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WATCH: “Goy” isn’t an insult, even if extremists want you to think it is

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“Goy” isn't a slur. In Hebrew, it means “nation.” In Jewish usage, it simply means non-Jew. The word itself isn’t an insult.

So why do extremists want you to think it's an insult?

We break down how non-Jewish extremists hijacked the term, stripped it of context, and repurposed it to fuel antisemitic conspiracies—and why understanding that distortion matters in today’s online discourse.

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[Anonymous] 5 hours ago

It happened how you define the word "Goy". It's not a bad word. You can be a goy, and a good person. It all depends how you use it.

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