I really resent the idea that Jewish kids were all wimps and small. In high school I was 215 pounds and was the starting nose tackle on the football team. I had a number of Jewish friends who made up most of the swimming and tennis teams which often won state championship during my adolescence. I guess the small dorky kids were the one who ended up making movies but there was a large percentage of us who were not like that.
Will have to watch ‘Oppy’ after reading that. Just finished Blue Eye Samurai. Loved that it didn’t always embrace happy endings or over-romanticise the era - the importance of art - Great Women - that it was a cartoon, I’ve often been dismissive of the genre - the references to Musashi.
I really resent the idea that Jewish kids were all wimps and small. In high school I was 215 pounds and was the starting nose tackle on the football team. I had a number of Jewish friends who made up most of the swimming and tennis teams which often won state championship during my adolescence. I guess the small dorky kids were the one who ended up making movies but there was a large percentage of us who were not like that.
Hey, I'm on your side! I was the swim champ
Will have to watch ‘Oppy’ after reading that. Just finished Blue Eye Samurai. Loved that it didn’t always embrace happy endings or over-romanticise the era - the importance of art - Great Women - that it was a cartoon, I’ve often been dismissive of the genre - the references to Musashi.