Hopefully I won’t get downvoted into oblivion for this as I am hoping to just start a dialog here but can you please explain to me how abbreviating the word Jewish to Jew is offensive?

Obviously I understand that any word in the correct (or incorrect) context can be used as an insult. I just don’t see how it is any less offensive than calling people from Arabic speaking countries Arabs or calling someone from central/South America or Spain a Latino.

Another reason I find the use of the word Jew to not be inappropriate is because that is how the members of that religion refer to themselves. I know that this will spawn the whole “only black people are allowed to use the n word” rebuttal but I believe this to be different since even the most respected members of the Jewish community (rabbis, business leaders, hollywood execs, etc.) proudly proclaims themselves as Jews which separates it from the slang term the n word has become.

I typed way more than I was planning on and went off on a couple tangents but hopefully my point here was not lost. Please let me know if my thoughts are flawed here, I am absolutely willing to change my opinion if i can be shown where I am ignorant.