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That's not acceptable. It implies there is a Jewish look, like the Nazis tried to establish (hooked nose, etc). I have some blond, blue-eyed, straight nosed Jewish neighbors.

It's not the same thing as saying Asian, or Caucasian, or Black, etc... , where clearly there is a phenotype.
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+1.  If it's said by a non-Jew, I'd think it's an awkward and clueless comment.  [/quote]

Ok, I'm Jewish and you need to understand something.

For Ashkenazi Jews (10-11 million of the 14-18 million Jews in the world) there IS a look. Why? Because we're a genetically distinct group. That's not to say all Ashkenazi Jews look the same -- some of us have dark, curly hair while some others are blonde (Slavic roots, most likely), but we are absolutely genetically distinct.

There's nothing wrong with that. Not every group is a total melting pot. Jews--those who are born Jewish, rather than converts--are an ethno-religious group. Until recently we didn't really intermarry. That has implications for how many of us look.

Nothing wrong with that!

If us Jews say it's ok, please don't tell us it's not. [b]We understand the difference between seeing your curly-haired friend who's a lawyer and saying "oh boy you're such a boychik! I bet your mom is so proud" (which we do all the time back where my whole family is from -- NYC) and Nazism.[/b] [/quote]

So you really see no difference between a conversation between Jewish where "looking Jewish" is referenced lovingly and an example where a non-Jew references "Jeiwish looks disparagingly? [/quote]

Did you not read the bolded?

STOP telling us what we should be offended about! [/quote]

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