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> > On Apr 7, 4:02=A0pm, Deadrat <a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> Transition Zone <mogu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> > On Apr 6, 6:10=A0pm, "adam russell"
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> >> >> "Flash Bazbo" <djflsd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> >> > On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:07:58 -0700 (PDT), Transition Zone
> >> >> > <mogu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> >> >>> > And what is 'wrong' with that statement?
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> >> >> >>> Yeah, I have no idea what the poster was saying is bad about
> >> >> >>> this statement. IsJewryslang?
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> >> >> >>Jewry is a slur
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> >> >> > "The Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center is both a Research
> >> >> > Institute and a Museum, with an impressive collection of
> >> >> > ethnographic material, judaica, archival do***ents, books and
> >> >> > manuscripts."
> >> >> >http://www.babylonjewry.org.il/new/english/index.html
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> >> >> > Brazilian Jewry - A concise history
> >> >> >http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/BrazilianJewry.htm
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> >> >> > Executive Council of Australian Jewry Inc.
> >> >> > - the officially elected representative organisation
> >> >> > of the Australian Jewish Community and speaks on its behalf.
> >> >> >http://www.ecaj.org.au/
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> >> >> > North American Conference On Ethiopian Jewry is the only major
> >> >> > American organization exclusively committed to the welfare of
> >> >> > Ethiopian Jews.
> >> >> >http://www.nacoej.org/
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> >> >> > The Avraham Harman Institute of Contem****ary Jewry, a division
> >> >> > of the Faculty of Humanities at the Hebrew University of
> >> >> > Jerusalem, was founded in 1959 by Moshe Davis
> >> >> >http://icj.huji.ac.il/about_us.asp
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> >> >> >Are you saying all these sites, dedicated to do***enting and
> >> >> >serving Jewry worldwide, are using a racial slur?
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> >> >> As well, the dictionary itself defines the word Jewry and does not
> >> >> call it
> >> > =A0a
> >> >> slur or a slang. =A0Some *may* use it as a slur, but as with most
> >> >> words
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> >> >> if
> >> > =A0it
> >> >> is not used in context as a slur then it is not a slur
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> >> > The "N" word was a ligitimate word in Central Europe before
> >> > slavery, for example.
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> >> Legitimate. =A0And I suspect you're just making this up. =A0If the
"N"
> >> wor
> > d
> >> is "nigger," then the word is of American-English origin and
> >> according to the OED dates from 1786. =A0Of course, that's the first
> >> known written occurrence, and the spoken word would probably have
> >> been in use prior to that date, but not "before slavery" (at least in
> >> the American south) and not in Central Europe.
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> > You are ignorant of history and languages in Central Europe if you
> > think that.
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> Could be. =A0Got any evidence for your claim about the "N" word?
=A0Let's
> hear it.
That's OK. I'll just leave it to the viewer's conclusion.
(they can find evidence now that they've been pointed in that
direction)
> >> > Now, of course, these words are hate words.
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> >> What "words." =A0You've posted about one word starting with "N."
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> > Anyone reading the thread knows that Jewry and the N-word are slurs.
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> > Why else did the media re****t use of the word Jewry by Obama campaign
> > leader ??
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> They didn't. =A0
Ha, frivolous nonsense. Im sure the viewer/listerner is abundantly
satisfied that they did re****t it.
> The use of the word was by someone from the RJC complaining
> about the "Obama camp"
We know now that other questionably Anti-Jewish claims have been made
against McPeak.
(which only reinforces his Anti-Jewish stance)
> >> > (and i'm afraid that you're just going to have to accept that)
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> >> Most reasonable people accept that. =A0But this isn't about the "N"
> >> word; it's about the "J" word.
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> > Both words are slurs and their use by higher-ups is usually news FOR
> > that reason.
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> So you claim. =A0
And so the viewer would agree.
> Have you contacted the Harman Institute to see what they
> have to say?
I see no reason to go beyond news re****ts of use of this word, no.
> > You fail to tell us why else these words usage would even be re****ted.
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> The news story was about one organization (the RJC) complaining about
> another organization (the Obama campaign). =A0The story quoted the
> spokesman for the RJC. =A0The story wasn't about the word "jewry," which
> was part of the quote from the RJC. =A0The story was about the complaint
> itself.
Which informs the viewer of the use of the word by a higher-up Obama
friendly.
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