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Friday, December 8, 2006 12:00 AM

"The World's First Jewish Social Network"

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 01:24 AM

Actually, Rob...

She very clearly says "it's like when black guys call each other niggers" -- it's very easy to both hear and see, as the camera is zoomed tightly to her face upon that lyric.

I know it's cliché to say, "oh, you just don't understand her humor" -- but unfortunately it's often true -- especially in this case. This is in no way meant to insult you or imply that you aren't intelligent. You're just ignorant.

Personally, I don't really like her type of humor and do not think she's really very funny (or hot), but to imply that she's racist is idiotic. Sorry Rob, but not every whitey who says "nigger" or other hate speech language is a racist. It's all about the context and intent.

The poor grammar and boorish, redneck language of your posts indicates that you're probably very young and not quite intelligent enough yet to really understand the grownup world of irony and sarcasm. Hopefully you'll learn from the lump I've just applied to your head, and we can be friends in the future.

Learn the facts before running your mouth, pal.

Sunday, December 10, 2006 12:53 PM

Zach

NO, it's NOT her "shtick." Watch her movie. At the end of her "Jews Love Money" song she sings "Just like when schwartzers/call each other 'nigger'", followed up by zesty "cha-cha-cha!" into the face of two offended black men. In case you didn't know, "schwartzer" is the Yiddish word for "nigger." Explain to me how that's not coded racism.

Sunday, December 10, 2006 01:57 AM

Holy pubic area batman!

The logo is what I noticed: a star-of-David in the pubic area of the, I suppose, Jewish dough person/mascot!! What's up with that?

Sunday, December 10, 2006 12:43 AM

uh, you know that's just her schtick, right?

Real people who match the description "racist bitch", a phrase the previous writer throws at Sarah Silverman, are likely not sufficiently self-aware to make their ranting funny. Silverman's humor shows that she has a pretty deep understanding of the kinds of racist logic that motivates the thinking of characters such as the one she portrays on stage, and the joke is that the character she plays is oblivious to the overtly racist-nature of her thought processes. Silverman gets it, her character doesn't.

To dub Sarah Silverman a racist bitch is like calling Gracie Allen stupid.

Friday, December 8, 2006 04:29 PM

What's With the Shiksa??

Wasn't Sarah Silverman available? She's a racist bitch, but she does have a hot bod.

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