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'''Macacawitz''' was a [[pejorative]] term used by '''Meryl Ibis''', an field organizer for [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] congressional candidate [[Al Weed]] as a reference for incumbent [[U.S. Senator]] [[George Allen (U.S. politician)|George Allen]]. The self-coined slur, which resulted in Ibis's [[termination of employment#Forced resignations|resignation]], was a [[portmanteau]] of "[[Macaca (slur)|Macaca]]," a slur used by Allen on August 11, 2006, and ''"-witz,"'' a common ending of [[Jewish]] [[surname]]s<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/04/AR2006100401762_pf.html</ref><ref>http://www.californiarepublic.org/archives/Columns/Gorin/20061023GorinTrouble.html</ref>. It was revealed on August 25 that Allen's mother was probably Jewish, and therefore, he was too<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/20/AR2006092001965.html</ref>. |
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Revision as of 22:07, 24 January 2008
Macacawitz was a pejorative term used by Meryl Ibis, an field organizer for Democratic congressional candidate Al Weed as a reference for incumbent U.S. Senator George Allen. The self-coined slur, which resulted in Ibis's resignation, was a portmanteau of "Macaca," a slur used by Allen on August 11, 2006, and "-witz," a common ending of Jewish surnames[1][2]. It was revealed on August 25 that Allen's mother was probably Jewish, and therefore, he was too[3].
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