[AF] Hebrew?

[Barry Mishkind]

At 08:05 AM 5/2/2007, Sid Schweiger wrote
> >>That may be what it means today Sid, However in Genesis 12:2
>  (The very first usage)  It just meant Non-Jew!
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goy <<
>
>In that same article, under the header "Modern usage," it says:

         Without getting into the many problems
         of wikipedia and its "popular" definitions...

         MANY words have changed meaning in
         recent years and use has turned many
         of them into pejoratives well beyond
         their original scope.

         Pity the person referring to a gay goy guy.

         Listening to elderly speakers of other
         languages, one often hears words or
         comments that would bring the PC police
         down like a 16 ton weight.  Context
         is important ... and whether we agree
         or not, the habits and/or prejudices of a lifetime
         are not always changed in an instant
         by the declaration of some advocacy group.

         Discussion of every word and meaning cannot
         be put into a neat "box" ... and this is
         exploited by those who want to "provoke"
         a reaction.

         One thing is clear over the years, it is almost
         impossible to change the opinion and attitude
         of some, especially on the Internet. One can
         repeat the truth over and over, but if the
         other person is not listening, it is worse than
         a "shout-cussion" on a cable news program.

         Sadly, it is not possible to "set the record straight"
         on the Internet. You can only do that in your
         little corner. Put up a page with your thoughts,
         and point folks to it, by all means, but back-and-forth
         "it's this way" "no, it's this way" just causes people
         to either delete the posts, or worse, remove themselves
         from the discussion by unsubbing.

         I will only say this: AF has lost many more subscribers
         since its inception than it has gained. Most comments
         to me relate to the harsh/unyielding fights over
         religion and politics.