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Jews Take Time Out From Controlling The World’s Money Supply To Complain About ‘PW’ Cover
When PW’s Holiday Guide came out two weeks ago, you might have just thought to yourself, “Eh, I’m not much of a hamster guy, but that’s fairly cute.” Or maybe you said, “Hey, D-Mac finally got off his ass and did some writing.” But it turns out the holiday ode to cuteness wasn’t cute at all. It was offensive. Yes, PW’s cover pissed off some Jews who felt it was similar to the Nazis. And if making me invoke Godwin wasn’t enough, well, here, you read it:
It’s amazing how much funny shit is in this article.
Well, what other rodents could possibly be considered cute? Guinea pigs, maybe; are they rodents? What about those things that like play in the dirt, chinchillas or something? As you can tell, I’m an animal expert here, and as an animal expert I just don’t think there are any rodents other than hamsters that could possibly be construed as cute. QED.
I know what you’re saying: Dan, how did you not run in there and stop him (and art director Sara Green) from taking a dog off the cover?! Well, you know, it’s not really my place, and since the paper wasn’t using the cutest puppy ever, I wasn’t going to battle.
Ahh, as you can see here, the Jewish Exponent doesn’t believe the hamster is cute on its own, choosing to cite Spikol in quotes instead of stating it as fact.
I knew I should have bought that poster “Ranking Of Jewish Holidays In Order Of Religiousness” and put it up in the office.
Fine. I’ll never think of Jews as cute, cuddly and adorable again. Image of Rodent Stirs Ire of ‘Weekly’ Readers [Jewish Exponent] |
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i’m offended that no one asked what the difference was between a pizza and a hamster dressed as a rabbi.
Richard Gere had a gerbil dressed like the Dalai Lama stuffed in his butt for the Anderson Awards - the bald head, flowing robes … striking.
The cover is in poor taste. It’s unfortunate that people see this as funny.
Well, congratulations! Yet another publication/public figure has managed to garner attention by offending a group of people!
Why not use smart writing, and terrific editing? Because most of us in the US, still would not ever have known about said publication…without their little jibe! So, since I am here posting, I guess you all got what you wanted; but here’s the thing. I still have not read a single article, nor will I most likely be able to tell you what city this little mag is published in.
And neither will most everyone else!!
Good one Karen, for a second I though you were actually serious. Funny stuff “nor will I most likely be able to tell you what city this little mag is published in.”
That’s just gold.
You guys don’t get it. Clearly, PW was using the image of a cute hamster to subliminally trick people into hating Jews or possibly thinking they’re cute cuddly little animals.
It’s all part of the anti-Zionist conspiracy, which is secretly controlled by future King of America, Ron Paul.
People need to lighten the fuck up. It didn’t even cross my thoughts - for a second - that the cover could be construed as offensive to anyone.
That someone’s rage is being spent on this is truly amazing with all the real problems in the world.
So there are no cute Jews? I don’t get it. What could possibly be offensive about a hamster? Is it because part of the word is “ham”?? Is it because it rhymes with “shyster”? It isn’t a guinea pig — would that be more offensive for the “guinea” part, or the “pig” part? Is the hamster a goy? Are there any Jewish hamsters who should have been depicted rather than the one actually photographed? Would the objectors prefer to have the pelessim and yarmulke on a dog? Or is it offensive to have any animal in Hassidic garb? Could you all be a little more specific? Could it be that you all are just a tad bit too easily offended? It isn’t like it is a religious holiday, anyway. Now, if this picture was posted on a Yom Kippur or Pesach reminder, THAT might be offensive. Shalom, y’all………that means “peace”, like, don’t be so quick to get your knickers in a twist, eh?
I now regret naming my hamster Tinsel. The reporter from the Exponent challenged me on that point, as if to ask why would a “real” Jew give her pet a name that has Christmas-tree connotations. Maybe I should have named him Tevya?
The PW cover is clearly totally inapproppriate in its absurd comparison of hamsters and Jews. Hamsters do not spend most of their time whining over imaginary offenses.
Is the hamster not circumcised? Perhaps that’s the problem.
Dude, guinea pigs aren’t rodents - they’re their own species, called “cavies.” And people actually eat them in other heartless countries!
Maybe this was a subliminal way of telling the people in those countries to eat Jews?
Where did your parents get your name, Solomon Moses? The Prophet Hall of Fame?
Well on the plus side, this doesn’t cause hordes of angry Jews to riot and put a fatwa on the editors’ heads–in the 21st frickin century–unlike another monotheistic religion…
And no it ain’t Christianity. I said 21st century, not the Dark Ages.