What would Granny say about THIS?
THIS is hotness?
But do we need to be assured?
Perhaps it is indicative of the women of The Tribe’s lack of sexiness, that whether we are hot, or not, has rarely featured in much Jewish debate, or thought.
And, on what evidence, I wonder, does the magazine, base this finding?
I can’t say I’ve noticed much hot-ification at the school gates.
We look pretty much the same as usual, to me.
It is, however, as Jezebel says, a Details “thing” to take a sexual niche and inflate it into purported social commentary.
Maybe they’ve decided that, having done everyone else, it’s the female members of The Tribe’s turn for a bit of sexification, now.
In time for Channukah!
Mazeltov, Jewish Princesses everywhere.
Details say you’re hot.
Phew. That’s a relief.
Now, we can hold our heads up high.
But anyway, a compliment, (although, possibly, a bit of a generalisation, a teeny bit patronising, misogynist or some other -ist) is a compliment.
It should, I suppose, be greeted with good manners.
Good manners. Those are quite “Jewish” (except not, when confronted with a buffet) so, thank you Details…
but wait a minute.
Oi. Men of Details.
Here are the Jewish women you have used as proof that we have hope on the hotness scale: Mila Kunis, Emmy Rossum, and Isla Fisher.
Isla Fischer? She’s hot (definitely) and Jewish, but not born that way.
She converted.
Speaking from the gene pool, I have to tell you, that as a result of her not having been born Jewish, her inclusion is not so reassuring to the rest of us, after all.
But never mind. We’ll all live.
We have matzoh balls, latkes, kreplach and Tsimmis, to cheer us up.*
We will do our “Jewish Thing” and drown our sorrows at the buffet table.
(If we can get there before it’s all been eaten, by someone’s Great-Uncle Hymie, that is.)
But, Details, you did put John Mayer on the cover, and in spite of the fact that he is NOT Jewish, (or particularly nice or gentlemanly etc) he does look quite filthy and, yes …hot.
Yes, but is he Jewish?
So for that small kindness, I think I can speak for many women, of all faiths, when I say, thank you.
* Yes. I know. Our food sounds like constipation. And it is constipating. Us Jews have had many hurdles to overcome, in order to survive. That is why we are not so bothered whether Details magazine thinks we are hot or not.
