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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For any marginalized/targeted group--Jews, Latinos, black people--saying one "looks ____" can be seen as an insult.  It's an awkward thing to say unless you're talking to other members of that group.

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I think because Jews have had so much economic power they don’t feel marginalized. [/quote]

Wow.

I’m going to assume you’re just ignorant and not a raging anti-Semite.[/quote]
Not the pp, but economic power in terms of Aipac, US aid to Israel, Jews tend to not be the ones receiving hoc vouchers, farms or snap benefits.

So yes, I get it
Vocal in local affairs. Schools are not allowed to mention Christmas, has to be Winter break[/quote]

Oh, seriously shut the fk up about Christmas. Are you really trying to argue Jews have made Christmas marginalized?! IT'S A FKING FEDERAL HOLIDAY. Everything shuts down at Christmas. If we Jews had such pull in the holiday recognition side of things, why isn't Hanukkah a federal holiday? What about Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for us?

Yes, we don't tend to have a lot of poverty in our community, but to say we aren't marginalized is BS. My local JCC got bomb threats. My local synagogue had a swastika spray painted on it. When I was in 2nd grade in NY, a kid wrote "the Jews killed Jesus" on my notebook.

So don't talk to me about Christians being marginalized in this country. We say "God bless America." We've never had a Jewish--or even non-Christian--President. The White House puts up a Christmas tree for pete's sake. [/quote]

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