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Re:It's time to abandon the cargo cult metaphor by ars on Sunday January 12, 2025 @10:15PM (#42679706)
Goy is not a Yiddish word, it's a Hebrew word that means "nation", and is most commonly used to mean "a different nation than me". Like any word it can be used in a derogatory way or a neutral way.
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Re:It's time to abandon the cargo cult metaphor by imgabe on Sunday January 12, 2025 @10:22PM (#42679755)
Ah, my mistake. I am but an uninformed goy.
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