[Nelson-A20180]

Silliness is in the eye of the beholder. I live in a neighborhood with a large Jewish population. First, you’re not being racist because ‘Jewish’ is not a race (there are even black Jews). To explain myself: What would you call a Venezuelan, Spanish-speaking, salsa-dancing, white-skinned, blond and blue-eyed Jew? Jewish, white or Hispanic? Get what I mean? Second, you’re not being anti-Semitic because only a group of men within the Jewish community dresses that way (you have nothing against Steven Spielberg, do you?). Now about the silliness part: Even within the Jewish community I’ve heard jokes about the ‘penguins’ (of course coming from non-orthodox Jews).

I for one don’t consider silly anything pertaining to a religion, culture or tradition, so I respect the way the Ashkenazic-orthodox Jews dress, just as I respect the fashion style of the stereotypical nerdy computer geek who can’t dance. You know, live and let live.

About the black-dressed orthodox Jews, I have wondered if they don’t get hot in there, at least down here in the tropics, but that’s about it. Now if they seem silly to you, fine, no harm done. Just like you may seem silly to a large part of the world’s population. The question is: Do you care? Well, neither do the orthodox Jews.

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Name : Nelson-A20180, Gender : M, Race : White, but very Hispanic/Latino, Religion : Catholic, Age : 32, City : Caracas, State : NA, Country : Venezuela, Occupation : Lawyer/Business, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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