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Behind the Aegis

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Fri Mar 4, 2022, 04:35 PM Mar 2022

(Jewish Group) Jewish sensitivity in publishing and Hollywood

THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!

Despite all the recent clatter in the world media about whether Whoopi Goldberg is antisemitic because she doesn’t think Jews are a race, and whether it’s okay that Jews are invariably portrayed by non-Jewish actors, a similar but possibly more important issue has been virtually ignored.

Bewailing the lack of Jewish representation of Jewish characters on-screen is the new Wordle. Why, goes the outcry, in an era when blacks play black characters, and deaf actors play deaf characters, are the majority of Jewish roles played by non-Jews? Why are Jewish sensibilities not considered in the same way as other ethnicities and subcultures? To echo Goldberg’s unfortunate parlance, are Jews not a race the same as other races? If it’s true for everyone else, why isn’t it true for us?

It’s a good question, deserving of consideration. But we may be missing an even larger issue.

First, for those who have been hibernating with the groundhog, the quandary: The actors, and those speaking for them, are torn between championing their excellent acting prowess, which should let them play any role regardless of color, religion and the like; and sticking to the recent liberal party line that prohibits cultural misappropriation of any sort.

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(Jewish Group) Jewish sensitivity in publishing and Hollywood (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Mar 2022 OP
Great read JustAnotherGen Mar 2022 #1
I agree with the author Mosby Mar 2022 #2

Mosby

(17,454 posts)
2. I agree with the author
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 02:12 PM
Mar 2022

I don't really care who plays who, but it would be great if they paid a little more attention to understanding Jewish laws. Remember the Grey's anatomy pig valve episode? Completely wrong. There was another medical show where the orthodox character was complaining about a women surgeon or donor tissue/organ from a woman. More nonsense. It's like they just project what they think Jewish fundamentalism is, like there even is such a thing.

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