# Is this actually racist?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 30, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-actually-racist/736174 "2015-10-30T13:34:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-actually-racist/736174/96 "2015-10-31T07:59:04Z")

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> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> I don’t think you meant it as a slur, **MrDibble** , but “Jew-bro” kind of sounds like one to me. I don’t think the religion of the fraternity members is relevant here.

Not the religion, the ethnic makeup. It’s an overwhelmingly Jewish fraternity. Intentionally. They have a frigging Menorah in their coat of arms.

The bro bit shouldn’t need explaining. It’s a frat.

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