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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is there a stereo type that jews are stingy?  How did that come about?[/quote]
I think it comes from the fact that in the middle ages Jews were not allowed to own land and Christians were not supposed to charge interest, so Jews became money lenders.  Or maybe it's Jack Benny's fault (anybody remember him?)

By the way, back on that Jewess question, I agree that it is similar to Negress, but Negro seems to me to be totally different, more like Jew.  It was the proper term when I was a kid, so maybe that's why I see no problem with it other than it being out of fashion.  But then I'm not AA, so perhaps I'm off-base on that.

Another BTW:  I'm a non-believing Jew, so should I not say I'm Jewish?  Perhaps I'm Jew-ish?  Or Jewish-ish?

One last thought:  I cringe at "Jew him down", but I think someone who uses that old phrase out of unthinking habit is no more an anti-semite than I am a believer because I automatically say "God bless you" when I hear a sneeze or "God knows" when confronted with a difficult question.  [/quote]

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