Is my username offensive?

[CountValentine]

99.99% likely not Jewish.

The type of forum would help.

[yelped]

The type of forum would help.

Leasehackr. Recently some DDFers are there. But they usually just lurk there and pipe up for some deals. They're not anywhere near the core group. Not the right market at all.

[WonderingYid]

What should I respond with?


First one to say to send them a link to this thread gets a like 🙃

[Lurker]

What should I respond with?

Ask why you're not allowed to call yourself a Jew just because some unimaginative, racist pigs decided to use it as a slur. If anything, "Wondering" should be the offensive term, as it's quite ableist and offensive to those who can't think.

[Yehuda57]

What should I respond with?


First one to say to send them a link to this thread gets a like 🙃

If it were me, I'd thank them for looking out for slurs and protecting their users, and then clarify that I am actually Jewish, and it never occurred to me that calling myself a Jew would be offensive, it is actually a point of pride.

[Yehuda57]

Ask why you're not allowed to call yourself a Jew just because some unimaginative, racist pigs decided to use it as a slur. If anything, "Wondering" should be the offensive term, as it's quite ableist and offensive to those who can't think.

IMHO, I wouldn't bother the admin with this, they are just trying to help. For all we know, the complaints were made by Jews thinking OP is a wannabe Nazi.

[YitzyS]

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send them a link to this thread

[CountValentine]

For all we know, the complaints were made by Jews thinking OP is a wannabe Nazi.

+1

[E R K]

All this time I thought your name was a take on the Wandering Jew plant. Now I see even that’s controversial and it’s called the Wandering Dude.

[WonderingYid]

For all we know, the complaints were made by Jews thinking OP is a wannabe Nazi.

You mean there are jews not on DDF?

[CountValentine]

You mean there are jews not on DDF?

Met one in the airport. He was visibly Jewish, so I asked if he was on DD or DDF. He looked at me like I was nuts.

[Euclid]

Met one in the airport. He was visibly Jewish, so I asked if he was on DD or DDF. He looked at me like I was nuts.

ALOL

[CountValentine]

ALOL

I thought my odds were good. 

[WonderingYid]

If it were me, I'd thank them for looking out for slurs and protecting their users, and then clarify that I am actually Jewish, and it never occurred to me that calling myself a Jew would be offensive, it is actually a point of pride.

Should I try to explain what the word yid means?

[dealmaster]

Should I try to explain what the word yid means?

no, after pointing out that you are Jewish thank them for their proactive stance against anti Semitic references, and just say as a Yiddish speaking person yid is certainly not offensive to yourself, but you understand others may take it that way. In my experience non-frum people have a very hard time with the nitty gritty of anti semitism, frum lingo etc. (had that experience with a chasidic friend named luzer (eliezer) in a non-Jewish venue(but if you know that in English looser is derogatory who cares that you are referring to his Hebrew nickname etc). Keep it simple and be thankful, we are in galus after all

[CountValentine]

In my experience non-frum people have a very hard time with the nitty gritty of anti semitism, frum lingo etc.

Have the same experience.

[imayid2]

Should I try to explain what the word yid means?

If you do make sure you tell them that imayid too (that’s how it’s pronounced) is just as confused as you.

[CountValentine]

Should I try to explain what the word yid means?

I would just let it go at this point.

[yuneeq]

If you do make sure you tell them that imayid too (that’s how it’s pronounced) is just as confused as you.

Originally I read it as ima-yid, took a while until I noticed it's meant to be I'm-a-yid.
And yet I still read it wrong most of the time.

[Euclid]

Originally I read it as ima-yid, took a while until I noticed it's meant to be I'm-a-yid.
And yet I still read it wrong most of the time.

I thought he's a bartender

i may id