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To: LuxAerterna

He’s Pakistani.

In Hebrew, the term would be goyah, and not so pejorative. In Yiddish, the term would be shikseh, which is impolite or insulting.


88 posted on 06/24/2025 6:02:54 PM PDT by jjotto ("...saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau...")
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To: jjotto

Hebrew, the word “goy” (גוי) is used to refer to a nation or people, and in its plural form, “goyim” (גויים), it typically refers to non-Jewish nations or peoples. While the term can be used neutrally to denote any nation, it has also taken on a more specific meaning in modern usage, particularly within the Jewish community, to refer to non-Jews. The term can sometimes be used in a derogatory way, but it also has non-pejorative uses, such as describing a non-kosher restaurant as “goyishe”.
A Shikseh is a non-jewish, usually white, woman.

This is tribal thinking.


94 posted on 06/24/2025 6:40:11 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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