How offensive is the word "Kike" to Jewish people?

You were out of line. You have honestly got to be feigning ignorance if you couldn't tell how offensive that word is. I'm not Jewish, so I'm not *personally* offended, but I would never use that word to describe Jewish people in my statements because I'm not a subconscious racist. It's like the people that are *still* using the word "mulatto." It's rude to call a human such a name just because he/she's mixed in that way.