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January 22nd, 2010 | #1 |
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Why Your Kids Might Be Lippy: Talmudvision
Seen: a TV show in which a child talks back to his parents in a sharp manner – in a manner that you wouldn’t have seen back in 1980. That reflects real life: kids are more snotty towards adults today and that coincides with the increased Jewing of American culture via Hollywood. (In Jewish households, children get sassy with their parents more freely than in gentile households) [1].
[1] back-talking by Jewish children is mentioned in the book “The American Jews: Portrait of a Split Personality” (New York; Random House; 1968) by Jewish author James Yaffe. He writes: “Jewish children are allowed to interrupt, contradict the grown-ups, be ‘fresh.’” (p. 284). This book contains some interesting comments and is worth reading More... |
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