For what causes do some individuals specific shock once they study that celebrities like Zac Efron and Drake are Jewish? What does their shock say about individuals’s assumptions about Jewish identification and race? Jonathan Branfman, creator of Millennial Jewish Stars: Navigating Racial Antisemitism, Masculinity, and White Supremacy, joins us to debate stereotypes of Jews within the media and the way some celebrities navigate them. We focus on the general public personas of individuals like Seth Rogen, Lil Dicky, Ilana Glazer, and Abbi Jacobson. How do they try to deal with antisemitism however generally reinforce different issues like misogyny? And what vital classes do representations of Jews within the media reveal about antisemitism and racism right now?
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We hope you get pleasure from this episode of the Revealer podcast: “Jewish Our bodies and Jewish Celebrities.”
