25 Sep 2014
Who Are You?
When I was growing up in Newark in the 40s the “race-cards” were constantly being thrown around.
Being a little Jewish kid I was subjected to being called a “Kike”, a “Jew bagel”, a “Heeb”, and a “Sheeny”.
The Italians were the “Wops”, the Dagos, and the Ginnies”.
The Irish were the “Micks”
The Germans were the “Krauts”.
The non-Jews were the “Goys”. Non-Jewish girls were “Shicksas” and the non-Jewish men were a “Shagatz”.
The African Americans were the “n” word, “Jigaboos”, “Colored”, “Coons”, or “Tar Babies”.
This was my life in the East Coast. And if some label was in the territory of a different label …read more