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Instead of giving us a contemporary Black Jewish story, Netflix's 'You People' erases Jews of color

JL;DR SUMMARY Ilana Kaufman critiques Netflix's film 'You People' for its failure to accurately represent the diversity within Jewish communities, particularly the exclusion of Jews of color. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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StereotypesNetflixLos AngelesJews Of ColorRepresentationBlack Jewish RelationsYou PeopleJewish DiversityMultiracial FamiliesLauren London

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"I anticipated a modern movie set among the racially diverse Jewish communities in Los Angeles."
California, United States
"at Yom Kippur service at the Skirball Cultural Center in Bel Air."

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