‘Petty, miserly’? Following outrage, Google corrects antisemitic definition of ‘Jew’
December 27, 2022
A search for the definition of ‘Jew’ on Google showed shockingly antisemitic results on Tuesday.
By World Israel News Staff
Until about 1 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, Google defined ‘Jew’ in offensive terms such as ‘petty’ and ‘miserly,’ Fox News reported. Such descriptions are based on centuries-old antisemitic tropes.
The top definition that appeared in search results described the word Jew as to “bargain with someone in a miserly or petty way,” with the origin being “in reference to old stereotypes associating Jewish people with trading and moneylending,” the report said.
It was only farther down where Jew was described as “a member of the people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who trace their origins through the Hebrew people of Israel to Abraham.”
Indeed, ‘Jew’ is a noun, according to the second – and correct – definition.
* * * * * * *
“Really @Google? This is your go-to definition for ‘Jew?’ Jew hatred has gone completely mainstream. Disgusting,” tweeted Brooke Goldstein, executive director of The Lawfare Project and a founder of the End Jew Hatred movement.
Source: World Israel News (Click on link to read full article)
