Friday, October 15, 2010
Hold That Nose
I was very surprised by this passage for many reasons. First of all I had no idea that Jews have large noses. Second, I would never let my parents force me to have a nose job. I mean everyone has their insecurities about themselves but to have someone else tell you that you need to get your nose fixed would be pretty hurtful in my opinion. The author made an interesting argument that some Jews want to get rid of their ethnicity after everything that happened with Antisemitism, and racism. She says, "Were these mothers and grandmothers trying to fit their offspring into a more white, gentile mode? (Miya-Jervis 279). It kinda seems like this is that case since the parents are offering to pay for their children's nose jobs. Would you force your child to have a nose job or would you let them decide for themselves?
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I found this article so offensive and rude. I don't know why someone's parent would try and change their child. It's like they feel they have an ugly child and they don't accept them for who they are. I was just shocked by this article.
ReplyDeleteI think it is completely wrong for them to force a nose job. But on the other side. The child should choose and if it was abnormally large they would be made fun of and it could essentially make it hard for them to find dates for a relationship due to low self esteem. But it should definetely be a choice from the child.
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