The presentation about Jewish stereotypes got me thinking, where does the stereotype come from that Jewish people are cheap? I've heard so many times people say the term "don't be such a Jew" if they are being skimpy or cheap about something, and I was just wondering why this is. I thought maybe it was because people also stereotype a lot of Jewish people as being wealthy too, so maybe they justify this by saying that they are wealthy because they are cheap.
The stereotypes that were brought up in the presentation were that Jewish mothers are overbearing when it comes to their children. Also that the women are loud, and have that nasally voice like Fran the Nanny. This was interesting to me because I always used to watch that show as a kid, and I never thought about the underlying stereotype that was being portrayed until we talked about it in class. It made me think about the fact that there are so many stereotypes in television, and a lot of these shows are being watched by young children. This is how, from such a young age, kids build up judgements and believe these stereotypes about a certain group of individuals. When you grow up being exposed to these stereotypes, it is hard to get rid of them because it what you grew up believing. This is something that I think is a real problem in our society, because these shows are teaching children to stereotype. While some stereotypes aren't that negative, there are others that are, and the TV shows do a good job of exposing them all.
Brigit May, Post 14
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