Going to a new community is never easy when you’re a Jew of color. There’s this paranoid (but not paranoid) feeling that everyone is staring at you. You twiddle your thumbs during services and wait for the questions that come after: “Where are you from?” and “Where are you REALLY from?” and “Are you a… Continue reading Wearing this to shul
Reading about one writer’s responses to watching the movie “Precious”, she mentioned the “nice white lady” trope and I thought, “Huh?” So, the writer, of course, added a video. As a former English teacher in NYC public high schools, I’m not even sure what to say about this video or this “trope.” I laughed but… Continue reading A Nice White Lady?
After finishing “‘Invisible Disability’ Kids Are Being Left Out”, I cried. It wasn’t the first time I’d read a story like this, about Jewish children with disabilities being pushed to the margins of the community, but every time, I find my heart sags in my chest and all my issues as an adult with invisible… Continue reading Invisible Disabilities at the Synagogue
http://www.hulu.com/embed/X38IH5qfXSpRb29ugb33uA Or just continue to do JOC-slapping.
Hat tip for video to: SoulfulBeauty.com I was so disturbed by a recent review of “Precious” (which I haven’t seen yet), based on the book “Push” (which I haven’t read yet), that I wrote: “Disturbed by reviews of “Precious” that call it “melodrama.” Melodrama is what some of us survivors of child abuse call REAL… Continue reading Precious Movie Stirs Controversy
Watch the video from comedian Wanda Sykes‘ new late-night show and then…if you’re very curious read this amazing post over at “What White People Do” blog.
“A recent ADL poll showed that 12 percent of Americans hold anti-Semitic views – but among African-Americans, the figure is 28 percent, and among foreign-born Hispanics it is 35 percent. ‘If 20 years from now the largest caucus in Congress is Hispanic, they will have a great deal to say about where foreign aid goes,”… Continue reading Jews Reflecting on Hispanic Power
“Unlike her father, Ivanka comes off as a class act who tactfully protects her private life. “Nightline” quoted her as saying, “I’ve converted to Judaism not to marry him, but I am marrying him. I choose not to talk about this because I think in life there are some things that are personal and between… Continue reading Good quote.
I’d like to respond to a number of issues in this post. For one, I’d like to respond to a number of criticisms of my video post, “Going to the mikvah with your ‘nappy’ hair”. 1. Too negative. I hate this criticism. Heehee, H-A-T-E. I feel like I hear it every time I write something… Continue reading The Mikvah and "Black" Hairstyles
Hey, while the most common Asian stereotype we hear about Asians is “Asians are smart!,” there are broader and more worrisome Asian stereotypes. My best friends in college were mostly Asian. Troubling to me was the fact that when two or more of then joined me in a class, the teachers seemed unable to tell… Continue reading Asian Stereotypes Exist….
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 