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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[1][2].
On September 19, John Podhoretz used the name "Felix Macacawitz", referring to Allen's middle name (after his maternal grandfather Felix Lumbroso), as a headline for a post in the National Review blog "The Corner."[3] According to Podhoretz the term "Macacawitz" caught on in political circles almost immediately.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ "Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ The Trouble with 'Macacawitz', Julia Gorin, Jewish World Review
- ^ 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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