The Norman Lear Center's new report findings suggest Hollywood still falls back on cliché in depicting Jews — while half of Jewish characters are played by non-Jews.
Against larger Hollywood trends towards embracing cultural identity, Jewish characters on TV are still depicted as hiding or playing down their Jewishness, according toand Cinema Hollywood Bureau, also confirmed that “Jewface” really does exist, noting that only half of Jewish characters are played by Jewish actors. It also pointed out that Jewish actresses are 21 percent less likely to be cast as Jewish characters than their male counterparts are.
A third of all references to Orthodox Jews happen without an Orthodox Jew present — meaning they are being spoken about “as opposed to speaking for themselves.” It found almost no diversity among the Jews on TV, all of whom are depicted as white or Ashkenazi Jews. Jews of color, Mizrahi Jews and LGBTQ-identifying Jews were not represented.
Two percent of Jewish characters were shown being “cheap” , while 5 percent were shown committing a violent act and 7 percent were portrayed as generally unsympathetic.
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