Pretty depressing that what makes a character Jewish is having stereotypical character traits and a big nose. In fact, as far as I can tell, the word "Jewish" these days is used mostly as a description of physical appearance or of personality traits, instead of describing someone's religious beliefs and/or ethnic heritage.
Rachel Berry is supposed to be the daughter of a mixed-race gay couple. I don't know if she is Jewish in some way, but I do know the ethnic background of the actresses on the show.
Diana Agron, who plays the pretty blonde cheerleader, is Jewish and had a Bat Mitzvah.
Jessalyn Gilsig, who plays the teacher's hot blonde wife, is the daughter of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother. She married her Jewish husband, a high school football star, in a Jewish ceremony.
And finally, Lea Michele, who plays the aforementioned Rachel Berry, is the daughter of a Sephardic Jewish father and a non-Jewish Italian mother. She wasn't raised Jewish. That makes her less Jewish than Gilsig, and certainly, Agron.
Yet out of all these women, Michele is the one who is somehow the "Jewish" one, mostly due to the mindset of people like the writer of this blog. Kind of proves my initial point, doesn't it?
Pretty depressing that what makes a character Jewish is having stereotypical character traits and a big nose. In fact, as far as I can tell, the word "Jewish" these days is used mostly as a description of physical appearance or of personality traits, instead of describing someone's religious beliefs and/or ethnic heritage.
Rachel Berry is supposed to be the daughter of a mixed-race gay couple. I don't know if she is Jewish in some way, but I do know the ethnic background of the actresses on the show.
Diana Agron, who plays the pretty blonde cheerleader, is Jewish and had a Bat Mitzvah.
Jessalyn Gilsig, who plays the teacher's hot blonde wife, is the daughter of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother. She married her Jewish husband, a high school football star, in a Jewish ceremony.
And finally, Lea Michele, who plays the aforementioned Rachel Berry, is the daughter of a Sephardic Jewish father and a non-Jewish Italian mother. She wasn't raised Jewish. That makes her less Jewish than Gilsig, and certainly, Agron.
Yet out of all these women, Michele is the one who is somehow the "Jewish" one, mostly due to the mindset of people like the writer of this blog. Kind of proves my initial point, doesn't it?