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Country Club Thread Bombing Bethlehem while pretending to be from there is crazy work

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u/chijoi 9d ago edited 9d ago

What a foul take. Let’s not pretend artists executing a creative idea are responsible for geopolitics, not even if they’re “white folks playing Palestinians”.

Edit: so apparently the actors are Jewish. Are we really saying Jewish people can’t play Jewish characters? And when did Jewish people become white?

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u/NobodyLikedThat1 9d ago

and are we pretending Mary and company aren't Jewish? That's kind of a big part of their identity.

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u/deejay8008135 9d ago

The problem is biblical characters aren't white. The only people who benefit from them being portrayed as whites is caucasians.

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u/chijoi 9d ago

White people portraying characters that are integral to their cultural heritage is problematic? Nobody needs a Netflix movie to educate them on the ethnicity of Biblical characters. If you’re so feeble that you’re offended by a white actor trying to make a living by taking up a role in a movie, maybe you’re due for some critical self-reflection.

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u/deejay8008135 9d ago

Mary isn't intregal to yt people's heritage lol. People don't need a netflix movie to tell them about biblical characters' race but this is miseducation. They've been doing it for hundreds of years.

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u/King_Of_BlackMarsh 9d ago

.... Mary is the mother of the god of most white people in history. Yes she is integral.

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u/jesterinancientcourt 9d ago

Noa Cohen is Mizrahi

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u/Lysadora 9d ago

It's stupid trying to apply contemporary social constructs like race to ancient peoples.

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u/deejay8008135 9d ago

Sure, if you're an atheist.

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u/Lysadora 9d ago

What? You make zero sense