tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post2099068114167894702..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: Why You Should Never Call Someone (or Yourself) a ShiksaKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-27690077849957305692021-11-29T05:18:51.968-05:002021-11-29T05:18:51.968-05:00Sure very hateful and judging. Don't worry Cha...Sure very hateful and judging. Don't worry Charming, you did nothing wrong, some have just taken the victim-mentality so far they find insult where there is none.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-79399322196263912852021-01-31T17:36:40.393-05:002021-01-31T17:36:40.393-05:00I am now 83 Manchester England. I am not Jewish bu...I am now 83 Manchester England. I am not Jewish but I speak reasonably fluent (German) Yiddish. I was always called 'Shegetz' when I was a kid . I accepted that , BUT , My ,Goyisher) Grandmother told me, 'Never call a woman Shiksa'. That is Insulting and although we are not Jews ,it is Disrespectful to all women.Robert Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687793876216630153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-71739643777258666822019-10-14T03:43:53.948-04:002019-10-14T03:43:53.948-04:00this is an old post, but how inappropriate! I am a...this is an old post, but how inappropriate! I am a Christian women with Jewish friends. I respect them as I would any others of a different culture and faith. "You people"? really?! Good thing John Doe is so Anonymous we wouldn't want to know a real human being could show such animosity, fear and ignorance to another human . Charminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417637202095816913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-9849174512339748552019-03-06T16:46:46.323-05:002019-03-06T16:46:46.323-05:00I can't understand why you can't (?) Look ...I can't understand why you can't (?) Look up ABOMINATION in the original dictionary, the grand-daddy of them all "websters dictionary 1828".<br /><br />1. Extreme hatred; detestation<br /><br />2. The object of detestationEllenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-17910067038211017052018-04-17T19:34:43.625-04:002018-04-17T19:34:43.625-04:00I was researching the word and came upon this blog...I was researching the word and came upon this blog. I find it very interesting. I guess "John Doe" someone apparently too afraid to identify himself, is not a Christian either. A true Christian believes in the Bible which says that the Jews are indeed God's chosen people. After all Jesus, a Jew, came to the Jew first then to the Greek a.k.a. Non-Jew. So whether you like it or not, Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02952107295107875068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-28457386463403473762017-07-21T16:40:24.616-04:002017-07-21T16:40:24.616-04:00Well not all Jews have money. Little insulted when...Well not all Jews have money. Little insulted when I found its true definition. Thought it was a joke or even fondness. Don't run around calling jewish people kykes. Will have to look up exact definition of that I guessLenore Bradburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830330349832913031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-67390063476678846972017-05-03T11:47:26.714-04:002017-05-03T11:47:26.714-04:00Thank you for the definition. Never knew what it ...Thank you for the definition. Never knew what it meant.I keep hearing it on one popular sitcom. I agree it is offensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-11482179402129111532017-03-23T20:40:52.732-04:002017-03-23T20:40:52.732-04:00I don't know how I can be any clearer. It mean...I don't know how I can be any clearer. It means "abomination" and "object of loathing" and is used as a slur against women, often said with venom dripping from the word itself. It is used as an insult and considered one of the worst insults one can give a non-Jewish woman. It's used as an insult to keep Jewish men "in line" and away from those dirty Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-5503600399482519922017-02-18T22:14:26.097-05:002017-02-18T22:14:26.097-05:00Why it's a bad word I really still can't u...Why it's a bad word I really still can't understand !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010100283835647341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-76817969693464413142016-09-26T16:10:07.239-04:002016-09-26T16:10:07.239-04:00You don't have to post this comment either. We...You don't have to post this comment either. We already are familiar with your tendency to censor and shut down any discourse that doesn't tickle your divine fancy. Dondekittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659166024707784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-25039493560784773532016-09-26T16:08:53.324-04:002016-09-26T16:08:53.324-04:00Don't worry about it. Call us whatever you wan...Don't worry about it. Call us whatever you want. To those of us who already know what a low opinion you people have for anyone but yourselves, it won't matter anyway, because we don't believe all the hooey you people try to convince yourselves of about your alleged superiority in the first place. Dondekittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659166024707784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-64700942256799056962016-01-13T01:34:25.853-05:002016-01-13T01:34:25.853-05:00Never thought it was that bad
A word that a real ...Never thought it was that bad <br />A word that a real putz uses O I can dig it <br />Never used it just heard it a lot in New York. <br />not in California <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-37692856371190347222015-12-31T19:54:23.433-05:002015-12-31T19:54:23.433-05:00utter nonsense reading this thread. linguistics tr...utter nonsense reading this thread. linguistics transition and fluctuate over time. get over yourselvesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699213343932675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-9364866106966768482015-12-12T15:40:53.090-05:002015-12-12T15:40:53.090-05:00Call me a goy and I'll break your Jewish nose....Call me a goy and I'll break your Jewish nose...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-48360832163407380672015-07-10T19:41:34.618-04:002015-07-10T19:41:34.618-04:00There are some Yiddish words that are intrinsicall...There are some Yiddish words that are intrinsically neutral but have acquired a negative connotation. "Shiksa," however, has had a negative connotation from the start. Ignorance is usually the reason for its use, as with many other things. How many people who say "mazal tov" know that it declares a belief in astrology? This is what happens when "Jewish culture" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-85972558205302195622015-06-25T19:09:47.854-04:002015-06-25T19:09:47.854-04:00Goy might be "neutral" in theory, but (a...Goy might be "neutral" in theory, but (as a contraction for "homosexual") "homo" is theoretically neutral as well- and it's a very offensive term.browncoat495241https://www.blogger.com/profile/00737112680412770506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-24684570994261980072014-08-22T07:57:23.819-04:002014-08-22T07:57:23.819-04:00Kind of interesting reading this. I heard this wor...Kind of interesting reading this. I heard this word on an episode of Cold Case last night. A lady playing a Jewish mother used it to describe her late son's girlfriend, as casually as one might describe someone's hair or eye color. "She was a shiksa, just like you." Discovering the meaning makes her apparently friendly demeanor in the scene all the more inappropriate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-40153260506915697952014-01-28T14:45:54.784-05:002014-01-28T14:45:54.784-05:00Thank God, someone willing to talk the truth about...Thank God, someone willing to talk the truth about the origins and misuse of an excessively ugly word that continues to besmirch Jewish culture. I have also written in this topic.Natalie Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782295299918125923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-77664436099175456222011-07-24T17:50:51.408-04:002011-07-24T17:50:51.408-04:00A couple of years ago I made an attempt to lampoon...A couple of years ago I made an attempt to lampoon the 'concept' of 'shiksa' in my blog. Here is the link:<br />http://schvach.blogspot.com/2009/10/sowhats-shiksa-already-by-schvach-yid_04.html<br /><br />You're absolutely right, 'shiksa' not only means abominable, the word itself is abominable. I never use it (except in that one blog). THAT word has joined the ranks Schvachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052885350566210171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-25869204417933076812011-04-11T03:21:57.088-04:002011-04-11T03:21:57.088-04:00I have heard "shegetz" plenty of times, ...I have heard "shegetz" plenty of times, and, since it has the same root as "shiksa," I find it equally offensive.<br /><br />The irony, however, is that "shiksa," the etymology of which is not descriptively accurate (i.e., the literal/original meaning of "shiksa" [the Hebrew "shiktza" -- abomination] has nothing to do with non-Jewish women), yet Dr. Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-62143679483365782582011-04-11T00:04:06.372-04:002011-04-11T00:04:06.372-04:00Thank you, Chaya Kayla, for pointing out the use o...Thank you, Chaya Kayla, for pointing out the use of the word "shvartze". It is used constantly in the Orthodox Jewish community,at least here in New York. And you can't tell me it just means "black". (African-Americans do refer to themselves as Black, and don't mind if others do too.) The people who use it have one tone of voice for "a shvartze katz" (a blackMiriamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-81849481385172200712011-04-06T18:12:23.363-04:002011-04-06T18:12:23.363-04:00This is a very thoughtful, informative, and well l...This is a very thoughtful, informative, and well laid-out post, on a very important topic that lends itself to much misunderstanding.<br />I cringe when I hear or read the term “shiksa” being thrown around casually, as if it is just a cute, ethnic term for a non-Jewish woman. I think Kochava explained things well so I won’t go into much more, but while it has also been my experience that people Chaya Kaylanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-86173765630018700842011-04-05T18:06:47.774-04:002011-04-05T18:06:47.774-04:00Very well said. I'm not even particularly fond...Very well said. I'm not even particularly fond of throwing around "goy," but I'll let that slide sometimes because I'm aware of its definition, its appearance in the Tanakh, et cetera. That said, I'm not entirely convinced that the formal definition supercedes the usually less-than-flattering connotation.<br /><br />"Shiksa," though, is way beyond the pale. I&#Diplogeekhttp://www.diplogeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-43984514082164250212011-04-05T12:43:05.718-04:002011-04-05T12:43:05.718-04:00>The male equivalent to shiksa is "shegetz...>The male equivalent to shiksa is "shegetz," but it isn't commonly used. <br /><br />Boy, would you be surprised.<br /><br />As for whether its as pejorative, in my opinion it is no different, except that obviously "shegetz" doesn't have the additional misogynistic connotation. Maybe that pushes shiktza way over the top, but shegetz is pretty nasty too.S.http://onthemainline.blogspot.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-19282413343957285802011-04-05T10:53:44.658-04:002011-04-05T10:53:44.658-04:00Good post.
This might resonate with you: http://...Good post.<br /><br />This might resonate with you: http://www.beyondbt.com/2009/02/02/some-musings-on-words-and-their-applications/Mordechai Y. Scherhttp://www.kolberamah.orgnoreply@blogger.com