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Why Does the One Jewish Character in Disney’s ‘Z-O-M-B-I-E-S’ Franchise Have To Be So Awful

JL;DR SUMMARY Leah Grisham critiques the depiction of the only explicitly Jewish character, Bucky, in Disney's Z-O-M-B-I-E-S franchise, noting his problematic role as a segregationist antagonist. 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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Jewish RepresentationStereotypesDiversityHanukkahInclusivityDisneyZ O M B I E SBuckyAntagonistMilo Manheim

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Hollywood, California, United States
"The latest craze sweeping my neighborhood among kids of a certain age is Disneys Z-O-M-B-I-E-S franchise the fourth installment of which was released this summer."

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