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Fran Fan · 05-03-2003, 07:48 PM

Do you think Jews are portrayed badly in television and movies?

°Bubbly Blonde° · 05-03-2003, 08:52 PM

I dont think so....I dont really know tho, I havent really seen that many Jewish people on t.v. that I know are Jewish....I think a lot of other ethnic groups are sometiems depicted poorly.

Tuesday Weld · 05-03-2003, 09:32 PM

No,I don't think they are portrayed poorly.

Jem · 05-03-2003, 09:43 PM

I don't think so, but I haven't seen many shows with Jewish characters in them.

ABlairican Pie · 05-03-2003, 09:57 PM

I think there are pretty much a few depicted in t.v. and the movies. I've met a few in L.A. Also Mindy Cohn and Gene Simmon s and Paul Stanley of KISS are Jewish. Sure there could be a few more, but since there are so many in the entertainment/media industry, I don't think they're being discriminated against for the most part. Every once in a while there are some bigots who complain about "Hollywood and the media being owned by Jews..."

Fran Fan · 05-03-2003, 11:51 PM

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Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
Every once in a while there are some bigots who complain about "Hollywood and the media being owned by Jews..."

Actually, a good deal of Hollywood is in fact owned by Jewish people. This is coming from someone who is 'one of the people' (and one who happens to love one particular nasally Jewish actress). So, it's not really bigoted unless somebody actually complains about it. Just my 2 matzos... I mean, cents.

Kitt · 05-04-2003, 12:31 AM

I'm not sure I understand the question or what you're asking but Jewish people were the creators, the CEO's of Hollywood. Is that a bad thing?

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 05-04-2003, 12:39 AM

IMO, I dont think theyre portrayed poorly. Every race gets comments said about them.. but I cant think of anything right now.

ABlairican Pie · 05-04-2003, 01:01 AM

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Originally posted by Fran Fan

Actually, a good deal of Hollywood is in fact owned by Jewish people. This is coming from someone who is 'one of the people' (and one who happens to love one particular nasally Jewish actress). So, it's not really bigoted unless somebody actually complains about it. Just my 2 matzos... I mean, cents.

Shouldn't that be shekels?

IownTheDivision69 · 05-04-2003, 03:04 PM

no way, they always make jews look really good on television. they make italians look dumb.

RWCTV · 05-05-2003, 02:54 AM

Jews have a big influence in Hollywood. Steven Speilberg and Jerry Seinfeld for example donate money to the Government of Israel. Jews also write, direct, and produce, so I don't think that they are going to purposely put their race in a negative light intentionally.

ABlairican Pie · 05-05-2003, 07:57 AM

Does anyone remember the character Watto from the Star Wars "Phantom Menace" movie a few years ago? People complained that he was a stereotype of a Jewish person: a conniving con artist with an outsized "Jewish"-style nose, etc. I never really figured that in the movie, but I think because of the
"racially stereotypical" character of Jar Jar Binks, I think the PC crowds had a field day with just about everything else.

ABlairican Pie · 05-05-2003, 08:02 AM

Yeah, I don't think there really is much discrimination at all against Jews in the entertainment world, seeing that there are lots of Jewish people in Hollywood, but what about discrimination against African-Americans or Latinos? Or Arabs?

Fran Fan · 05-05-2003, 10:08 PM

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Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
Does anyone remember the character Watto from the Star Wars "Phantom Menace" movie a few years ago? People complained that he was a stereotype of a Jewish person: a conniving con artist with an outsized "Jewish"-style nose, etc. I never really figured that in the movie, but I think because of the
"racially stereotypical" character of Jar Jar Binks, I think the PC crowds had a field day with just about everything else.

I always thought that was absurd about Watto. Besides, if anything Watto was more of an Italian stereotype and as far as I'm concerned the Italians are the most stereotyped individuals on movies and television.

Fran Fan · 05-05-2003, 10:13 PM

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Originally posted by IownTheDivision69
no way, they always make jews look really good on television. they make italians look dumb.

I just thought of one Jewish character who is portrayed in kind of a negative light. He's a teacher in some tv show about a high school in a bad part of Boston or something (can't remember the show's name). He plays a Jewish teacher who's always grumpy and is a bigot. I think he called one of the students the "N" word or something but I can't remember.

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05-03-2003, 07:48 PM	#1
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05-03-2003, 09:32 PM	#3
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05-03-2003, 09:57 PM	#5
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	re: Jews in entertainment I think there are pretty much a few depicted in t.v. and the movies. I've met a few in L.A. Also Mindy Cohn and Gene Simmon s and Paul Stanley of KISS are Jewish. Sure there could be a few more, but since there are so many in the entertainment/media industry, I don't think they're being discriminated against for the most part. Every once in a while there are some bigots who complain about "Hollywood and the media being owned by Jews..."
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05-04-2003, 12:31 AM	#7
Kitt James Dean Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 16, 2001 Location: California Dreamin' Posts: 6,115	I'm not sure I understand the question or what you're asking but Jewish people were the creators, the CEO's of Hollywood. Is that a bad thing?

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05-05-2003, 02:54 AM	#11
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05-05-2003, 07:57 AM	#12
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	re: Jewish stereotypes Does anyone remember the character Watto from the Star Wars "Phantom Menace" movie a few years ago? People complained that he was a stereotype of a Jewish person: a conniving con artist with an outsized "Jewish"-style nose, etc. I never really figured that in the movie, but I think because of the "racially stereotypical" character of Jar Jar Binks, I think the PC crowds had a field day with just about everything else.

05-05-2003, 08:02 AM	#13
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	re: Anti-Semitism in entertainment? Yeah, I don't think there really is much discrimination at all against Jews in the entertainment world, seeing that there are lots of Jewish people in Hollywood, but what about discrimination against African-Americans or Latinos? Or Arabs?