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(Jewish Group) Dave Chappelle isn't the first to suggest that Jews run Hollywood. The origins.
Dave Chappelle isn’t the first to suggest that Jews run Hollywood. Here are the origins of the trope.On “Saturday Night Live” last weekend, Dave Chappelle really wanted his audience to know there are a lot of Jews in Hollywood.
“I’ve been to Hollywood, this is just what I saw,” he said during his widely dissected monologue. “It’s a lot of Jews. Like, a lot.”
While suggesting that it might not be fair to say Jews run the industry, the comedian said that coming to that conclusion is “not a crazy thing to think.” Chappelle’s “SNL” episode drew a season-high 4.8 million viewers when it aired on NBC (eclipsing Jewish comedian Amy Schumer’s own hosting stint the week before), and his monologue had more than 8.1 million views on YouTube as of Wednesday.
The Anti-Defamation League was quick to denounce Chappelle’s act, calling it antisemitic. Other prominent Jews have followed suit.
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Much of the history contained in this article I knew from reading a book on Yiddish. LOL! There were a few other books on Jews I have read that also provided some of this info. Personally, the title is just some kind of stupid. I have yet to hear a single person say or even imply Chappelle's bigoted ass was the "first" to suggest we run Hollywood.