For me, the word "Jewess" instantly conjures up that old Saturday Night Live spoof commercial in which Gilda Radner pranced about in faux designer jeans with big Magen Davids plastered on her tush pockets; its tagline was "She's the Jewess in Jewess Jeans!" It was a send up of the "JAP" sterotype that was so pervasive at the time. A real "Is it good for the Jews?" moment for me, watching it. But Gilda Radner was such a fabulous, strong, spunky, funny woman. Whatever she did was automatically imbued with what I can only think to describe as hilarious gravitas. My memory is that she exuded power and confidence in this skit, even as she skewered the overly materialistic and shallow image that girls and women were being sold at the time.
For me, the word "Jewess" instantly conjures up that old Saturday Night Live spoof commercial in which Gilda Radner pranced about in faux designer jeans with big Magen Davids plastered on her tush pockets; its tagline was "She's the Jewess in Jewess Jeans!" It was a send up of the "JAP" sterotype that was so pervasive at the time. A real "Is it good for the Jews?" moment for me, watching it. But Gilda Radner was such a fabulous, strong, spunky, funny woman. Whatever she did was automatically imbued with what I can only think to describe as hilarious gravitas. My memory is that she exuded power and confidence in this skit, even as she skewered the overly materialistic and shallow image that girls and women were being sold at the time.