John Derbyshire writes: A few days ago in conversation with a friend I used the word "Goy" facetiously. My friend, who is Jewish, took mild objection. "We don’t really use that word," he said. "It’s kind of low-class and not very polite."
I honestly did not know this. (Neither, apparently, does Steven Pinker.) Now that I know, do I care? No. I refuse to join the offense-taking community.
My friend then told me that some of the naughtier spirits on the Alt-Right have taken to referring themselves as Goy or Goyim — owning the insult.
So, I replied, it’s like blacks addressing each other as "Nigga." He said yes, he guessed it was the same idea.
Here came my mischievous thought. The next time I meet Richard Spencer, I shall greet him with, "Yo theah, muh Goy!" and record his reaction.
