Is the word "gentile" racist, and why or why not?
106851
It's not because it was never meant as a derogatory term, it simply means 'one who is not of the Jewish faith'.  It's no more racist than saying someone is not Jewish, or saying that someone is 'Christian'.
416870
It's one of the most racist and hateful terms ever invented. Imaging coming to this world, and being hated just because of your brown skin with people trying to deny you the rights that you have as a human being... that is just cruel, and I hope that as long as we have civilized people in this country, we will never deny a baby of the right of having a nationality...
1123083
Nope.  I'm no better than he is.  We're all God's children.  Like it or not.  And if you aren't racist, why would you even ask that?  I truly feel like we are all a little racist, whether we know it or not.  If we weren't, we wouldn't see anyone as being a different race or a different color.  But the reality is that we do.  How we deal with it is the problem.....
563541
I'm Eurasian, and was called a few names when I was a kid. I guess the worst was half-a-chink. I hate racist dehumanizing language. Any dehumanizing language - racist or sexist.
436090
It's so funny you mention that. I work with an 83 tear old man who still uses "negro" and every one thinks he's like the Grand Dragon or something , what they fail to realize that in his generation,that was the acceptable terminology.Jesse Jackson came up with African-American and most blacks,including myself really cannot accept this because we are all mixed anyway. If you took all of us and dropped us off in Africa,we'd be lost. The N word,however,is unacceptable no matter what. It has become envougue for the younger generation to use,that disgusts me.
14819
everyone is racist to some degree. the very fact that we call whites white and black black shows that there is a difference between the two. so yes, i am racist. but i don't burn crosses and wear a white suit. i am kind and polite to ALL people. and i only expect kindness from others.
234640
Since there are words with racial overtones, which I dont appreciate, Im not reproducing it here. Hence provided a link which says it all...\n\nhttp://www.duboislc.org/html/DoubleConsciousness.html\n\n.:Fishie:.
516343
it sounds like it's only racist if you try really hard to make it be.  But I don't think most people would think it was...unless of course the context of the phrase is in a racial matter.
940341
Yikes! A tad racist, don't you think?
935745
It's not a bad word, just out-of-date -- like Negro.  I think the history of the mulatto experience (especially in the Americas) and the connotation assigned to the word by some of it's users is what upsets people.  As a 'technical mulatta' I'll tell you...I could give a damn.
1138557
To the best of my knowledge, the term in Judaism is roughly equivalent to the terms "Righteous Gentiles", "B'nai Noach" and another term that escapes me ... "Ger ~something~" meaning "stranger at the gate" as opposed to the Ger that is a convert.\n\nFollowing is a short list of sites that don't have any relationship to Christian groups, but which deal with how a Gentile can properly be a "G-d Fearer" and live righteously as Gentiles.
983387
The chapter your referring to is what should be happening all over the world today.\nThe scripture  ( Acts 10:11-48) was God's way of telling Peter ( and all concerned in this scripture ) that there is no race ( of people ) any better than the other. When God let down the sheet full of animals and reptiles and birds of every kind, He was " symbolically " telling Peter to go and " mingle " with other cultures, that nobody was any " gooder " than the other.\n And that is what I meant in my opening statement! Hope this clarifies your post.\nI have toexplain it more clearly after reading some of the answers. \nA Jew by name of Cornelius was warned by God to send for Peter. Immediately after speaking with God, Peter had some men at his door sent by Cornelius to come and get him. \n If you read further, verse 28 " And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. "\n To simplify, Peter is saying that it is highly irregular for a Jew to associate with people of another race. He also said that God had shewed him what he was to do.\nI would suggest for all to read the whole chapter to fully comprehend what message God is portraying.
1114950
Yes, You are racist. And who cares about the word??? If they want to use it , let them. It is derogatory for a white person to use it...And ,in my mind, It's derogatory for a black person to use it too. but, like I said...If they do...Who fucking cares? People say a lot of things I don't like...I don't lose any sleep over it.
743079
that is so true!!! i hate it.What are we suppose to say? even if you say dark skin or something close the say its racist.I agree with yew!
119970
Actually, I don't think anybody should be using ANY of those words.  Why should anybody be derogatory about ANY race?  What's the point of that?  People are people, dear. I say ban them all!  (I've never even heard of some of those words!)
737689
Why don't you add on that every race has derogatory names attached to them?  Or that if you seek it hard enough you can find a derogatory label to attach to anyone based on the race, religion, sex and any handicaps they may have...?  That labels are just words and the insult if any, is with the interpretation you yourself place on them.
1177218
Firstly, the proper is 'mulatto', the origin of the term as given by dictionaries is from the Spanish word mulato, "small mule", person of mixed race, from mulo, mule, from Old Spanish, from Latin mulus. \n\nTo answer your question: The term was once a generic designation name for any hybrid species, and as a result it may be considered offensive by some English-speakers who might prefer terms like "biracial" instead. It's a BAD thing.\n\nHence, I agree with the other post, why should a child be called anything other than a child?