A former GOP donor, who once made headlines after calling former president Barack Obama the N-word, fatally shot himself after attempting to kill his wife, according to reports.

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      1 year ago

      I think it’s goyim. It fits given the context of referring to his own ethnic group as the k slur. Guy sounds like a giant asshole.

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        And what’s the k slur? As a foreigner can you please use the fucking expletives so people even understand what you are trying not to say

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            “Goy” is usually meant as a slur in English despite it just being Yiddish for non-Jew. Very few Jews use it anymore for that specific reason.

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            Seems the “k slur” is being filtered automatically, unless you both chose to replace it with removed in your replies, and in that case, kudos to you for sticking with the bit. I still have no idea what the word might be, but i am also hesitant to look up slurs for jews.

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          Kike probably. And FWIW, I’m Jewish, and frankly “Jew” said as a slur is the most cutting slur I’ve heard. If someone called me a kike, I’d probably laugh in their face… It’s a funny sounding word that has no emotional weight to me, it’s such an obscure slur that I only know it from looking at a profanity filter

          I think everyone knows what the n-word is, but you quickly get to the point where censoring slurs just gives them more weight and less accuracy… The n-word is still used as intended way too commonly to do anything with, but other slurs are far easier to reclaim

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        Yes. Jew here- antisemites will refer to themselves as goyim sarcastically when speaking in the context of Jews. Which is weird, because I have almost never actually heard a Jew use the word. And the few times I have, it’s come from some elderly person who’s probably bigoted in other ways too.

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      Oy. Jewish slang for non Jewish I think. (Not spelling the whole thing as I don’t want to risk mod ire)

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      I know, right? That quote led me to the brain-bleach-required section of Wikipedia. If you want to ruin a nice Friday too:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs

      Although above that one, “goombah” can be (not always) used as a slur against Italians? Growing up with Super Mario, that is kinda funny but then also concerning. Like it’s been hiding in plain sight.

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      The only thing I can think of is Goyim, if say a Jewish group is using it against Christians or non Jewish people.