Sarah Silverman Calls Out Hollywood's Jewface Problem in New Podcast Episode
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justjared.comSarah Silverman is calling out a problem in Hollywood that no one seems to notice. The 50-year-old actress opened up on her podcast about how the industry likes to hire non-Jewish people for Jewish roles. Click inside to read what Sarah had to share… “There’s this long tradition of non-Jews playing Jews, and not just playing people who happen to be Jewish but people whose Jewishness is their whole being,” Sarah started. “One could argue, for instance, that a Gentile [a non-Jew] playing Joan Rivers correctly would be doing what is actually called ‘Jewface.’” She continued, “It’s defined as when a non-Jew portrays a Jew with the Jewishness front and center, often with makeup or changing of features, big fake nose, all the New York-y or
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