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Hugh_Lebowski

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5. Ah. Okay. Google came up with a Vox article that said ...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 4, 2021, 03:26 AM

Apr 2021

"The Jewish American Princess, or JAP, embodies both an attitude and a style of dressing. The archetype was forged in the mid-1950s, in concert with the Jewish-American middle-class ascent."

"JAP is rarely used outside the Jewish world — only by goyim in very Jewish cities, and usually playfully so."

The general gist of the article was not that it is some horrible slur. Article is written by a Jewish girl.

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/12/5/18119890/jewish-american-princess-jap-stereotype

But if you guys say so ...

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Full apology from journalist who wrote offensive Asbury Park Press caption [View all] TexasTowelie Apr 2021 OP

First thing I learned in journalism: Never put anything in type you don't want to see in print . . . Journeyman Apr 2021 #1

In New Jersey, No Less SoCalDavidS Apr 2021 #2

There are a lot of white supremacists in NYC and NJ, esp. on Staten Island. TheBlackAdder Apr 2021 #6

Yeah, I Forget That NJ Voted In Christie Repeatedly nt SoCalDavidS Apr 2021 #9

So I had to look up what the acronym stood for ... taken as a whole, the gist SOUNDS complimentary Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #3

I suggest looking up the term in the Urban Dictionary. TexasTowelie Apr 2021 #4

Ah. Okay. Google came up with a Vox article that said ... Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #5

The first time that I heard the term was on Saturday Night Live. TexasTowelie Apr 2021 #7

Gotcha. Making a mental note ... terrible slur to never use ... Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #8