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?
“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
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
[Note: Transcript edited for clarity. I tried to organize the Twitter conversation in the way a natural conversation would progress. Also, I DO NOT profess to know everything about race or racism in America. I am trying to hold to conceptions of race and racism–whether or not I agree with them–that are currently used in… Continue reading Are Jews White?
In “The Low Cost of Being Racist”, the writers at The Angry Black Woman blog, use the latest article of obvious racism: a white boss telling Hispanic workers to change their names (apparently, Jose and Martin are too hard to pronounce?) to show how quickly and easily Americans will defend their racists.
Okay, so it’s totally immodest to talk about going to the mikvah. Like, ever. I know. But I’m doing it anyway. So get over it.
Here’s a very short play I wrote for a “Multicultural Jewish” writing contest. I didn’t win. The ending’s kind of abrupt. It was in my earlier days when I wasn’t writing so much. I was trying to give the readers a good indication of what my Shabbat meals were like. The curtains open to a… Continue reading Challah Con Platanos
Did you watch “Latino in America” on CNN? I didn’t. I don’t have cable. And according to a post on “Bilingual in the Boonies,” it’s a good thing I didn’t. Do check out Mike Robles ranting (and reaming out Soledad O’Brien and “white people”) in “Average and Boring Latina in America”. How many times can… Continue reading A Response to "Latino in America"
http://www.hulu.com/embed/wom_6Ml83gBLi4FUfNVc6g The latest episode of Glee, Mash-Up, is one of my favorites. It’s what I’ll be calling “the Jewish episode” for a long time. In the episode, Jewish character Noah Puckerman’s mom tells him (on Simchat Torah while they’re eating sweet and sour pork and watching Schindler’s List on TV) that he needs to go… Continue reading An Episode on Jewish Relationships
I can remember “wanting to die” when I was five years old. It was the only way I could think of escaping my situation. I was living with a mentally ill mother who was chronically abusive. Sure, we were also living in poverty, in a neighborhood too dangerous for me to play outside where I… Continue reading Teen Latinas Considering Suicide
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 