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| '''Macacawitz''' was a ] term used for incumbent ] ] during the campaign for the ]. It was a ] of "]," a slur used by Allen on August 11, 2006, and ''"-witz,"'' a common ending of Ashkenazi ]s<ref> |
'''Macacawitz''' was a ] term used for incumbent ] ] during the campaign for the ]. It was a ] of "]," a slur used by Allen on August 11, 2006, and ''"-witz,"'' a common ending of Ashkenazi ]s<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/04/AR2006100401762_pf.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz' | accessdate=2010-05-12}}</ref><ref></ref>. | ||
| On September 19, ] used the name "Felix Macacawitz", referring to Allen's maternal grandfather Felix Lumbroso, as a headline for a post in the ''National Review'' blog "The Corner."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODBiODMwNzYyMjA2ZmU3YTVjNTdjYjhmMmZjMWQ2YWY| title=Felix Macacawitz| publisher=National Review|work=The Corner|date=2006-09-19|accessdate=2006-10-30|last=Podhoretz |first=John}}</ref> According to Podhoretz the term "Macacawitz" caught on in political circles almost immediately.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OWFkNmQzODY3M2UxNmI4ZDE0MDM0N2Q4Y2RhMWMyMmM| title=Podhoretz gets results!| publisher=National Review|work=The Corner|date=2006-10-05|accessdate=2006-10-30|last=Podhoretz |first=John}}</ref> On October 4, Meryl Ibis, a field organizer for ] congressional candidate ], ] after she used the slur in an email to supporters of Weed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/04/AR2006100401762.html |title=Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz' |date=2006-10-05 |last=Craig |first=Tim |accessdate=2006-10-30 |page=B02}}</ref> | On September 19, ] used the name "Felix Macacawitz", referring to Allen's maternal grandfather Felix Lumbroso, as a headline for a post in the ''National Review'' blog "The Corner."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODBiODMwNzYyMjA2ZmU3YTVjNTdjYjhmMmZjMWQ2YWY| title=Felix Macacawitz| publisher=National Review|work=The Corner|date=2006-09-19|accessdate=2006-10-30|last=Podhoretz |first=John}}</ref> According to Podhoretz the term "Macacawitz" caught on in political circles almost immediately.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OWFkNmQzODY3M2UxNmI4ZDE0MDM0N2Q4Y2RhMWMyMmM| title=Podhoretz gets results!| publisher=National Review|work=The Corner|date=2006-10-05|accessdate=2006-10-30|last=Podhoretz |first=John}}</ref> On October 4, Meryl Ibis, a field organizer for ] congressional candidate ], ] after she used the slur in an email to supporters of Weed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/04/AR2006100401762.html |title=Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz' |date=2006-10-05 |last=Craig |first=Tim |accessdate=2006-10-30 |page=B02 | work=The Washington Post}}</ref> | ||
| It had been revealed on August 25 that Allen's mother was probably Jewish{{ndash}}she would have been a Tunisian Jew, a ] North African community in which ] Jewish surnames are actually virtually non-existent.<ref> |
It had been revealed on August 25 that Allen's mother was probably Jewish{{ndash}}she would have been a Tunisian Jew, a ] North African community in which ] Jewish surnames are actually virtually non-existent.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/20/AR2006092001965.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Allen's Mother Revealed Jewish Heritage to Him Last Month | first=Michael D. | last=Shear | date=2006-09-21 | accessdate=2010-05-12}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Macacawitz was a pejorative term used for incumbent U.S. Senator George Allen during the campaign for the United States Senate election in Virginia, 2006. It was a portmanteau of "Macaca," a slur used by Allen on August 11, 2006, and "-witz," a common ending of Ashkenazi Jewish surnames.
On September 19, John Podhoretz used the name "Felix Macacawitz", referring to Allen's maternal grandfather Felix Lumbroso, as a headline for a post in the National Review blog "The Corner." According to Podhoretz the term "Macacawitz" caught on in political circles almost immediately. On October 4, Meryl Ibis, a field organizer for Democratic congressional candidate Al Weed, resigned after she used the slur in an email to supporters of Weed.
It had been revealed on August 25 that Allen's mother was probably Jewish–she would have been a Tunisian Jew, a Sephardic North African community in which Ashkenazi Jewish surnames are actually virtually non-existent.
See also
References
- "Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- CaliforniaRepublic | The Trouble with 'Macacawitz' by Julia Gorin | Conservative Opinion - Popular Culture - Hollywood
- Podhoretz, John (2006-09-19). "Felix Macacawitz". The Corner. National Review. Retrieved 2006-10-30.
- Podhoretz, John (2006-10-05). "Podhoretz gets results!". The Corner. National Review. Retrieved 2006-10-30.
- Craig, Tim (2006-10-05). "Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz'". The Washington Post. p. B02. Retrieved 2006-10-30.
- Shear, Michael D. (2006-09-21). "Allen's Mother Revealed Jewish Heritage to Him Last Month". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
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