“John the Jew”

I note over at John Ansell’s blog that a Kevin Campbell commented:

Brilliant design John & Ken, now you just have to convince John the Jew. You get my vote.

He defended his comment:

Basil, relax, its a fact he’s a Jew. If it was Helen Clark I would have said Helen the dirty filthy communist.

So presumably Kevin sees both things as very bad.

I find the reference very distasteful and derogatory. It is like if he had Pakistani ancestry, calling him John the Paki.

Now normally I would not highlight comments like the above, unless the person is of some significance.

But a Kevin Campbell is currently standing for the Vice-Presidency of ACT.

Now ACT can not control which of its members stand for office and the comments of one member is no reflection on them. But this may help their members with their voting decisions, assuming it is the same Kevin Campbell.