As many people have mentioned, we
discussed in class the situation where a lady of the Jewish faith was chastised
for imposing her beliefs on the other people in the office. I feel that her
displays of faith are exactly the same as people who wear cross necklaces, or
have t-shirts with biblical quotes on the back. To me, this brings up the
continuing idea of in groups and out groups, and more importantly how this idea
still rings true in Antisemitism. If a Christian were to display the same
things as this lady did, there’s a pretty good chance that no one in that
office would have complained, since so many more people in the United States
are Christians. A good example of this can be seen from the Oscars last weekend(link below),
where Ted(the animated bear from the movie Ted, voiced by Oscar host Seth
MacFarlane), made a crude jab at Jews in Hollywood. As the article mentions,
MacFarlane's jokes furthered negative stereotypes of those of the Jewish, and
thereby supports the idea of in groups and out groups.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/25/showbiz/tv/seth-macfarlane-oscar-hosting/index.html?iref=allsearch
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