'Jewess" has alway irritated me. In my experience it was usually used by non-Jews as unflattering. I also don't like "Latina" or"Chicana". I don't like ascribing gender to inanimate objects such as tables, houses or mountains.
While we're discussing linguistics, I am also anxious to see the word spelled "antisemitism" instead of "Anti-Semitism" which refers to being against a language. As a student and teacher, I have learned to appreciate and love English as it grows and reflects our thinking. I have even learned to write "Judea" instead of "Judaea."
'Jewess" has alway irritated me. In my experience it was usually used by non-Jews as unflattering. I also don't like "Latina" or"Chicana". I don't like ascribing gender to inanimate objects such as tables, houses or mountains.
While we're discussing linguistics, I am also anxious to see the word spelled "antisemitism" instead of "Anti-Semitism" which refers to being against a language. As a student and teacher, I have learned to appreciate and love English as it grows and reflects our thinking. I have even learned to write "Judea" instead of "Judaea."