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LeftInTX

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7. I remember "gyp" frequently used

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 28, 2022, 03:32 PM

Dec 2022

Barely remember "Jew" though.
Didn't make the connection because I was like 15 and just assumed it was a word that sounded like another. Was used in same context as gypped. However, it was so long ago, I can't remember the exact usage etc.

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Google fixes leading definition of "Jew" after search engine results showed offensive slur [View all] Behind the Aegis Dec 2022 OP

unbelievable lapfog_1 Dec 2022 #1

Undoubtedly raised by automatic by malicious bad actors & bots clicking that particular result Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #4

As a child I always heard the word "gypped" used in those contexts... hlthe2b Dec 2022 #5

I remember "gyp" frequently used LeftInTX Dec 2022 #7

So -- were the slurs maliciously inserted & then Google fixed them? Sounds like that's what happened. Hekate Dec 2022 #2

I expect there might have been a malicious campaign to click on results, because that raises them Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #3

That's what I remembered as an actual strategy, so thanks. Antisemites are such scum. Hekate Dec 2022 #6

I was full-grown before I realized the term was a slur associated with the people. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #8

Many Catholics "learn" that early. nt greyl Jan 2023 #9