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REP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-12-06 01:33 AM
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18. No ... "Jewish Congress" Is Grammatically Correct!
If the Congress is comprised of Jews; if controlled by Jews, it would by Jewish-run Congress or Jew's Congress (like Jew's harp).

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  -Should the word "Jew" be censored? jseankil  Aug-12-06 01:05 AM   #0 
  - It is absolutely wrong of them to censor the title of a religion. (nt)  w4rma   Aug-12-06 01:07 AM   #1 
  - "Jew" tends to be used nastily on the internet.  Codeine   Aug-12-06 01:11 AM   #2 
  - Abd a lot of other places.  Nikki Stone 1   Aug-12-06 02:30 AM   #27 
  - PC cops need to learn from past overdoses  upi402   Aug-12-06 01:12 AM   #3 
  - Only if they censor Catholic, Buddhist, and Hindu also  Sinti   Aug-12-06 01:13 AM   # 
  - Sounds completly UNreasonable  seemunkee   Aug-12-06 01:13 AM   #4 
  - They are making a pragmatic decision  bananas   Aug-12-06 01:19 AM   #5 
  - They Can't Filter For Use as A Noun Vs Use as Verb  REP   Aug-12-06 01:24 AM   #10 
     - i agree--that it should be censored  orleans   Aug-12-06 03:00 AM   #34 
  - Depends on the usage.  Jamastiene   Aug-12-06 01:19 AM   #6 
  - Lovitz Is Funny, But Not An Authority  REP   Aug-12-06 01:26 AM   #14 
     - Sounds fair enough to me.  Jamastiene   Aug-12-06 01:59 AM   #22 
  - Is the title Hebrew acceptable ?  lumpy   Aug-12-06 01:20 AM   #7 
  - No  REP   Aug-12-06 01:22 AM   #9 
     - both hebrew and herb can be used, they are not censored. /nm  jseankil   Aug-12-06 01:24 AM   #11 
     - "herb" is not a common slur used against Jews..did you mean..  Behind the Aegis   Aug-12-06 01:26 AM   #15 
        - I Hated It When I Was Called "Kike" and "Oregano" in School ...  REP   Aug-12-06 01:35 AM   #20 
           - I've never heard that one before.  Jamastiene   Aug-12-06 02:03 AM   #23 
           - It's a Joke - See The Header With "Herb" In It  REP   Aug-12-06 02:34 AM   #29 
           - When I was around 10 yrs old an old lady said I looked like a Kike  jseankil   Aug-12-06 02:31 AM   #28 
     - Really? My Jewish husband thinks using the word "Hebe"  Clark2008   Aug-12-06 02:22 AM   #26 
        - It's Like Blacks Using N*gg*r  REP   Aug-12-06 02:37 AM   #30 
           - my daughter had a few friends over one evening and one of them  orleans   Aug-12-06 03:25 AM   #39 
  - You Can't "Christian" or "Muslim" a Deal  REP   Aug-12-06 01:21 AM   #8 
  - Geez, I didn't realize you could use the word in this context  Sinti   Aug-12-06 01:34 AM   #19 
     - It's In The Dictionary  REP   Aug-12-06 01:38 AM   #21 
     - I believe you, just never heard of "jewing a deal"  Sinti   Aug-12-06 02:09 AM   #24 
     - Yeah, it's a treat the first time you hear it.  aquart   Aug-12-06 03:11 AM   #35 
  - As others have said, "Jew" can be used in a negative connotation.  Behind the Aegis   Aug-12-06 01:26 AM   #12 
  - I Forgot to Add - No Filter Can Filter For Horse's Asses  REP   Aug-12-06 01:28 AM   #16 
     - LOL!  Behind the Aegis   Aug-12-06 01:30 AM   #17 
        - No ... "Jewish Congress" Is Grammatically Correct!  REP   Aug-12-06 01:33 AM   #18 
  - you are right - they are wrong  MtMan   Aug-12-06 01:26 AM   #13 
  - I don't know. It just sounds like a rather typical bunch of  anotheryellowdog   Aug-12-06 02:17 AM   #25 
  - Look It Up in The Dictionary  REP   Aug-12-06 02:45 AM   #32 
     - You want a code word? Try this one....  CrushTheDLC   Aug-12-06 03:12 AM   #36 
     - I don't have to look it up in the dictionary. I know the vernacular.  anotheryellowdog   Aug-12-06 03:21 AM   #38 
  - I understand what they're doing  charlie   Aug-12-06 02:41 AM   #31 
  - Tell me if this explanation makes sense...  progdonkey   Aug-12-06 02:49 AM   #33 
  - Hath not a (blank) eyes? senses? affections? passions?  aquart   Aug-12-06 03:13 AM   #37 
  - On a poker site? Absolutely I can see them censoring it. Like "gyp"...  Bluebear   Aug-12-06 03:26 AM   #40 
  - I used to work at the Jewish Community Center. I wonder how I could conve  patricia92243   Aug-12-06 06:27 AM   #41 
 

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