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Donald Trump calls bankers 'Shylocks', drawing criticism for antisemitic term. (www.usatoday.com)

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Shylock is a fictional Jewish money-lender invented by Shakespeare.

The story ends when Shylock is defeated and forced to abandon Judaism.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shylock

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[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah ok, failed purity test, got it.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Hey, you asked if Biden was being antisemitic by using antisemitic language. I assume you did so trying to "gotcha" someone with a double standard accusation, given the phrasing of your original question. However it didn't work out that way so you decided to shift the goalposts to try and score points which also hasn't worked. Just take the L and move on.

My guess (and this is pure speculation based on your other replies in this thread) is that you use words like "Shylock" and "Shyster" fairly often without considering their cultural connotations. Now you're confronted with your own internalized prejudice and don't like how it makes you look so you're trying to make it someone else's fault.