'JewBelong' founders Launch JewBelong a Multi-Media Campaign Against Anti-Semitism, June 2021/22

[Behind the Aegis]

9. Jew are correct!

"Jew" as a word is not inherently anti-Semitic. It is correct to say; "I am a Jew. She is a Jew. They are Jews.". It is also OK to replace "a Jew" or "Jews" with "Jewish." The problem comes in when people use Jew as an adjective or verb: "The Jew boy is cute." or "I bought a new car and he jewed me on the price." Both examples are anti-Semitic, though the former is sometimes used out of ignorance and not malice. Sometimes, even the verb form is used out of ignorance and not malice, but most will recognize it is probably problematic.

Frankly, the biggest "Jew" problem I see today, and it is a problem among the left, including some here, is the lack of or outright refusal to capitalize "Jew". Sometimes, I think it is just lazy proof-reading, but there are times where it is obvious the reason for the lowercase "j" is very obvious, and it is to use the diminutive as a dog-whistle insult.