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stereotypes
VH-1 Declares Jews ‘So Jewtastic’
It\’s official. According to VH-1, it is now hip to be Hebrew. The music television channel premieres \”VH-1 All Access: So Jewtastic\” on Dec. 19, making a case for the current trendiness of our tribe.
Pin Up These Pinups
At last, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Calendar has some real competition — some Jewish competition.
Kingsley’s ‘Twist’ on a Dickens Thief
Time-honored Jewish stereotypes and caricatures have fallen on hard times in recent movies.
First Person – Death by Oprah
Oprah Winfrey is doing a show about \”Ethnic Men Who Reject Their Own Women.\”
Enemy Ties
I thought about the implications: I take this tie, and my hands are tied. I\’d forever have to remember that one night a Palestinian gave me an expensive tie, and that he was nice to me. I\’d have to question all my stereotypes and generalizations, and recognize that there are good, normal, generous Palestinians who just want peace, who just want to be my friend, who just want some fun.
Even Maidelehs Don Pasties
Jewish girl stereotypes get tossed — including one you might have heard about them being prudes — when \”Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad\” makes its West Coast debut this Thursday night at Tangier.
As creator and emcee Susannah Perlman describes it, the variety show features comedy, spoken word, music and burlesque acts that speak to the Jewish condition, performed by women who have appeared on Comedy Central, HBO, MTV and late night television.
Sunrise, Sundance, Swiftly Fly the Films
\”West Bank Story\” was one of a handful of Jewish-themed films screened at the Sundance Film Festival, which ended Sunday night in Park City, Utah. With the deafening chatter around this small town about which studio picked up which film for how many millions of dollars, it\’s hard to sniff out, not the hottest films — but the most Jewish.
Idea of Dumb Bush Voters Lacks Reality
As the furor over the election dies down, with unseemly whining from sore losers and unseemly gloating from sore winners, certain stereotypes of Bush voters continue to command currency among disgruntled liberals. One of them is that Bush supporters, and conservatives in general, are dumb, ignorant and out of touch with reality.
That ’70s Fro
Where can you see all-in-good-fun Jewish stereotypes spoofed alongside 1970s kitsch, such as waterbeds, fondue parties, disco, leisure suits and bad perms?
New Articles
“Screams Before Silence”
Remembering Ken Holtzman, Outstanding Jewish Pitcher for the Cubs and A’s.
Why Are Presidential Statements About Jews So Weak?
UCLA Hillel on Pro-Palestinian Encampment: Jewish Students “Feeling the Intensity of the Situation”
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