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Judapest

  •   Judapest
  •   Judapest
  •   Giudapest
  •   Židopešta

Country

Hungary

Tag

Word

Target groups

  • Jews

Description

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Judapest is the anti-Semitic nickname of the Hungarian capital, which has been used since the 19th century to claim that Budapest is controlled by the Jewish population. It was used by the radical right during the 20th century and also is in use nowadays.

Why racist

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The term conveys a message that Budapest is “invaded” and controlled by the Jewish community.

Unkarin pääkaupungin antisemitistinen liikanimi. Viestii ajatuksesta, jonka mukaan juutalaisyhteisö on valloittanut Budapestin ja hallinnoi sitä.

A magyar főváros antiszemita gúnyneve. A kifejezést azt sugallja, hogy a zsidó közösség „megszállta” és ellenőrzése alatt tartja Budapestet.

Judapest è un gioco di parole antisemita sul nome della capitale ungherese. Il termine trasmette il messaggio che Budapest sia "invasa" e controllata dalla comunità ebraica. (Budapest – Giudei – Giudapest)

Gre za protižidovski izraz za madžarsko prestolnico, ki namiguje, da je Budimpešta "napadena" in nadzirana s strani židovske skupnosti.

Source

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The term is generally used in extreme right discourse in various media outlets and interpersonal interaction. The common usage of the term is illustrated for example by its wikipedia entry http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judapest

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