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It’s not complicated, it’s acting. It’s what actors do. Play people they are not. China is building 2.2 ghz in a month while we argue about this. Do better .
It is acting.
Silverman isn't against non-Jews playing Jews. She is just dismayed that Jews are almost NEVER played by Jews.
That is why it is called acting..
It’s jewface ? Instead of blackface ? Same difference
Jewish actors have played non-Jewish characters pretty much since the beginning of Hollywood. Is that really a can of worms you want to open up, Sarah? ‘Cause I know you’ve benefited from that in the past…
I don’t know. Nothing said about someone who isn’t funny at all, being a comedian.
SarahKSilverman how does she feel about Hollywood white washing everything else?
I remember when Sal Mineo played an American Indian and no one said a word about that. But only Jews can play Jews? What a bunch of ignorant BS.
Slow news day or more distraction?
Go Brady Go….
🙄 find something else to be mad about.
Straight people play LGBT people all the time And then there's this:
Well should Jews play non Jewish character then? It is a two way street. Was this ever a problem before? This crap is getting out of hand.
So she wants to feed into the stereotype of Jews being a race? This is dumb and so is Sarah Silverman.
Does this mean that a catholic should not play a Protestant? An American should not play British part, or vice versa? Where we should play the part, is the one that passes the audition as the best choice for that part.
So should gay people only play gay characters? I guess we should only have documentaries.
They do realize acting is playing pretend? With exception of blackface, which had a racist past of just not paying black actors.
Yawn
Now do Thor/Odin/Zeus/Anubis or any other magical sky deity, going to really have to search for folks who follow all the various religions we wish to portray. Or maybe we can all just finally admit this is make-believe for adults and stop wringing our hands over old fan fiction
It’s not complicated.
Isn’t that acting?
Anyone can play anyone. It’s pretend, guys. Also it’s art not required viewing. Don’t watch if you don’t want to.
Let's not add to an already packed bag full of bias that limits an actor's ability to carry a role due to their religion or cultural standards. It's sad enough we see the lines of race, age and body profiling.
Yes, it’s called acting. Make believe. Will TCM stop showing Some Like It Hot because 2 men dress as women? I think we’re a little too sensitive (as a Jew I am a bit offended by Jane Lynch as Mrs Brice but I’ll reserve judgement for when the show opens next year).
Being actors, they should be versatile enough to play any role, regardless of your religious background.
This is gonna go the opposite of the intended route.
Play good, strong characters instead of those who focus on what is not relevant to the human condition. Otherwise, we will keep trying to decide fairness from nonsense.
Oh my! Now, I feel so guilty for playing the Native American in the game of Cowboys and Indians, as a child.
It’s called acting. They are actors.
So should Jewish actors only play Jewish characters? That's going to put a lot of actors out of work. I understand and agree about the need to have different races be more equally represented in films/TV and there's a limit.
Sarah has said multiple times there isn’t Jewish representation in Hollywood. Obviously that’s not a real problem.
When does this stop? At some point you will realize, no matter how hard you look, that you will never find a hobbit to act an authentic part.
SaraSilverman where does it end? Jews can’t play Christians? Or Mormons? How about only American actors for American characters? Shouldn’t we be looking for the best actor for the role? There is a thing as too woke.
Because Jews are so underrepresented in the entertainment industry
It's pretending.
This whole thing with a whole profession, where everyone, like, pretends to be other people than they really are must be stopped!
I understand where she’s coming from but she’s speaking also from a deeply Ashkenazi point of view. There are Shami (Syrian Jews) and Sephardic (Iberian) for example, with no -shall we say- tropes? I’m glad she started the conversation.
Non blacks portrayed blacks by using black make up instead of hiring black actors. That's an issue.
OF COURSE NOT! You should literally only be able to act as what you already are. Firemen should only be played by firemen, doctors by doctors, burn victims by burn victims, pedophiles by pedophiles, etc.
Oh brother here we go again
For real? Did NPR jump this shark, and I missed it? What is this horse crap article?
🤔🤔🤔
So Jews also shouldn't play other races then I suppose? Is that why so many Jews in Hollywood change their names to Gentile names ?
Welcome to the Latino world. “Badges? We got no stinking badges,” was an Italian not Mexican and so it goes!
Ethnically, well, just Google Ashkenazi...
I'm a Noahide so I trend on the side of Jewish arguments but 1 thing abt this is ethnic Jewish actors often play non- ethnic Jewish characters, specifically Italians. The Fonz, Sophia Petrillo, Vinnie Nero, Sunny Corleone & Robert Barone are examples. Should this go both ways?
Omg. Actors act. They don’t have to actually be the people they portray. Gtfo.
A great MAGA-triggering headline.
Actors act. And Jews (I am one) aren't exactly underrepresented either in terms of actors or characters.
Am I missing something. The literal job of an actor is to pretend to be someone the actor is not, in a setting that the actor isn’t in, expressing emotions the actor isn’t experiencing. This isn’t a problem.
Sigh
Should Jews play Christians?
It's acting. Perhaps only aliens should play aliens now.
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