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July 11, 2007

Think Indifferent

There is at least one thing wrong with the Aish brand "Jewlarious" when it comes to their Jphone video parody of the recent Get a Mac commercials, especially if the word Jewlarious is meant to be a hybrid of Jewish and hilarious. If, however, the -larious suffix is actually derived from malarious, then it makes a bit more sense.

I don't find many things offensive. In fact, usually, the more offensive people find something, the more I like it. But in this case I was offended at the level of cliché and gratuitous "oy vey" humor. I guess this Jphone viral video is so poorly done and unfunny, I am ashamed it has the letter J in front of it.

Frumster, who are a bit more conservative in their humor department, actually managed to pull off a funnier Jewish "Get a Mac" parody than Aish. I think that says a lot.

This is not to say that all of Aish's videos are unfunny. I did like their Boycott Israel video. Maybe there are others.

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7 Comments:

  • anonymous said...
    puh-leeze. the jphone video was amusing and you of all people shouldn't be casting stones on jewish stereotype characters. or perhaps your jewish pride only extends to jews who keep a waspy edge. and why am i the main commenter here?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7/12/2007 9:19 PM  

  • I dunno, anon, you might be my only ShaBlog reader.

    Yes, I do Jewish stereotypes in my cartoons, but didn't it seem a little "matzoh ball" thick in that Jphone parody? "The heartburn, OY!"

    I had to edit your comment because it's getting borderline stalkish. Please find another way to send messages other than through this blog!

    By Blogger Ben Baruch, at 7/12/2007 9:30 PM  

  • sure, it was thick, but i'm not offended by jewy jews. anyway, i enjoy this blog a lot. you should post every day so i have something to read. how about "the jewesses of midtown"?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7/12/2007 9:45 PM  

  • Thanks, anon. I don't know any midtown Jewesses, but if I come across one you'll be the first to know, since you're the only one who reads my blog.

    By Blogger Ben Baruch, at 7/12/2007 9:54 PM  

  • I read it. and I thought that video was just a bit more painful than dental surgery.

    Actually, I didn't get the point. Who am I supposed to be siding with? The stereotyped "matzoh ball" jew, or the other jew, who, in someones casting mind looked enough like he was a non-jew because of his blond hair, but couldn't say "L'chaim" correctly, like I can't say "ham" correctly.
    Puh-leeze.

    Shalom.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7/12/2007 11:49 PM  

  • Okay... the jPhone spot was mildly amusing... like all the rest of the ones mentioned. I didn't see anything really really funny on any of them.

    I was waiting, in the "Boycott Israel" video, for all the disappearing stuff to give someone a headache, and they find their aspirin is gone (invented by Bayer, a Jew). But it was interesting.

    By Blogger Adam, at 7/13/2007 10:46 AM  

  • By Blogger Jesper petersen, at 4/21/2008 7:33 AM  

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