Trump casually drops antisemitic slur during Iowa rally

TravisBickle said:
Why would I lie?

shylock​

/shī′lŏk″/​

noun​

  1. A ruthless moneylender; a loan shark.
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Because you're a liar, obviously. I despise liars.

Shy·lock
[ˈSHīˌläk]
definition
  1. a Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who lends money to Antonio but demands in return a pound of Antonio's own flesh should the debt not be repaid on time.

noun
offensive
derogatory
Shylock (noun) · Shylocks (plural noun)
  1. a moneylender who charges extremely high rates of interest.
 
鬼百合 said:
President Donald Trump casually used an antisemitic slur during his Thursday night rally in Iowa.

Trump was talking about a provision in his mega budget and domestic policy bill that made the $15 million estate tax threshold permanent. That means people who own estates valued at less than $15 million can transfer them to their children or heirs tax-free.


"Before Trump, you were losing farms to the banks," Trump told the crowd. "Before Trump, we were losing farms like you'd never seen before. You love your children, you don't feel so well, and you pass away. You leave everything to your children, and they have to pay a big estate tax or a death tax, as we call it. And they couldn't do it. They go out and borrow money from a bank to prevent foreclosure. That can happen."


"No death tax. No estate tax. No going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker, and in some cases, shylocks and bad people," Trump continued.

The term "shylock" refers to a character in William Shakespear's "The Merchant of Venice." It has been used to refer to people of Jewish descent for more than 50 years, according to Time Magazine.


As Vice President, Joe Biden used the term in a 2014 speech in reference to moneylenders who make subprime loans to military families, Time Magazine reported. Biden apologized for using the phrase after being called out by the Anti-Defamation League.

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Bigotry. The Jewish money lender and usurer in Shakespeare's play is not all Jewish people.
 
鬼百合 said:

Is Shylock a slur?​

Shylock is a slur used to describe Jews in a derogatory way.

Comes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice."

Shylock​

The word Shylock is a racial slur that has been used historically to degrade and dehumanize jews. The word is still used by some people for this purpose, and it is seen as offensive and hurtful to jews. If you are unsure about whether or not it is appropriate to use the word Shylock, it is best to err on the side of caution and avoid using it in any situation.
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It is not a slur. You are just being a bigot again.
 
TravisBickle said:
Why would I lie?

shylock​

/shī′lŏk″/​

noun​

  1. A ruthless moneylender; a loan shark.
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This definition is basically correct.

The word first entered the English lexicon around 1786, and refers to a Jewish money lender (his name is Shylock) and usurer in a Shakespeare play, The Merchant of Venice. To associate this character with all Jewish people is just racism and bigotry.

The play is about an antisemitic merchant that makes loan with Shylock, promising a pound of flesh as collateral, so he can woo Portia.
The merchant can't repay the loan, and Shylock demands his pound of flesh.

I suppose there is weirder collateral than this, but it IS a Shakespeare play!
 
Diesel said:
Because you're a liar, obviously. I despise liars.

Shy·lock
[ˈSHīˌläk]
definition
  1. a Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who lends money to Antonio but demands in return a pound of Antonio's own flesh should the debt not be repaid on time.

noun
offensive
derogatory
Shylock (noun) · Shylocks (plural noun)
  1. a moneylender who charges extremely high rates of interest.
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You call him a liar, than you agree with him.

:cruisewhat:
 
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