Entry from
September 18, 2004
Hymietown; Jew York
These two are hateful terms against Jewish people who live in New York City. Please, do not use them.
Jesse Jackson's famous use of "Hymietown" destroyed his political career. "Hymie" (from the name "Hyman") is in the Historical Dictionary of American Slang, "a Jewish man or boy--used derisively," with a first use of 1973.
13 February 1984, Washington Post, pg. a5:
In private conversations with reporters, (Jesse--ed.) Jackson has referred to Jews as "Hymie" and to New York as "Hymietown."
29 December 1993, New York Times, pg. B1:
While Mr. Farrakhan's own fiery speech on Dec. 18 in New York made no reference to his 1985 remark that Judaism was a "gutter religion," Mr. Muhammad at Kean was unsparing in attacking Jews and other whites.
Often affecting a Jewish accent or effeminate mannerisms, he sprinkled phrases like "Columbia Jew-niversity" and "Jew York City" through a rambling three-hour talk billed as "The Secret Relationship between Blacks and Jews."
Jesse Jackson's famous use of "Hymietown" destroyed his political career. "Hymie" (from the name "Hyman") is in the Historical Dictionary of American Slang, "a Jewish man or boy--used derisively," with a first use of 1973.
13 February 1984, Washington Post, pg. a5:
In private conversations with reporters, (Jesse--ed.) Jackson has referred to Jews as "Hymie" and to New York as "Hymietown."
29 December 1993, New York Times, pg. B1:
While Mr. Farrakhan's own fiery speech on Dec. 18 in New York made no reference to his 1985 remark that Judaism was a "gutter religion," Mr. Muhammad at Kean was unsparing in attacking Jews and other whites.
Often affecting a Jewish accent or effeminate mannerisms, he sprinkled phrases like "Columbia Jew-niversity" and "Jew York City" through a rambling three-hour talk billed as "The Secret Relationship between Blacks and Jews."