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I'm not even an atheist so much as I am an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of the same untruth, but I hold that the influence of churches, and the effect of religious belief, is positively harmful. [Christopher Hitchens]
I'm not sure why people are getting touchy about Doogie suggesting that people from a certain ethnicity may have common physical features. It's not racism, he's not making judgment on their character or any of the old nasty stereotypes about Jews. It's like saying that Scots are more likely to be ginger than many other nationalities, it's a long standing historical trait.
And before anyone gets touchy about gingers or Scots, I'm Scottish (non-ginger) and saw a lot more gingers growing up than I have since I left, so I think that stereotype probably has some credibility.
There are many Jews that you can spot a mile off, the same as there are many Germans who look very obviously German. You can often spot the Frenchies too.
You can often have a good guess at the Irish too.
As Jewishness is supposed to be about ethnicity, rather than religiosity, it shouldn't be surprising.
Sheesh.
There are many Jews that you can spot a mile off, the same as there are many Germans who look very obviously German. You can often spot the Frenchies too.
You can often have a good guess at the Irish too.
As Jewishness is supposed to be about ethnicity, rather than religiosity, it shouldn't be surprising.
Sheesh.
I think that they're both, they're actually an ethnoreligious group.
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”
Although there is some debate within Islam over whether it is a religious requirement, circumcision (called khitan) is practiced nearly universally by Muslim males. Islam bases its practice of circumcision on the Genesis 17 narrative, the same Biblical chapter referred to by Jews.
Its actually quite interesting how many of the same traits both religions share
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”
I'm not sure how referencing very well known stereotypes, and mentioning that they ARE stereotypes, is "digging".
Are you TykeMerc's Sockie?
Do you believe everything you read on a Wikipedia?
I granted you more intelligence than you have indicated in this thread, but I guess that I was wrong?
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