Why do people think that jews are stingy?

I get that its a steryotipe but were did come from its evan true lol im jewish I now
Just wondering whats up with that?

because you all carry a bag of gold around your neck (southpark) anyways its basically all the other religions insecurities, the jewish people are smart, and to me have all the right values, so to christians, that means get your stick we got to kill them

lol jew gold I loved that episode yeh your probelly right lol

I'm not Jewish, but I love Jews so I'm always sticking up for them when it comes to stereotypes and such. Jews have historically held positions dealing with money-- like bankers, so they tend to get that stereotype pinned on them. Even now a lot of the upper class neighborhoods have a lot of Jewish families-- because they have money.

Also, historically Jews have been in the minority because, A, they didn't have their own homeland for a while, and B, they look at themselves as "chosen ones" so their religion is dubious in others' eyes. That and the Bible needed scapegoats for Jesus's persecution, so instead of blaming the Romans, or say, the emperor that actually had him crucified, the Bible said Jews took the blame without a qualm. What better way to secure loyalty than to have a group for everyone to hate? *rolls eyes*

It's a lot of things-- but honestly I think the stereotypes are amusing because it's usually not true.

I'm jewish and I get taken the mic out of me all the time. It pisses me off yer. But I just laugh AT THEM. They are the low lifes that have nothing better to do than pick on someone for who they are.. Pathetic in my mind. So if any of you out there that take the mic out of us. Well, fool you. We are laughing straight back in your faces.

Stereotypes... I believe it started because Jews were bankers (and my history and knowledge of this is a little hazy) but Jews were allowed to lend money with interest while early christian law didnt allow it... something like that?

Because many are uneducated and some are just cruel.
Stereotypes are horrible...

I believe it has to do with usurance, or, lending money and charging interest. Ages ago, christian people who were owed money had to cancel the debt if the person could afford to repay them and they were not allowed to charge interest. As such, they were not in the best position to be bankers or money lenders etc so the jewish people who did not have this same rule took advantage of this, as you do, it would have been a good business oppurtunity! I guess people in the time didnt like them much because there is a tendancy amount people to not like paying people back! Its really quite riddicoulous the stereotype still exists today!