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KyndCulture
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:42 PM Original message |
Question for any Jewish DUer? is this word a racial slur? |
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yorgatron
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. it means "black" |
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Buck Turgidson
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. True. But... |
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LiberalFighter
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Darn... beaten on the German word |
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Warpy
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Not just black, it is generally taken to mean "black maid" |
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varkam
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. schwarze = the color black in German n/t |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yeah, it's german for "nigger" |
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SharonRB
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. I just sent you a PM |
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Bluebear
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. That is Yiddish for "black" as in a person of color. nt |
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Major Hogwash
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. No, it's not a racial slur. |
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Bluebear
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. '"black person" (somewhat derogatory)' |
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ugarte
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
7. Not necessarily a slur, any more than "Jew" or "goy" is a slur... |
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still_one
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. "shvartze" is the Yiddish word for "black" person |
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Codeine
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Not really. |
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mopinko
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. it's a kind of beer |
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ChristianLibrul
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
15. Yiddish (Juedische) |
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KyndCulture
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Mon Jul-10-06 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
16. Thanks DUers, I knew I could find out something here. |
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Solo_in_MD
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Tue Jul-11-06 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
17. Depends on the context |
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MurrayDelph
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Tue Jul-11-06 09:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Wrong word |
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greyl
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Tue Jul-11-06 09:53 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Nah, Spaceballs was Schwartz, not schwanz. :) nt |
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Solo_in_MD
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Tue Jul-11-06 12:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. I stand corrected |
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Jack from Charlotte
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Tue Jul-11-06 01:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. It should be a big piece of EVERYONE's life. (nt) |
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RebelOne
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Tue Jul-11-06 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
19. Well, I dated a Jewish guy for a few years, and whenever |
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sabra
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Tue Jul-11-06 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
20. I've generally heard it used in a derogatory way... |
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Catherine Vincent
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Tue Jul-11-06 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
22. My my. |
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Misskittycat
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Tue Jul-11-06 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
23. It's use is derogatory. I'm Jewish - grew up in '50's and '60's and |
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Misskittycat
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Tue Jul-11-06 11:08 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Correction: "Its" - Woops. n/t |
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OmmmSweetOmmm
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Tue Jul-11-06 12:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. My Dad would use it and it bothered the heck out of me and I |
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The Magistrate
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Tue Jul-11-06 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
25. It Is Generally A Slur, Ma'am |
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deaniac21
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Tue Jul-11-06 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
26. ..... |
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Mr_Spock
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Tue Jul-11-06 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
27. I think it was used as a slur by Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles |
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rucky
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Tue Jul-11-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Wasn't a slur...It was a funny gag. |
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Mr_Spock
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Tue Jul-11-06 12:29 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I know it was a funny gag, but there is always more than meets the eye |
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Seedersandleechers
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Tue Jul-11-06 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
28. Urbandictonary says this: |
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AngryAmish
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Tue Jul-11-06 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
29. oh yeah |
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Beacho
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Tue Jul-11-06 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
34. I've always heard it a negative context |
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