(Jewish Group) Trenton councilman defends McBride, says 'Jew down' is just a 'statement of speech'

[Behind the Aegis]

Longtime Trenton City Councilman George Muschal says that while he didn’t hear a colleague make an anti-Semitic slur but says he’s heard the term “Jew them down” referred to many times and thinks it’s “just a statement of speech.”

“You know, it’s like a car dealer, they wanted $5,000, you Jew ‘em down to $4,000,” Muschal said. “It’s nothing vicious. The expression has been said millions of times.”

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At one point, Muschal asked the Globe reporter to repeat his name.

“Is that a Jewish name?” he asked.

Told it was, he responded, “OK. There you go,” and continued the conversation.

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WHAT THE FUCK?! Yet another fucking asshole coming forward to DEFEND anti-Semitism! But hey, it is just anti-Semitism, not worthy of real discussion as it is not a "real" form of bigotry.

[rpannier]

1. The expression has been said millions of times

That doesn't mean it isn't insulting, bigoted, anti-Semitic, etc
The Jews and money bit

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Apparently to these assholes, it is A-OK.

It is just another example of anti-Semitism being acceptable to some.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I took a good friend to task for a derivative of "Jew down."

His statement was similar to the OP where he said "juice them down." Jew/Juice, what's the difference? he asked. I had to explain and it was painful as he never put those two words together or even heard "Jew down."

[Mosby]

4. He's heard the term before so that makes it OK

He's clearly too stupid to represent the citizens of Trenton City.