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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is unacceptable.  Period.  [/quote]

Are you Jewish? If not, it’s not for you to say.

If so, recognize not everyone gets offended by it, assuming it’s done innocently.[/quote]

I am Jewish and have expressed my opinion. I don’t care if it doesn’t offend you.  It offends me.   All Jews don’t look alike, feel alike, or have to express the same opinions.  We also are not collectively responsible for the actions of all Jews.  Some Jews have red hair and freckles.  Some have blond hair and blue eyes.  Some have button noses, and some have prominent noses.  Some Jews are brown and some are fair.  There is no one Jewish look.  To say that a person looks Jewish feeds into anti-Semitic stereotypes, in my opinion.  You don’t have to agree with me.  This is MY truth.[/quote]

Alright, fine. But do you accept the reality that 10-11 million of the 16 million Jews are Ashkenazi, which is a distinct genetic group that has physical similarities? Or are you just pretending that doesn't exist. [/quote]

I'm a DP, I posted above also saying (as a Jew) that I think it's offensive, and I agree with the PP. I accept that a large proportion of Jews are Ashkenazi, but I don't see why that makes a difference. [/quote]

Really? Ashkenazi Jews ARE AN ETHNIC GROUP. As such we have physical similarities.

That doesn't mean all Jews look the same, but it does mean there are SOME similarities in how many Jews look.

Read about us before you make assumptions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jews#Genetics[/quote]

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