings that paint an entire race/ethnicity in a negative light (and let's be honest, the sentiment behind "Jewing me down" ain't positive) to the English language does nothing good for that race/ethnicity.

It does nothing good for ANYONE.
 
Only because you're not a "redneck," a "chink," ,a "wetback," etc., etc., etc. Just because you don't find offense at a particular racial slur, it's still a racial slur and unacceptable. If not to you, certainly to others.



You seem to be saying that your offense taken from a racial slur ("nigger") is more valid than, say, a Hispanic's offense taken from a racial slur ("wetback").

Is your offense somehow more important or valid than theirs?

Really?

I don't think that's what he meant. He is talking about himself. Put the whole post in that context and it makes sense. Like he said, he still considers the others racial slurs and unacceptable.
 
Only because you're not a "redneck," a "chink," ,a "wetback," etc., etc., etc. Just because you don't find offense at a particular racial slur, it's still a racial slur and unacceptable. If not to you, certainly to others.

Not really, I have asked others including those on this board and they will tell you that it really is just stupid.

In fact if you look around and pay attention it is mostly liberal whites who make the biggest deal out of this.

Did you even bother to read what I was asking or what I said? Or do you just knee jerk as a matter of purpose?

You seem to be saying that your offense taken from a racial slur ("nigger") is more valid than, say, a Hispanic's offense taken from a racial slur ("wetback").

Is your offense somehow more important or valid than theirs?

Really?

Do you like looking like your reading comprehension sucks?

I am getting really tired of the righteous indignation from those who cannot understand what they read.
 
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I don't know, maybe it's because I am black. No racial term has the same sting as "nigger." I mean you can call me an "Alabama porch monkey" "shine" etc, and nothing, but all of a sudden throw in "nigger" and I want to kill someone.

I mean "red neck" "chink" "wet back" etc for the other races are just laughable. Makes them no less derogatory, but again they don't have the same sting. Throw nigger in there, and all of a sudden you have a fight on your hands.

Does it have so much of a stigma attached to it, that we will never get over it?

It seems to have even more of a stigma than say calling someone a Nazi or Fascist.

I agree, it can be quite effective......;)
 
It comes from those damned Muslims, as everything evil does.

carry on
 
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This topic reminds me of what my gf's dad (who is jewish) said after the whole Spitzer scandal came to light.


"4,000 for that shika??!! What kind a Jew is he? She is at best $1,200"
 
This topic reminds me of what my gf's dad (who is jewish) said after the whole Spitzer scandal came to light.


"4,000 for that shika??!! What kind a Jew is he? She is at best $1,200"

That would be shiksa.

shikse
A non-Jewish woman, all too often used derogatorily. It has the connotation of “young and beautiful,” so referring to a man’s Gentile wife or girlfriend as a shiksa implies that his primary attraction was her good looks. She is possibly blonde. A shagetz or sheygets means a non-Jewish boy, and has the connotation of a someone who is unruly, even violent.

The Yiddish Handbook: 40 Words You Should Know
 
A buddy of mine used this the other day. He's an electrician and owns his own business. He was talking about how some customers try to jew him down on prices, and other aggravations of running his business. There aren't many Jews around here, so I know he was using this phrase as an idiom, not because he's a bigot. Plus, I know he's not a bigot.

What do you think of the phrase?
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In an era when OJ can go free because of a LAPD cop was racist, we gotta be careful.

Now morally is it wrong? People are judged by the words they use (whether such judgment is justified or not); even if it is not derogatory, why use uncouth/crude language when you could use numerous other synonyms?
 
Did you even bother to read what I was asking or what I said?

Yes, I did. I saw this:

I mean "red neck" "chink" "wet back" etc for the other races are just laughable.

If my interpretation was incorrect, I apologize. Sincerely.

But, on its face, your comment is hard to interpret any other way: you are saying that the indignation felt by other races when confronted by racial slurs is "laughable" in comparison to your (warranted) indignation when confronted by the word "nigger."

Why would your insult be any more painful than a similar insult would be to another unfairly maligned minority?
 
Why would your insult be any more painful than a similar insult would be to another unfairly maligned minority?

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess it's because he's black. For him, it's personal.
 
I can't speak for anyone else, but personally I enjoy being called a honky. It makes me feel all fuzzy inside.
 
And it's not a personal insult when someone of Asian extraction is called "chink?"

Really?

What I am saying is that because it's personal to him, it has more sting. That was his initial remark. It makes sense to me. If he was Native American the Nation's capital football team name may have more sting. Everyone's perception is different. He didn't say that other groups' offensive terms weren't as valid.
 
A buddy of mine used this the other day. He's an electrician and owns his own business. He was talking about how some customers try to jew him down on prices, and other aggravations of running his business. There aren't many Jews around here, so I know he was using this phrase as an idiom, not because he's a bigot. Plus, I know he's not a bigot.

What do you think of the phrase?

If he isn't a bigot he is ignorant.
 
I agree. I wouldn't say it around a group of strangers, because I wouldn't want to offend anyone. But my roommate and I say **** like that (and worse) all the time to each other, just because it's funny.

so you are just a closet bigot.
 
My friends and I actively reference, "bring jewed" in terms of money and power. We also reference, "Motza balled" if you're manhood has come into question by a Jew

So you and your friends are bigoted morons. Explains a lot of the other posts I have seen from you.
 
Except we aren't talking about racism, we're talking about racial jokes and stereotypes.



How is it being a jerk? I don't care if my roommate uses some racial slur at me, and I'll probably find it funny. Likewise for him.



C'mon, tell me this isn't hilarious: :lol:
YouTube- Charlie Brown Kwanzaa

If it is a joke why do you do it behind closed doors? What exactly about being derogatory about others do you find funny?
 
It's a term used to vent frustration, not express hatred of a group.

Jews like bargains, so if he's frustrated with everyone trying to get a bargain on his prices, the term actually seems quite appropriate outside a professional setting.

It's not something I would say while bidding for the job, though.

You are a ******* idiot, I probably won't say that on an interview either.
 
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