[Whitney-T]

Do Jewish people prefer to be called ‘Jewish’ or ‘Jews’? To me the word ‘Jew’ just sounds derogatory, and I prefer to call Jewish people Jewish.
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Name : Whitney-T, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 19, City : Oxford, State : MS, Country : United States, 

[Beth]

Actually, both ‘Jews’and ‘Jewish People’ are correct. Jews refer to themselves as ‘Jews’ all the time. The noun ‘Jew’ is derogatory to some only because anti-semitism has made ‘Jew’ a dirty word. I believe that avoiding the term only helps perpetuate a negative view of Jewishness. In short, feel free to call me a Jew!

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Name : Beth, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 41, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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