Comments on: Hollywood’s Second Class Jewish Chicks & “Two Lovers”

By: Naomi katzenstein | Bghomesforyou

Naomi katzenstein | Bghomesforyou — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:19:10 +0000

[...] Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Hollywood’s Second Class Jewishby Debbie Schlussel … Why is it that on the silver screen, the Jewish chick is always the undesirable one, the safe choice, the ugly/annoying one? Even women who are Jewish (or half) in real life play the “desirable gentile goddess” … I ask this because in “Two Lovers,” which hit nationwide release this week, [...]

By: doctorbay

doctorbay — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:14:42 +0000

Stop whining Debbie! Jews run HollyWeird and they sure as hell portray Jews better than they portray Mexicans Anglos and Blacks.

By: doctorbay

doctorbay — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:11:41 +0000

"If Jewish people in the USA were to look the same as those Jews of 2000 years ago the Upper East side plastic surgeons of New York will be even more busy than they are now. "

Might I add to that there would also be no need for sunscreen and spray on tans either.

By: TBogg » Hots on for nowhere

TBogg » Hots on for nowhere — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:16:41 +0000

[...] over at BigHo, Schlussel wrote: Hollywood’s Second Class Jewish Chicks & “Two [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:20:23 +0000

Joaquin Phoenix is Jewish (well, at least by Jewish law since his mother is Jewish). Plenty of non-Jews have played Jews and there's nothing wrong with that, but Phoenix isn't one of them. And what Schlussel was talking about was Jewish characters, not Jewish actors whose characters aren't identified as anything.

By: Bilwick

Bilwick — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:19:44 +0000

I come from an Irish Catholic background so Jewish women have always fascinated me (the Exotic Other, forbidden fruit, etc.). One movie you might want to look at is ANYTHING BUT LOVE (aka "Standard Time), a little known movie that I liked very much. Although the heroine is never identified as Jewish, her name and look suggests she is, and although not classically beautiful, I found her very attractive (well, of course, I would), and her warm, funny personality is contrasted with a yuppie WASP Ice Princess who is the fiancee of the guy she gets smitten with.. Of course, since the actress (Isabel Rose) who plays the protagonist also co-wrote and co-produced the movie, she may have tipped the scales a little in her favor.

By: Ogletree

Ogletree — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:20:41 +0000

This goy of Scots Irish descent discovered Jewish girls at university (in '70). Thumbs Up.

By: Mjolnir

Mjolnir — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:26:10 +0000

Actually, there has been an interesting ebb and flow within it, although it was a poorly researched start. Lots of interesting angles and takes, and even the stupid stuff was less stupid in context.

By: Mjolnir

Mjolnir — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:10:03 +0000

I read the whole thing. Hobbes is correct, only man tries to modify the state of nature; the predator/prey paradigm. His only place in the rubric is, "am I predated on, or am I capable of defeating the predator."

I'll STFU now, since you have the sword in your own capable hands. Anyone tries to take your freedom or your defense of it, you know what to do.

By: ungaman

ungaman — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:12:26 +0000

this post had identity politics written all over it. utterly petty, even in errors it originally made .sort of thing big hollywood can do without