Is the Word “Jew” a Slur?
Question
Recently my husband was given a write up at work for using the word Jew to help pronounce a word. His boss was enraged and said that he shouldn't be using that word and gave him a written warning that stated if he used the word again he would be in a lot of trouble. She said the word was very offensive and shouldn't be used in the work place. I am not Jewish so I honestly had no idea how this word could be in any way a slur. I was hoping that someone here would be able to tell me what his boss meant by the word being offensive sense she herself is also not Jewish and failed to give an explanation to it. I also can't really find anything online on the topic either. I'm not looking to get into any arguments or offend anyone just to better understand.