A noun, by definition, is a word used to identify any class of people, places or things. In contrast, an adjective, by definition, is a word or phrase naming an attribute. So why is it that the Jewish people have been referred to through the use of adjectives when they clearly fit the most basic definition of a noun? As a group that has survived in this cruel world since 2 millennium BCE, let alone their massive impact on the technological and philosophical advancement of the human race, the Jews should be given the “honor” of being a “true noun.” The debate between the use of “Jewish” instead of “Jew” does not stem from imagination nor from the desire to just argue, which are both somewhat realistic assumptions as a natural characteristic of the Jewish people is to be inventive and strong-willed. In daily life and even in politics, there is evidence for this simple, yet monumental error in grammar. On April 14th, 2017, just one month ago, Donald Trump, president of the “land of the free,” delivered a speech recognizing the annual occurrence of the Christian holiday Easter, and the Jewish holiday Passover. Passover, in the simplest of explanations, is the release of the Jewish people from the chains of slavery in Egypt and, much like …show more content…
Everyone constantly walks on eggshells, desperately trying to strike conversations or make meaningful comments without offending someone. This may seem to be a positive trend, as it could act as a catalyst for the removal of slurs in common language. However, being terrified to say a word may dress the word with an unnecessarily negative connotation. Isn’t this backward? Have we not made it an amendment, a basic human right, to be granted the freedom of speech? Through constant worrying of what is the “correct” thing to say, mankind, even the Jews themselves, “have been conditioned to think of a ‘Jew’ as something bad,” where it should be a prideful