“I believe her comment ‘Jew down’ was more in reference to negotiating...
Boy if I had a dime for every time I used the phrase “Jew down”...I wouldn’t have a dime :)
I’m sure it’s offensive but I’ve never heard it before and not quite sure what it means.
But the important thing here is that it’s getting more easy and more common to insult Jews again and get away with it in 2019 thanks to Omar et. al. /s
2 percent of the population and people can’t just leave em be.
Now just a cotton pickin’ minit here. Let’s be fair. It’s not like she said “nigger rich” or “Pollack”. It’s a verb, after all, just like “nigger” is a noun or in the above case an adjective. How could that be offensive. No, she just praised her town’s counsel for Jew-ing a plaintiff down until she was only nigger rich. Perfectly normal speech. How could anyone be offended. No pleasing those people.
Note: Just a cotton pickin’ minit posts are so obviously over-the-top that no sarc tab is needed.
I used it before. In a comment to a Jew. I immediately realized my mistake and apologized. That was in approximately 1973. I’ve never used it as a verb since. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve been said the word since in any context.
After all these years, I’m still embarrassed by it.
A Jewish friend of mine used that expression as a source of pride in his ability to garner a good deal.
But considering the way Democrats use such faux pas as bludgeons against their enemies, this putz deserves the public skewering.
“I believe her comment ‘Jew down’ was more in reference to negotiating...”
Coming from the NYC area this expression was common place along with the reference of Upstate NY as the Jewish Alps.
I was gyp’d
I've heard it used a lot. Most people know what it means and it certainly isn't complimentary to Jewish folks.
verb (used with object)
(lowercase) Offensive. to bargain sharply with; beat down in price (often followed by down).
Began because Jews tended to be very astute businessmen and would “Jew down” the asking price of what others wanted to sell so they could get it at the best possible price....
Pushing it to make it a slur against Jews....