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What an incredibly offensive movie. Geez.

posted 5 years ago by [deleted]
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As I watched this, my jaw dropped. This movie was less about a biopic about Fanny Brice than it was about Hollywood trying to sell American audiences on how bankable a movie star Barbara Streisand was in spite of being so "ugy" and "Jewish" looking. Literally, half the songs and situations reference her looks in a way that is so transparent (and cruel) to the point of being cringe-inducing. Like, really, were 1960s audiences having this much of an issue about her appearance that there had to be a movie based around the concept of accepting her in spite of how she looked?

[–] TimMC (9143) 5 years ago

Barbra Streisand offends me tooo.

[–] Otter (24464) 4 years ago

FYI the real Fanny Brice was far plainer than Babs, and in many of her acts she used a heavy Yiddish accent. And such a nose she had! Hollywood made the film because the musical had been a hit on Broadway and its star tested very well, and well. They thought they could make big bucks with a film about a Jewish gal.

So really, it got made for the same reason any movie gets made. Money.

[–] raymondoz2007 (2098) 2 years ago

is Streisand realy jewish?

[–] Otter (24464) 2 years ago

Yes.

Any other questions?

[–] R_Kane (15828) a year ago

Are you really stupid?

[–] raymondoz2007 (2098) a year ago

she is Italian and like Jimmy Durante she has a big nose. She faked being Jewish to get the big bucks in Hollywood.