Posted on 10/04/2021 1:26:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Sarah Silverman called out Hollywood’s tendency to cast non-Jewish actors to play Jewish characters, referring to the practice as “Jewface.”
The comedian, 50, pointed to Kathryn Hahn as the most recent example after the Catholic-raised actress, 48, was tapped to portray the late Joan Rivers, who was Jewish, in an upcoming limited series.
“There’s this long tradition of non-Jews playing Jews, and not just playing people who happen to be Jewish but people whose Jewishness is their whole being,” Silverman said in Thursday’s episode of her eponymous podcast, adding, “One could argue, for instance, that a Gentile [a non-Jew] playing Joan Rivers correctly would be doing what is actually called ‘Jewface.'”
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Does this broad have a book coming out?
Isn’t that what all acting is? Playing something you’re not.
Sheesh can we find anything else to complain about? They are actors. They can play any role they would be good at playing.
This has gone on in Hollywood for a long time anyway. Charlton Heston played a Mexican in Touch of Evil. Jewish actors often played Italian mobsters. Al Jolson anyone?
In Shakespeare’s day, all the actors were men. Even the female characters were played by men.
Yup that’s the problem.
Just not enough Jews in Hollywood. GMAFB
So then Jewish actors can't play non Jewish characters?
She would probably complain about that too.
How Idiotic.
She’s a good example of a person who has destroyed the ability
of others to appreciate her.
I’m sure she has a following.
I thought she was an attractive women at one time. Now I see
her and flip the channel as fast as possible.
She disgusts me.
The never-awaited, never-anticipated sequel to her last one, “The Bedwetter”? I certainly hope not!
Silverman should go back to being Monk’s groupie Marcie Maven.
Gimme a break.
Jews play Italians all the time.
Point?
It's kind of their job.
Fake Indian.
Joan Rivers?
“A blatantly self-confessed addict of plastic surgery, Rivers has admitted to over 700 operations. As testament to artificial preservation, She was once quoted as saying ” I believe in plastic surgery” and just by even the quickest of glimpses at her, you can’t help but believe her.”
https://surgeryvip.com/joan-rivers-plastic-surgery/#:~:text=A%20blatantly%20self-confessed%20addict%20of%20plastic%20surgery%2C%20Rivers,at%20her%2C%20you%20can%E2%80%99t%20help%20but%20believe%20her.
Joan Rivers didn’t have, “jewface”!
The entire absurd production of 'Hamilton' was a racist polymorphic minstrel show.
Sarah Silverman needs to play Huma Abedin in some future flick, like “The Durham Papers.”
This is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of why it will never be possible to unify a country made up of people who identify first with their group.
I get it with blacks, to some extent - After all, you can’t really have whites playing slaves in Ruts, but this Jewish stuff is sickening. Maybe a compromise might work for her - have the non-Jewish actors in Jewish roles wear nose-extenders, perhaps?
Paging Don Rickles
Actors are so damn stupid, they have no idea what acting is.
Let’s end this requirement that actors be the types they portray.
Just require that only intelligent actors can be used for parts that have lines spoken by intelligent people.
That’ll eliminate roughly 99% of the current clown show.
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