When I was in graduate school one of my professors made a comment: ” Why won’t you write your
dissertation in Literary theory? you are
Jewish and Jews are famous for their love of ideas” I didn’t know how to respond, on the one hand
I knew that I wasn’t going to write about
theory, but on the other hand I didn't want to ruin his good impression of
the Jewish people.
Only later when I studied the subject more thoroughly I
realized that, like other forms of generalizations, cultural stereotypes serve
as a short cut, and help people to comprehend better their reality. It is also a
way to measure oneself against the others. Moreover, although it sounds like a
judgment it could be used as an observation.
Keep reading this post in my Times Of Israel blog:
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/yes-i-am-israeli-and-you-are-an-anti-semite/
Keep reading this post in my Times Of Israel blog:
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/yes-i-am-israeli-and-you-are-an-anti-semite/
