On Friday night, I went out for drinks with the lovely Maxie, Jenn, and Cavy.
We were eventually joined by some non-bloggers, and all was going well until at some point I said something about being Jewish and the following conversation ensued with the guy sitting next to me:
Dude: You are NOT Jewish.
Arielle: Yes I absolutely am.
Dude: Where'd the blond hair come from then?
Arielle: It's fake.
Dude: Oh, ok.
And that was the end of it. But the only reason that was the end of it was because we were at a bar having a good time and everyone was at least 4 drinks deep and I wasn't about to start shit with some guy I didn't know and make it all awkward for everyone.
In reality, I would have liked to ask this guy why he thinks Jewish people can't be blondes because let me tell you, I know an assload of Jews and lots of them have light hair (I'm naturally a dirty blonde, myself) and WHAT THE FUCK. He may as well have asked me why I don't have a huge crooked shnoz and horns (full disclosure: my normal-sized nose has led many others to believe that I wasn't Jewish and whatever, at least that's a popular stereotype). I will allow that the "quintessential" Jewish girl is MAYBE supposed to have a head full of dark curls but I mean, for someone who lives in Massachusetts which is hardly devoid of Chosen People, you should NOT BE SO FUCKING STUPID.
A lesson for everyone: Jews come in all shapes and colors and sizes! I know Jews that could have passed for Aryans and Jews that could pass for Irish and there are Asian Jews and African Jews and WE DON'T ALL HAVE BLACK HAIR AND BIG NOSES AND WE DON'T GET ANNOYED WHEN YOU TRY TO PISS US OFF BY SAYING WE KILLED JESUS CHRIST (which is what this guy said next. And I was all, "Whatever, Jesus was one of mine.").
End rant.
4 comments:
Jesus. I'm one of those Jews that passes for Irish easily, but I also have the big nose. Talent! I can't believe people still do stuff like that. My mom did a cross country trip when she was younger and she ended up in Utah for a few days. She and her friends came across some people and one of them saw the Jewish star she always wears around her neck. He looked at her and asked her where her horns were - that story shocked me the first time I heard it, and I can't believe people still think like that despite ALL the access to internet and tv and smart phones. Good lord!
This homie sounded like a piece of work. Glad you didn't ruin the vibe by telling him to stick it, lol. You're the better person Arielle, lol.
It's funny how people just assume these things isn't it? Just proves stereotypes still play such a big part in today's society.
I hate the way people assume I'm stupid because I'm blonde, for example. I can also use the rejoinder, "It's fake" to comments like that.
My friend's mother was surprised to find out I was Jewish. "But, you have such a pretty face!"
I was apparently supposed to be thrilled with such a compliment. Instead, I thanked her and said I hear that all the time, ever since the nose job.
(P.S. Never had a nose job.)
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