Only in America
A Trenton, N.J., city councilwoman is defending a colleague’s use of the term “Jew down.” Councilwoman Robin Vaughn claims that when Council President Kathy McBride said the city could “wait her out and Jew her down,” regarding a female resident owed a court judgment, she believes McBride was speaking “more in reference to negotiating, not ‘I hate Jews.’” Vaughn explained: “To Jew someone down is a verb.”
The University of Virginia is asking students to stop yelling “Not gay!” after the words “We come from old Virginia / Where all is bright and gay” in the school’s fight song. Officials said no action will be taken against students who’ve been amending the lyrics to “The Good Old Song,” but are “seeking a voluntary commitment to help enact positive change.”
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