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From: debray@sbcs.UUCP (Saumya Debray)
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Subject: Re: JAP jokes
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Date: Sat, 22-Feb-86 09:52:27 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 22 09:52:27 1986
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>   In such jokes, popular in the United States since the late 1970s, the
> Jewish American Princess hates to eat, loves to shop and rarely agrees
> to have sex with her husband.  "Why does a Jewish American Princess close
> her eyes during sex?  So she can pretend she is shopping."
> 
>   "I suspect that the jokes may be a reflection of anti-feminism," said
> Dundes.  "(They) came into favor at a time when women's liberation and
> feminist ideology were becoming increasingly well known and may have been
> regarded as threatening by old-order male chauvinists."

My impression was that JAP jokes poked fun at people so engrossed with
themselves that they had no time for others (I've encountered some like that).
The stereotypical JAP lavishes immense amounts of attention on objects
(especially those pertaining to her physical appearance, e.g. her nail
polish), but can't find any time for other _people_.  This narcissism
suggests that the JAP hasn't quite grown up, which seems to be borne out
by the numerous jokes where the JAP runs to Daddy whenever something has to
be done.
-- 
Saumya Debray
SUNY at Stony Brook

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