I had breakfast with an Indian Jew this morning who came here in the seventies, we were discussing how it was then and how much it has changed, we both tended to agree that Muslims wherever they come from and Arabs in general are not so accepted in society as everyone else.
I remember it being the Greeks and Italians in those days.
We do live in a multicultural society and although I am a Catholic and she is Jewish we both have Muslim friends. My daughter goes to a state school where half of the kids are probably Jewish (I am guessing at that) her children go to a Jewish school but often cover the badge of their uniform when going to suburbs where there are lots of Muslim kids. Neither of us is racist but we both recognise one thing, that society changes to accept or not accept people and it isn't right.
Could it be the newspapers people read?
@debra9275 wrote:Over sensitivity on your part perhaps??
donna was talking about a friend of hers in the OP wasn't she? I hardly think it was her intention to insult that person. Would you have preferred that she said Jewish Indian? A mountain being made out of a mole hill here
No personal sensitivity whatsoever !
Just consideration for those reading here who could be offended by the use of the word.
If you have no exposure to the perjorative use of the word it could be put down to naivety.
I suspect ignorance or argumentativeness is the real reason though
Perhaps too much time on the CS boards too 
