The other day, Mireille introduced the weird philo-semitism of Ajax Football Club. Ajax fans, however, are not alone in appropriating Jewishness. A number of teams worldwide identify with Judaism. Among them are M.T.K. Hungaria and England’s Tottenham Hotspur.
There are multiple reasons a club gets tagged as “Jewish.” MTK was founded in 1888 by Jewish businessmen. Through [...]
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More on the Jewish Football Club thing
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hooliganism, religion, Shaft Among the Jews, sociology, sports on Thursday, December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ethnic mascots, part three billion and seven: the Amsterdam Jews
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hooliganism, inappropriate use of the isreali flag, religion, Shaft Among the Jews, sociology, sports, the dutch, white ethnics on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I would imagine by now most people are aware of my aversion to using ethnic groups as sports mascots and how deeply bewildered I am by the fact that my home town’s football team happens to be the Redskins. I’m not even going to entertain the idea that the name isn’t racist– the very fact [...]
JEWBLACKWIN
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged race, Shaft Among the Jews on Thursday, November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Washington Post reported on the variety of racist remarks about Obama by European leaders. Here’s one lowlight:
“Jürgen Gansel, a party leader and an elected lawmaker in the German state of Saxony, blamed Obama’s victory on “the American alliance of Jews and Negroes.”
Which led to the following Gchat conversation between myself and, (sound the hipster [...]
Some religious news
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged law, religion, Shaft Among the Jews on Monday, November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, Israel’s highest Rabbinical court handed down a crucial ruling effectively annulling the conversions of some 40,000 people. The Rabbis argued that the Israeli government has been too liberal in approving conversions to Judaism. The matter is now being referred to the Israeli Supreme Court.
The Rabbinical court’s decision will not retroactively impact the citizenship of [...]
More spotted politicians
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chance encounters, local interest, Shaft Among the Jews on Sunday, September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Julian Bond popped up Saturday night over dinner. Today, having lunch at Eastern Market, I caught Congressman Steve Cohen. Sadly I don’t have a camera on my phone, so you’ll have to trust my judgement. Cohen is a unique-looking character, and was also wearing an orange lapel pin, so I’m certain it was him.
In case [...]
Hot Buttered Soul
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged John Kerry spits hot fire, music, political mixtape, Shaft Among the Jews on Monday, September 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last week, Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Corruption) introduced a resolution honoring the life and music of the late Isaac Hayes. With 20 co-sponsors, the bill praises Hayes for his “vocal performances, songwriting, humanitarian work, and television and motion picture endeavors, and as a radio show host, pianist, saxophone player, restaurateur, and cookbook author.” [...]
Solidarity for never
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged journalism, McCain, Palin, Shaft Among the Jews on Friday, September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The very responsible adults in our media are comparing Palin to Norma Rae. Witness Mathews:
MATTHEWS: She calls herself average but being mayor of little Wasilla got her ready for some big fights, a strong female up against the odds fighting for justice. It’s a familiar theme. She’s a conservative version you think perhaps of some [...]
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