PSA: Jews are a racial group

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of Jews who would say it does make them part of the Jewish people. It’s not a mandatory criterion, but it’s one way of being Jewish for a lot of people.

Then they should speak just for themselves. My friend resents Jewish people insisting that he's Jewish just because his mother was Jewish. He says he isn't Jewish.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Remember when Julianna Marguiles was on a Find Your Roots episode on PBS?
They did the DNA test on her and the result was 99.9% Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. She excitedly said, "super Jew!"

That's a pretty funny response, TBH.

- Ashkenazi Jew

It was! It's very nice that she's proud of her heritage.

In case any of you wonders, there's no person alive whose DNA says he/ she is 99.9% African American or Hispanic.

So, yes, that 99.9% would be quite remarkable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of Jews who would say it does make them part of the Jewish people. It’s not a mandatory criterion, but it’s one way of being Jewish for a lot of people.

Then they should speak just for themselves. My friend resents Jewish people insisting that he's Jewish just because his mother was Jewish. He says he isn't Jewish.

Fascinating.

Now please explain to us how Obama is African American, while Dolezal isnt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of Jews who would say it does make them part of the Jewish people. It’s not a mandatory criterion, but it’s one way of being Jewish for a lot of people.

Then they should speak just for themselves. My friend resents Jewish people insisting that he's Jewish just because his mother was Jewish. He says he isn't Jewish.

Fascinating.

Now please explain to us how Obama is African American, while Dolezal isnt.

Ask the progressives who believe anyone can be whoever they feel like being, man, woman, black, or white, or anything in between.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of Jews who would say it does make them part of the Jewish people. It’s not a mandatory criterion, but it’s one way of being Jewish for a lot of people.

Then they should speak just for themselves. My friend resents Jewish people insisting that he's Jewish just because his mother was Jewish. He says he isn't Jewish.

Why? If he has Jewish background, he’s ethnically Jewish, even if he’s not Jewish from a religious or cultural standpoint. What’s his issue with that?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of Jews who would say it does make them part of the Jewish people. It’s not a mandatory criterion, but it’s one way of being Jewish for a lot of people.

Then they should speak just for themselves. My friend resents Jewish people insisting that he's Jewish just because his mother was Jewish. He says he isn't Jewish.

I feel the same way. I feel like this came about to bully those who don't want submit to the tribe. It is way to make us feel guilty about not proclaiming the Jewish identity.

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of Jews who would say it does make them part of the Jewish people. It’s not a mandatory criterion, but it’s one way of being Jewish for a lot of people.

Then they should speak just for themselves. My friend resents Jewish people insisting that he's Jewish just because his mother was Jewish. He says he isn't Jewish.

Why? If he has Jewish background, he’s ethnically Jewish, even if he’s not Jewish from a religious or cultural standpoint. What’s his issue with that?

What's wrong is that he doesn't like that lie. He says he's ethnically Polish, just as many other Jewish people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of Jews who would say it does make them part of the Jewish people. It’s not a mandatory criterion, but it’s one way of being Jewish for a lot of people.

Then they should speak just for themselves. My friend resents Jewish people insisting that he's Jewish just because his mother was Jewish. He says he isn't Jewish.

Why? If he has Jewish background, he’s ethnically Jewish, even if he’s not Jewish from a religious or cultural standpoint. What’s his issue with that?

What's wrong is that he doesn't like that lie. He says he's ethnically Polish, just as many other Jewish people.

It’s not a lie. Being Polish is a nationality, not an ethnicity. It’s like the difference between being Russian (a nationality) and Slavic (ethnicity). Most Jews will point to Ashkenazi Jewish (for example) as part/all of their ethnic background and then will specify the country/countries their relatives are from.

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of Jews who would say it does make them part of the Jewish people. It’s not a mandatory criterion, but it’s one way of being Jewish for a lot of people.

Then they should speak just for themselves. My friend resents Jewish people insisting that he's Jewish just because his mother was Jewish. He says he isn't Jewish.

Why? If he has Jewish background, he’s ethnically Jewish, even if he’s not Jewish from a religious or cultural standpoint. What’s his issue with that?

What's wrong is that he doesn't like that lie. He says he's ethnically Polish, just as many other Jewish people.

It’s not a lie. Being Polish is a nationality, not an ethnicity. It’s like the difference between being Russian (a nationality) and Slavic (ethnicity). Most Jews will point to Ashkenazi Jewish (for example) as part/all of their ethnic background and then will specify the country/countries their relatives are from.

What authority can you provide for this theory?
Being Slavic points to a geographic region, not a country. There's no geographic region (or country) that points to your Jewishness. Therefore, it can be your faith, or even your race if you like, but not your ethnicity, and certainly not your nationality.

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When did I say Slavic points to a country? Many Russians are Slavs, but some are Jewish (really Ashkenazi, mostly) or Tatar or other ethnicities.

Being Polish CAN be an ethnicity, but it’s also a nationality. He has Jewish ancestry. What’s the problem with saying so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When did I say Slavic points to a country? Many Russians are Slavs, but some are Jewish (really Ashkenazi, mostly) or Tatar or other ethnicities.

Being Polish CAN be an ethnicity, but it’s also a nationality. He has Jewish ancestry. What’s the problem with saying so?

Jewish ancestry can either your faith and/or race, but not your ethnicity or nationality. Agreed?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When did I say Slavic points to a country? Many Russians are Slavs, but some are Jewish (really Ashkenazi, mostly) or Tatar or other ethnicities.

Being Polish CAN be an ethnicity, but it’s also a nationality. He has Jewish ancestry. What’s the problem with saying so?

Jewish ancestry can either your faith and/or race, but not your ethnicity or nationality. Agreed?

It’s not a race (OP was wrong) but it is an ethnicity and can be a genetic group (Ashkenazi).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When did I say Slavic points to a country? Many Russians are Slavs, but some are Jewish (really Ashkenazi, mostly) or Tatar or other ethnicities.

Being Polish CAN be an ethnicity, but it’s also a nationality. He has Jewish ancestry. What’s the problem with saying so?

Jewish ancestry can either your faith and/or race, but not your ethnicity or nationality. Agreed?

It’s not a race (OP was wrong) but it is an ethnicity and can be a genetic group (Ashkenazi).

No, it's not an ethnicity. It's a religion.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When did I say Slavic points to a country? Many Russians are Slavs, but some are Jewish (really Ashkenazi, mostly) or Tatar or other ethnicities.

Being Polish CAN be an ethnicity, but it’s also a nationality. He has Jewish ancestry. What’s the problem with saying so?

Jewish ancestry can either your faith and/or race, but not your ethnicity or nationality. Agreed?

It’s not a race (OP was wrong) but it is an ethnicity and can be a genetic group (Ashkenazi).

No, it's not an ethnicity. It's a religion.

Its a religious civilization - Mordechai Kaplan, for the win!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When did I say Slavic points to a country? Many Russians are Slavs, but some are Jewish (really Ashkenazi, mostly) or Tatar or other ethnicities.

Being Polish CAN be an ethnicity, but it’s also a nationality. He has Jewish ancestry. What’s the problem with saying so?

Jewish ancestry can either your faith and/or race, but not your ethnicity or nationality. Agreed?

It’s not a race (OP was wrong) but it is an ethnicity and can be a genetic group (Ashkenazi).

No, it's not an ethnicity. It's a religion.

Its a religious civilization - Mordechai Kaplan, for the win!

It's "a people."