Is the word "Jew" thought of as demeaning? Cos I usually use it just to mean Jewish person, but some people say it's used to be insulting. [Spirituality & Religion]

My guess is that for a long time (and still the case in many places) when ever someone said "Jew" or "Jews" it was in a derogatory way, so after awhile it became a derogatory term
Just a guess