Reply To: Ona’as Devarim Toward Newly Yeshivish

MrAC, Yabia Omer:
Apologies if I wasn’t clear. I do not believe that yeshivish is the ideal form of Judaism. I’m not even sure if such a form exists after all this time.
My question was directed at the crowd that thinks it is. As in the type that mocks MO, RZ, and allies with some Chassidic groups only pragmatically.

UJM, thank you for your acknowledgement that it isn’t justifiable. I don’t think it isn’t common in person-to-person conversations. I’ve heard it used occasionally on a casual basis, and the fact that so many people know what the term means, even without being yeshivish or adjacent, proves that it’s more common than some would like to admit. Much like plenty of forms of nivul peh; people shouldn’t say it but it is well known because people do say it anyway.
Thank you for explaining you believe it’s wrong! People don’t usually explicitly identify as big shots, but your point is well taken about those who use such terms. We have moved one step closer to Achdus!