Donald Trump uses antisemitic term to describe bankers, drawing criticism
www.usatoday.com
The president made the remark at a rally launching his yearlong celebration of America’s 250th birthday.

Shylock is a fictional Jewish money-lender invented by Shakespeare.

The story ends when Shylock is defeated and forced to abandon Judaism.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shylock

  • OccamsRazer@lemmy.world
    214·
    1 day ago

    That’s kind of weak… He’s obviously comparing them to the character of Shylock, and the fact that he’s Jewish is more of a criticism of Shakespeare being antisemitic. Trump might be antisemitic, but this isn’t a very good example.

      • OccamsRazer@lemmy.world
        14·
        18 hours ago

        Not sure I follow. He did say Shylock right? Clearly referring to the Shakespeare character? What else could he have been referring to? Or is Shylock somehow associated with Jews otherwise?

          • OccamsRazer@lemmy.world
            12·
            9 hours ago

            Do you think Biden was also being racist when he used the term? Or was he using it in a more general sense, as a term to describe immoral and unethical bankers in general?

            • goferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
              2·
              5 hours ago

              This time? https://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/joe-biden-shylocks-reaction-111053

              Pretty obviously him being racist

              Biden used the term when he spoke at the 40th anniversary celebration for the Legal Services Corporation and referred to his son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, and his experience while in Iraq.

              “People would come up to him and talk about what was happening to them at home in terms of foreclosures, in terms of bad loans that were being — I mean, these Shylocks who took advantage of these women and men while overseas,” Biden said.

            • Glytch@lemmy.world
              5·
              8 hours ago

              Yes. More specifically, Biden was being antisemitic when he used an antisemitic term to describe a group of people, regardless of their behavior.

            • jacksilver@lemmy.world
              2·
              7 hours ago

              I had to look it up cause I didn’t recall that Biden had used it. To be honest I think using the term probably falls into two categories in modern area; anitsemtic or way too old to be running anything.