"Yid" is the Yiddish word for "Jew" and in that context it is not derogatory in the slightest. It doesn't bother me to hear that word and I use it myself all the time. It is usually the left-wing, assimilated, non-religious Yids who get all bent out of shape at being called "Yid."
Yeah, I know. That's why I was careful to say "In German, 'Yid' is a derogatory term for 'Jew'." I don't know from Yiddish except for various showbiz terms and what little I remember from reading various L*E*O*R*O*S*T*E*N books.
It doesn't bother me to hear that word and I use it myself all the time. It is usually the left-wing, assimilated, non-religious Yids who get all bent out of shape at being called "Yid."
That may be so, but Mother Chan taught me to always err on the side of caution when it comes to ethnic nicknames. Since the word "Yid" is derogatory in German, I don't use the word in ordinary conversation-- that way, there's no risk of hurt feelings.