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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jewish person here.

I thought the show was cute and like/rooted for Joanne and Noah. I also thought it was completely ridiculous. 
First off Joanne didn’t go to college and her only income is as a local podcast host (how can she even afford to live?). Jews tend to value education - she has a high school diploma and seemingly little worldly knowledge (has never heard the word shalom?). Though it seems she DOES know what it means to keep kosher, just doesn’t know that the meats were pork, which makes no sense. 
If he were a reform rabbi a lot of this wouldn’t matter. His temple is clearly more religious. And that makes it all the more unbelievable. 
All of which would be fine- this is entertainment.  But I think it’s awful that the jewish creator of a TV show portrays Jewish people in such stereotypical and not great ways during a time in history when anti-semitism is on the rise. 
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All of this plus more. And I'm Catholic. The lead actor is adorable, the brother and sister are hilarious, but I found it super cringey to joke about people's cluelessness around Judaism and lean into crude stereotypes for a show that was supposed to be thoughtful (e.g., not a satire.) So much hype and such a letdown.[/quote]

Obviously it’s dumbing things down to appeal to a wider audience. Jewish people are 2.4% of the population. It’s quite likely your average Netflix viewer isn’t very well informed about Jewish ways, terms, and customs. So there’s a lot of basic education going on assuming a lot of the audience is ignorant.[/quote]
I thought this was filmed in New York. The % of Jewish people in NY is higher, especially if you look at it as a % of the white urban UMC population 
Agree that the women were nasty, but they tend to be territorial in real life too.
Potential shiksas who have not yet converted and are just dating are treated like that [/quote]

It’s set in Southern California.[/quote]

Honestly, someone must be brain dead not to have picked up on that![/quote]

LOL I have never been to SoCal but was amazed at all the bungalow houses, the easy parking, no traffic. Ah Hollywood. [/quote]

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