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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the speaker is Jewish it’s acceptable. If the speaker is not Jewish, they should avoid saying that outside of groups where they know EVERYONE very well. [/quote] This. I’ve met Jews of every size and color and look. In general, it’s an offensive stereotype even though it also may apply to certain people (who IME have turned out to be —- surprise! — not Jewish. It’s a stereotype. [/quote] Agreed. When non-Jewish people say this, they are referring to a certain look - dark curly hair, a prominent nose, an olive complexion. And in my experience it's never benign, they always mean something by it, and usually not something positive. An acquaintance (non-Jewish) once used "jew them down" to describe a negotiation in front of me, and then was outraged and mad at me when I pointed out that it wasn't ok to use that expression. He "didn't mean anything by it" (except of course he did). [/quote]
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