Sara J Parker's character tells the Phillip S Hoffman character that she likes Jewish men. When he asks why, she says "Y'know," without further explanation.But I don't!! I have a primary and a secondary theory. Anybody else have any ideas?
shareIt's got to be the circumcision thing.
shareThat's the initial thought I had. But two others are that Jewish men are reputed, in some circles to be good in bed, and that they are deemed to be good providers.
share>>It's got to be the circumcision thing.
The majority of American men are circumcised.
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Well, TimmyAnn, (virtually) ALL Jewish men are clipped. So what's your explanation?
shareI don't really know what it meant and I wouldn't bet that the writers even had anything specific in mind. Maybe the stereotype of them being good with money or something, I don't know. I was just saying that in the US there is no need to seek out Jewish men if you like your men circumcised because it is kind of rare to find a guy who isn't. You would just have to steer clear of guys with foreign accents and you'd be pretty safe. (Note the "kind of rare" and the "pretty safe". I don't need anyone turning on their caps lock and telling me that there are American men who aren't circumcised.)
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Well, now there are 4 theories: circumcised, good providers, good in bed, and the writers had nothing particular in mind. There is some film parental watch group that singles out that exchange, saying she utters it coyly/teasingly, or something similar.
Aside to TimmyAnn: one of the mantras of my generation was different strokes for different folks. Some of those at the keyboard prefer to emphasize with color, others all caps, others using bold, and yet others, inserting extra spaces between the words and letters. Depending on the situation, I freely use all four.
Peace, brother or sister.
Well, TimmyAnn, (virtually) ALL Jewish men are clipped. So what's your explanation?
shareHer line is based on a stereotype of Jewish men being faithful, caring, and deferential.
You say that, shelemm, with certainty. There is a strong contrary point of view, from a parental media watchdog group that says she utters the words leeringly, or a word to that effect.
shareShe said everything leeringly.
You know what she meant by, " you know"? She meant, " This is a David Mamet film, and I'll just throw out a cutesy non sequitur designed to baffle the character opposite me, the entire viewing audience, and everyone on the IMDB boards, because the thought of doing that gives Mamet a stiffy." Don't complicate the uncomplicated.
I don't think the character herself actually had anything in mind when she made the statement. She saw matzo in the room, asked if the PSH character was Jewish, then felt she had to respond somehow to his affirmative answer. In previous scenes the character was similarly inarticulate and unable to explain herself. I found it to be funny.
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