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Re: what power?
Posted by pancho (Moderator) - Friday, January 7 2011, 13:00:42 (UTC)
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>As far as Hollywood and parts of the media are concerned, I think Jews have historically -- from the vaudville era to now -- have been involved in the entertainment industry, from the talent/artistic dimension to the that of business.

Aside from having been forced into the junk and rag trade in Europe as one of the few "businesses" they were allowed into, I always wondered if the reason Jews thrived in entertainment was because they were used to living desperate,poverty-filled lives...which is what most people in the arts and entertainment know. Tin-pot respectabillity wasn´t their one dream in life...because they could attain financial success but still be discriminated against...Assyrians, on the famous other hand, are consumed by being "respectable" whereas a Jew, no matter his status, is never granted a full measure of success...I´m convinced an Assyrian mother would far rather have a Gay doctor for a son than a straight ballet dancer...or Gay painter....to an Assyrian the privations willingly suffered on the road to becomming an actor are just plain humiliating...a shameful existence they can´t imagine anyone choosing, no matter the personal satisfaction because of what the family and neighbors will say...a Jewish kid is well prepared to be despised and looked down upon anyway, so where´s the big deal? Plus which, like sports for Blacks, the entertainment industry was one road out of poverty...Jewish kids could at least make a living playing for Jewish audiences if nothing else...a silly theory, I´m sure.



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