Really? Can you say that with a straight face? We both know exactly what the phrase means in yeshivish circles.
I don’t think I’m in a circle where I would be unable to say that with a straight face. I personally feel like I fall out somewhere in the middle on these boards, which makes the polarization seem strange, and almost artificial to me. Perhaps it’s because I’m “out of town.”
BTW – I have been called “Jew” before meant as an insult. Does that make it an insult?