"Gyped"

Just following up on what was talked about today with regard to the word gyped. I have a similar experience that I would like to share that I think is quite similar. In my baseball days as a team we would often blame errors or mistakes on people but we refered to these errors as being Jewed (i.e. He made an out at home instead of scoring so he jewed me out of a run). I believe that this word jewed has a negative conotation as well as being a jew within the team. Subconsciously I believe that there was a hatred of the jews imbedded in the mind of the people. The jews were viewed in this negative light by nazi soliders and were held responsible by many for WWII even though I believe this is a rediculous assumption. This just shows how people are unaware of what is part of themselves and how it comes out. People need to be more aware of what they say and that it can be hurtful to people that we may not include in everyday thought. I am saddened that it took me this long to realize that the scenario described is something that is done everyday without me realizing it. I have thus learned to watch my speech and make a conscious effort not to use words especially that puts down other minority groups.