Comments on: Russians cast monkeys as Jews in circus

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By: joshua hughes

joshua hughes — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:02:45 +0000

russia is terrible- but to be honest I have recieved some antisemitism in the states. here in petersburg va I heard kike so many times at work at the gym going here and there- it isn’t funny- a few days ago my own sister took a walk with me and there was an very odd placed rooster crow- followed not long after with talking about jesus of course… ugh- so as a convert I feel the need to say after some people started with their stereos blasting ‘seig heil’ and ‘I hate you’ in front of my house I complained to the law who said ‘I don’t see any crime’- russia is god awful I am sure- but america- well is it just this bad for me?

By: Abu Zibby

Abu Zibby — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:55:02 +0000

Let’s put those monkeys into the Knesset!

By: Mike Darnell

Mike Darnell — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:55:35 +0000

Frankly I think we should all be much less worried by the impact this godforsaken Russian circus act has on how Jews are perceived, and far more concerned by the impact the Pogrom-like riots carried out by Haredim in Jerusalem have on same (see image ynet.co.il/Pic... read more on haaretz.com/ha...).

The riots began after the police dared arrest a Haredi woman who allegedly starved her 3 yr old child nearly to death because she allegedly suffers from Munchausen syndrome by proxy. She was recorded by hidden cameras disconnecting her son’s feeding tube in his hospital room.

The story is tragic any way you look at as Münchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder wherein those affected feign disease, illness, or psychological trauma in order to draw attention or sympathy to themselves. Basically she was allegedly starving her son cause she was miserable…

By: julie

julie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:05:01 +0000

vicki, your writing style srsly cracks me up. i haven’t yet figured out if it’s b/c i identify so much or just b/c it’s really funny. prolly both.

By: Polina

Polina — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:39:41 +0000

Could have been worse – they could have trained pigs to perform the act. If the reps from Jewish cultural center thought it was OK, it MUST be kosher. Although the Jews in Russia have a different level of sensitivity. I bet they felt proud that our traditions are being popularized in such unconventional way!

By: vicki

vicki — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:17:32 +0000

I like the way you think, Mike. Fight fire with an ex-Moldovan bouncer.

By: Mike Darnell

Mike Darnell — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:20:45 +0000

I think Israel needs to retaliate.
Lets send Liebreman back.

By: marallyn

marallyn — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:53:32 +0000

are they crazy??? and no one is shouting GEVALT??? and why does anyone think this is funny??? ok so now what do we do??? maybe if the chimps were jews and then they were muslims ( i know a lady who looks like a relative ) and then they were goyim i would say OK…but just jews??? nu so once again we are the chosen people…ahem monkeys…this is not funny or cute or acceptable…today chimps tomorrow rats and the day after Gott veist…thanks for the post…maybe they can get a big gorilla and have him roll down dead when he is hit with a stone from david chimp’s slingshot…stay safe…sigh

By: themicah

themicah — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:53:46 +0000

Anti-semitism? More like anti-panism (as in the genus pan).

It’s hard to tell from the fuzzy photos, but those look like chimps, which if I remember correctly from 7th grade science class are probably closer related to us Yidden than they are to monkeys. So quit jewing down the great apes by calling them monkeys!

By: DK

DK — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:33:50 +0000

Why are those haredim getting married at a circus?