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Ultra-Ultra-Orthodox (and sexy)

From my Chasidic mother-in-law comes this slightly inflammatory, slightly funny mockup of the KosherPhone -- this, mind you, coming from a country where 95% of the entire Jewish population lives within two very specific neighborhoods of two cities. In other words, their image of Orthodox Jews is informed more by "Gray's Anatomy" than by ever seeing an actual Orthodox Jew....then again, I suppose that's true for most of America, too. (Nonetheless: ozzie ozzie ozzie!)

"Chasers" is Oz's equivalent to the Daily Show and the State, rolled into one. For kicks, they dress up like Bin Laden and try to get served in military base cafeterias. If you'd like to skip the uncomfortably inherent anti-Semitism in the beginning ("cost for calling Palestinians: death!") and get straight to the rabbis with strap-ons, skip to about 0:51.

And as you do, remember this: I got this from my mother-in-law.



Matthue Roth is the author of Never Mind the Goldbergs and Yom Kippur a Go-Go, as well as the epic supermodel kung-fu novel Candy in Action. He's also the associate editor of MyJewishLearning.com.


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invisible_hand


that's not anti-semitism...

that's clever topical humor.  the phrase "mavet l'aravim" does actually exist in israel, the shande that it is, and it deserves (humorous) critique.

the part that makes me uncomfortable is how the image of the white, male, bearded chassidic jew is always used in humor to portray the typical jew.  it smacks of orientalism and fetishism, to me. 





Matthue Roth


 ....orientalist and

 ....orientalist and fetishistic, of course.

you've seen those craigslist ads ostensibly placed by brooklyn hipster girls (and boys) who get off on touching payos, right? i used to take it as a compliment. then again, so did my friend who was korean who kept being the Token Asian Girlfriend for all those L.A. indie bands....

 

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