Talk:Jewish-American princess
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Err, wikitionary or delete? Doesn't seem right.... -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 01:08, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone, I'm Jewish anyways. Could be expanded with some sort of a list of famous people matching some of the "criteria." Lenev | Talk | 01:08, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Yeah, I just meant that it doesn't sound encyclopedic alone in its current state, more like slang (there are articles & categories for this) and/or something for wikitionary. *shrug* -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 06:07, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
It also uses "bitchy" as an adjective in an encyclopedia article. Pardon my bitching, but that seems a little unprofessional.--Lord Shitzu 22:50, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)
I find it hilarious that the article 'requires attention.' Typical.
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[edit] Clueless
Cher Horowitz in Clueless is Jewish. In the television series, there is reference to her dressed as a dreidl child for Hanukkah! Writerchick 01:24, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
- Maybe so, but she's never referred to as a "Jewish-American princess". As an outside viewer (a Brit), I'd say she's just a rich kid. Not sure it should be in the article, unless there are citable sources saying she is a typical "Jewish-American princess" --kingboyk 22:57, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Recent expansion
To the extent that this term reflects some kind of sociological reality, we should use references carefully. It is, after all, a slur, and our general approach should be to avoid substantiating the slur. --Leifern 19:21, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Photograph
I challenge User:Sigmafactor to demonstrate why the picture of Natalie Portman, who definitively meets the definition of Jewish-American princess, should not appear in this article.--67.167.159.163 06:15, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
- I understand that the idea of a JAP as a caricature, but that doesn't mean that wikipedia should sink to the level of the old "You're so ____ that when you look ____ up in the dictionary, there is a picture of you" gag. It is also a little strange to embed an image of a person that isn't even in mentioned in the article without a caption to give context. --sigmafactor 06:44, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
- Haha! Wanting to use a picture in a racial slur article?! That's classic. Whose picture will you use at Jap, and whose will you want to use at Nigger? Give me a break! Turly-burly 06:12, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Questions
It it pronounced jay-ay-pee or jap rhymes-with-sap? Also, is Rachel in Friends a JAP? Thanks.
I think that Gretchen Wieners typifies the archetypal JAP, if I've ever seen one.
http://live.quizilla.com/user_images/S/spamscam/1084505613_lsgretchen.jpg
Is there an application for this criteria when the subject is a non-jew, or should I stick with calling them "preps"? Also, is prep+jew=J.A.P. a safe assumption?
Personal experience indicates to me that there is much factual truth regarding what is supposedly a stereotype. So some are offended...... well, the truth CAN hurt.Obbop 15:03, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Original research"
This reads like an essay -- sounds like it draws its own conclusions about the origin of this stereotype, and gives examples, but these appear to be original conclusions and there are no sources cited. I'm tagging accordingly.YeahIKnow 15:29, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- The problem with that item is it's a sensitive word that is not used commonly in press. It's going to prove hard to find sources willing to use it. It's not violating WP:NEO, it's just a term you're not going to find very many sources attributing its use. It's like most curse words that sort of just show up in the lexicon that no one bothered to investigate. Most likely belongs in Wikitionary, though // 3R1C 17:10, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] This article is confusing
This sentence in the opening paragraph is confusing: "It can be taken and meant as an ethno-religious and/or sexist stereotype or slur."
I haven't personally traveled all over the country (and, to a lesser extent, Canada) but I'm pretty sure this definition of "jap" isn't really a slur. Most of this article agrees with my personal experience that "jap" is a rather lighthearted term that's mostly used among.... well, "japs", if you'll forgive the expression. It's a lot like "army brat"-- any one who has even heard this term knows some one in the army with a kid well enough to not take offense.
The reason I'm putting "jap" in quotes is because it's seriously offensive to call some one a "jap" if they're of Japanese descent. I can remember more than one time when a young Jewish girl used the term, and it totally confused people who had not been enlightened about the whole Jewish Princess thing.
Anyway, that's why I put the tag up. -Haikon 15:20, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
