Kike
ethnic slur for a Jewish person
The word kike is an ethnic slur for a Jew. The word was derived from the Yiddish word for circle called kikel, due to how Jewish immigrants wrote a circle instead of an X on their immigration papers.[1][2]
Usage
changeThe slur was spotted in several pro-Palestinian protests, with a Jewish woman in the New York City being called a "F***ing murderous kike" by an anti-Zionist rioter in an argument.[3][4] A similar incident happened at California's Occidental College and Pomona College, against which the American civil rights groups Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed Title VI[5] complaints for the assaulted Jewish students.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ "We need to talk about 'Kike' — how did the slur originate anyway?". The Forward. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ↑ "Kike | #TranslateHate | AJC". www.ajc.org. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ↑ "'F***king murderous kike': Pro-Palestinian protesters accost Biden fundraiser attendees on NYC streets". The Times of Israel. March 29, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ↑ Ziv, Nadav (September 7, 2024). "Campuses are banning discrimination against Zionists. That's good news for the pro-Palestinian camp". The Forward. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964". United States Department of Justice.
- ↑ "Federal investigation into antisemitism at UC Berkeley launches after campus incidents". Berkeleyside. March 19, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ↑ "ADL Report on Nationwide Campus Turmoil: May 10, 2024". San Diego Jewish World. May 10, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
