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SuperKangaroo
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Zoidberg isn`t Jewish, he is a lobster.
Lobsters don`t believe in God, they believe in food
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Wolfness
Crustacean
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Originally posted by TwistedMetalKat: And Zoidberg claimed he was Jesus and Jews don't believe Jesus was our savoir.. That's exactly what I was thinking. Also, the stereotypical jew has money, something Zoidberg is low on
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Samoszl
Guest
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What about in the ep "Roswell That Ends Well" when Dr. Zoidberg is released from the closet and the general tells him the buffet is free. You see him gorge himself full of food. Meaning therefore that he isn't Jewish.
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Samoszl
Guest
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i agree with TwistedMetalKat
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Samoszl
Guest
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Originally posted by TwistedMetalKat: And Zoidberg claimed he was Jesus and Jews don't believe Jesus was our savoir..
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newhook_1
Urban Legend
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« Reply #53 on: 08-04-2005 18:47 »
« Last Edit on: 08-04-2005 18:47 »
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I always assumed it was poking fun at the stereotype of jews making good doctors. Zoidberg sounds jewish, but he's a bad doctor.
*Edit* Now that I think about it, stereotypical Jews are rich, and Zoidberg is poor, stereotypical Jews make the best comedy writers, Zoidberg isn't funny to the other characters, stereotypical Jews are greedy, Zoidberg is generous, Jews are whiney, Zoidberg hardly ever complains, etc. I'd say he's more a comedic foil to every jew stereo type ever.
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DrThunder88
DOOP Secretary
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Originally posted by TwistedMetalKat: Originally posted by DrThunder88: Since when is desiring the accquisition of wealth a strictly Jewish stereotype? Keyword there: STEREOTYPE. Calm down.
Yeah, that's what I'm calling him out on. It's not really a stereotype if it applies to everyone.
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Idan_Aharoni
Professor
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Also if you remember from "Fry and The Slurm Factory" Zoidberg bought a t-shirt with Jewish writing. That wasn't a joke at judaism, it was a joke at Israel. I'll spare you the details.
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ArchdukeChocula
Crustacean
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Billy West has always said that Zoidberg's voice is based off of a Vaudevillian actor. Also, I don't really see many Jewish "stereotypes" in Zoidberg's other mannerisms or behavior, but maybe that's just me.
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DrThunder88
DOOP Secretary
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As I said before and forgot to put in the latter post, it's not a strictly Jewish stereotype if it's also a gentile stereotype. It's a human (particularly American) stereotype and that makes it irrelevant or at least very unhelpful to the discussion.
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Samoszl
Guest
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Originally posted by ebotron: I don't know how many of you own family guy season 2 on dvd but there is and episode (deemed unfit for T.V) that mocks jews do the two shows share and writers? that is pretty slack. it is just implying that jewish people r good with money. but at the end of the ep the catholic nuns bash peter n chris with rulers
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Al
Crustacean
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Hi
Oi, Gevalt: Lemme run it down here:
Dr. Z. is a lobster.
Dr. Z. is Jewish.
Lobsters are TREF (forbidden under Jewish dietary law)
:-) See: It's a JOKE! :-)
(Maybe why it was he couldn't get into the botmitzvah, too, maybe it was?)
(Freedom, freedom, freedom, OI! Freedom, freedom, freedom, OI!)
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Generic Zombie
Crustacean
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Originally posted by futz: You guys are wearing me out. I need a prescription for some deep fat and nicotine. sign me up!
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Z01DB3RG
Crustacean
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What makes it a crack at Jews? Isn't Zoidberg allowed to be Jewish? It doesn't make it an insult just because he's a lobster, a lot of characters have backgrounds.
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indiegeek
Poppler
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That would actually have -everything- to do with Zoidberg being Jewish. Country and golf clubs were (and still occasionally are) hotbeds of institutionalized racism, usually aimed at the jews.
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