jew me: What did michel jakson mean ?

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nora2000

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in his beautiful song they do not care about us >

he sings : jew me sue me

what did he mean by saying jew me ?


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[STRIKE]i[/STRIKE] In his beautiful song "[STRIKE]t[/STRIKE] They do not care about us", he sings : "jew me sue me".

[STRIKE]w[/STRIKE] What did he mean by saying "jew me"?


[STRIKE]i[/STRIKE] I appreciate your help.
jew - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education

Note that this use of the word is considered highly offensive.

Please begin your sentences with a capital letter, and use the appropriate marks when you are quoting somebody's words.
 

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Note that this use of the word is considered highly offensive.


NOT A TEACHER


(1) I most respectfully suggest that learners never say/write this term.

(2) In fact, some people are trying to get it removed from dictionaries.
 

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I'd never heard it before.
 

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I'd heard it but I think it was probably in some kind of Tarantino-style "gangster" film, where they generally get away with a lot of language that we definitely shouldn't use in real life.
 

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I have heard older people before say things like "He wanted $5000 for the car, but i Jewed him down to $4500."

It's offensive. Don't use it.
 
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