Thursday, May 7, 2009

we, the people

we, the people.
we, the jewish people.
we, the "chosen" people.
we, the superstitious people.
we, the rich, big-nosed people.
we, the persecuted people.
we, the different people.
we, the joyous people.
we, the people.

*this poem starts with the basic reality that all people are just people, and then builds upon that with labels, negative stereotypes, truths, opinions, and at the end is stripped back down to the original statement. in no way do i agree with stereotyping, my purpose was to show that we are all just people, and should be viewed as just that. (just to clarify)

2 comments:

  1. although this tries to show others that jewish people are really just people, it only furthers stereotypes, and makes it seem like you want to be separate.

    thats just my take anyway, i could be totally wrong.

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  2. i was actually just poking fun at the stereotypes. appreciate the feedback though.

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