C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, Doug Henwood wrote:
>
>> >... "sheeney." What do you think it means?
>
> Given the surprising number of New Yorkers on this list who hadn't
> heard the word before, is it possible that Lehman was unaware that
> it was a term of vulgar abuse for Jews?
Doubtful. He's got a long history of antisemitic slurs, and he didn't deny it in his offlist note to me. Besides, the context of the remark makes an ignorance plea pretty hard to sustain.
Doug
I immediately recognized it. I had thought for a short time that it was a typo, and was supposed to be 'Sweeney bastards'.
Barry