Well, first of all, it actually means "Nationâ in biblical Hebrew (for example, the song âLo yisa goy el goy cherev v'yilmadu od milchama" means âNation shall not lift up sword against nationâ). Hence, when we use the words, we are literally calling you âThe people of the other nationsâ (as Judaism centres around peoplehood in a tribal sense). So, what you have an issue with is being called âa person who belongs to another Nation, rather than of Am Yisrael,â whichâŠis exactly what you are? You do belong to another Nation/Tribe/Identity?
Secondly, lots of groups have words for people who arenât of their ethnicity? Gadje, Haole, PÄkehÄ, Padakoot, Gaijin, etc. Itâs pretty common for groups of small people, especially in a tribal sense, to differentiate from themselves and the greater worldâespecially when theyâre a vulnerable population, which brings me to my last pointâŠ
Our right as a persecuted people to describe our experiences as such entirely outweigh your discomfort with being called ânot Jewish.â Your bio says your French. Mazel tov, you come from a country that has a long and storied history of ant-Semitism, and you have no fucking right to police how we relate to the persecution you inflicted on us. If you hadnât segregated and oppressed for 2,000 years, maybe we wouldnât have such a strong sense of otherness now, but you did, so I guess weâll never know. Grow up and deal with it.Â