Quick question about political correctness...

redcaimen · May 6, 2011

Originally Posted by GoldenTribe

+1

Is there any use of "Jew" as a verb other than the outright racist meaning to cheat/scam/steal? If not, you hardly need to be "scrupulously PC" to avoid using it.

No kidding?

I confess that my point was less an earnest contribution to the thread topic and more an (unsuccessful) attempt to call attention to its unselfconscious inanity.

Yeah, I'm an ass with a lot of free time on my hands.

Carlisle Blues · May 6, 2011

This is all the research I am going to do for you...........

Perhaps you can find better reference material, nevertheless, this speaks to your question. Use your own judgment. I beleive context plays a large part in this.

Races, nationalities, languages: Swedes, Swedish, African American, Jewish, French, Native American. (Most writers do not capitalize whites, blacks.) Names of religions and religious terms: God, Christ, Allah, Buddha, Christianity, Christians, Judaism, Jews, Islam, Muslims.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/capitals.htm

pvrhye · May 7, 2011

Originally Posted by GoldenTribe

Associations by colour are entirely culturally rooted and therefore subjective anyway.

True, but that chart is doing a horrible job of making your case.

Kajak · May 7, 2011

Originally Posted by pvrhye

True, but that chart is doing a horrible job of making your case.

Yeah after looking at it, 24 - evil - has black in every square that has a colour.

Mr. White · May 7, 2011

SirGrotius · May 7, 2011

Way too colloquial. This is academia not some weird online-college. African-Americans and Jewish are the terms to use.

ConcernedParent · May 7, 2011

Originally Posted by Eason

Whatever you do, don't say "african-american" unless they're ******* african.

Never understood this one. Lots of Japanese/Chinese have been here for 3,4, 5 generations and they are "Asian/Chinese/Japanese-Americans".

FLMountainMan · May 7, 2011

Originally Posted by Mr. White

Some really good points made here. Sephardim and Azkenazi are wildly different, same as Ethiopian Jews (who had the best scrolls and a great case could be made that they are much closer to the origins of the Jewish peoples than anyone else). I could go on and on about this, but cutting to the chase, calling someone a "Jew" or a "black" doesn't even begin to describe his or her ancestry or present-day social realities. No wonder people get all pissed off when the discussion ranges into ancestry.

LOLWUT? So if I tell a story about a "black" friend of mine, you will have absolutely no idea of his ancestry or "present-day social realities" (whatever the hell that means)?

munchausen · May 7, 2011

"jews" = ok
"the jews" = racist

Mr. White · May 9, 2011

in stitches · May 9, 2011

Originally Posted by munchausen

"jews" = ok
"the jews" = racist

FLMountainMan · May 9, 2011

Originally Posted by Mr. White

If he were white, you'd never even think of saying "a 'white' friend of mine." That's the "present-day social reality."

You remind me of the (usually white) guys on the basketball court who talk like this (speaking of which, this happened again tonight, in fact):

FLMM - so who you guarding?
OverlyRaciallySensitiveGuy - the guy in the white shirt
FLMM -

which one? They all have white shirts.
ORSG - uh....he's got red shorts
FLMM - okay, which one? There's two
ORSG - uh...he's got red shoes.
FLMM - So the [white/black] guy. Jesus. just say it. You're guarding the [white/black] guy.
[general laughter]
ORSG - uh yeah.

Nil · May 10, 2011

Originally Posted by FLMountainMan

"Blacks", fair or not, just seems to have a negative connotation. I think the only time I use it is when I refer to "blacks and whites", but I don't even do that much. My inner group of friends is at least 1/3 black, and I don't even think I've ever heard the term "African-American" used, even when we talk about race.

The only people I know who use the term African-American are ultra liberal white people who never hang out with black people.

gladhands · May 10, 2011

Originally Posted by Nil

The only people I know who use the term African-American are ultra liberal white people who never hang out with black people.

I've also heard a couple of Jack and Jill types use it once or twice. But you're mostly right.

StephenHero · May 10, 2011

Originally Posted by GoldenTribe

So pretty.

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