DIY Network apologizes for host’s anti-Semitic haggling slur

Channel pulls episode, says ‘Jew us down’ remark by ‘Texas Flip N Move’ host Toni Snow ‘inappropriate’

By JTA 18 January 2018, 10:35 pm

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Sisters Toni (R) and Donna Snow, hosts of the DIY Network show "Texas Flip N Move." (Screen capture: YouTube)

The DIY Network has apologized after one of its hosts made an anti-Semitic remark during an episode that aired on the channel.

“Texas Flip N Move” host Toni Snow made the comment during the show’s season finale, which aired late last week.

“You’re not even gonna bicker a little bit? Jew us down?” Snow asked a participant who was prepared to pay the full asking price for a refurbished school bus.

Snow’s co-host and sister, Donna Snow, did not react to the comment, but just added: “You’re not even gonna blink an eye?”

“Jew down” is a derogatory expression meaning to haggle based on the anti-Semitic perception that Jews are cheap or love money.

In its apology, the DIY Network said that “an inappropriate comment unfortunately made it past our team.”

“We were made aware of the issue shortly after it aired, and immediately pulled the episode to edit it for future broadcast. We apologize unreservedly for any offense caused,” the network apology also said.

The buyer paid $36,000 for the bus after the Snow sisters purchased it for $300 and spent nearly $27,000 on its renovation.