Humor and Comedy on genital cutting
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Ephraim Seidenberg
Jun 5, 2021, 9:01:16 PM6/5/21
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It has been mentioned before that the horrors of genital cutting should not keep us from keeping our sense of humor and having the occasional laugh.
Dan Strandjord and I recently exchanged some videos with Israeli and US-American comedy on the topic of male genital cutting in the biblical, jewish context.
Since I'm sure that this might be of interest to some of you, I'm listing my favourite picks here, most of them featuring the story about the circumcision by Abraham in Genesis 17.
Ephraim Seidenberg
Jun 5, 2021, 9:07:33 PM6/5/21
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First, the material from Israel:
Sketch
from the Israeli comedy series "The Jews are coming" where Abraham
circumcises his sons - this is my favourite. Since it cannot be watched
outside Israel, I had a friend download it via VPN so I could put it on
my google drive and link it from there:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I40-wkRax3M-piszKVd9DXd4kSVQjTS9/view?usp=sharing
Sketch from "The Jews are coming" where Joshua circumcises the Israelites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehBK99-XAXo
Sketch from "The Jews are coming" where Joshua circumcises the Israelites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehBK99-XAXo
Ephraim Seidenberg
Jun 5, 2021, 9:08:11 PM6/5/21
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Now the US-American clips:
Scene from "The real Old Testament" where Abraham circumcises his men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlIMh_W5Lt4
Scene from the movie "Year One" where Abraham circumcises his men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPPEIDHaioU
Scene from the movie "Meet the Fockers" - Foreskin Fondue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuZ404_hThI
Scene from the movie "Year One" where Abraham circumcises his men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPPEIDHaioU
Scene from the movie "Meet the Fockers" - Foreskin Fondue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuZ404_hThI
Ephraim Seidenberg
Jun 5, 2021, 9:08:24 PM6/5/21
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I'm fully aware that this might not fit everyone's taste. I also found
material that I felt offended by and if some of you feel offended by
these videos, I completely understand.
If you have other recommendations, I am also interested, of course. I think it can be refreshing to have a humoristic starting point for a conversation on this heavily loaded topic. Also, the quality of the humor on a topic can give a sense of how far developed a society's ability to reflect on it already is. For me it was surprising to see that both in Israel and the USA, very well known comedians with Jewish background have taken up the issue in a way that works well humoristically and at the same time asks the real questions about core social values and human rights, or at least clearly illustrates the way the topic is treated in social contexts.
If you have other recommendations, I am also interested, of course. I think it can be refreshing to have a humoristic starting point for a conversation on this heavily loaded topic. Also, the quality of the humor on a topic can give a sense of how far developed a society's ability to reflect on it already is. For me it was surprising to see that both in Israel and the USA, very well known comedians with Jewish background have taken up the issue in a way that works well humoristically and at the same time asks the real questions about core social values and human rights, or at least clearly illustrates the way the topic is treated in social contexts.
Timothy John
Jun 6, 2021, 2:46:47 PM6/6/21
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Thanks for sharing these Ephraim.
While the U.S. entertainment industry that produces movies and television shows still seems to treat foreskins as disgusting and circumcision as a benign or even preferred practice, there's also a trend for stand-up comedians here to tackle the circumcision/foreskin issue with humor, but in such a way that it's educational and/or from a clearly pro-foreskin or anti-circumcision position.
Some examples...
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