I know I've talked about Jewish stereotypes recently but I want to talk about the stereotype of Jews and money. This comes from the notion of Jews being greedy which was perpetuated throughout history, for example, they were sometimes illustrated as demons with large noses. Why do I want to talk about this?
Well, tonight, I went out to dinner with my boyfriend. We both play the online video game called World of Warcraft. He is an expert at leveling his characters while I sometimes have a hard time finding enough time to play the game. Anyway, in jest I told him that he should market his talents on eBay, where people will pay other people to play with their character and level them up until they get to the 'fun' levels. He laughed and said he would consider. I reminded him that I deserve a cut, since it was my idea. He laughed, held my hand and said that I was such a Jew. We had a good laugh about it.
Sometimes I am worried that I am perpetuating this stereotype of Jews being greedy because whenever my friends make the joke about me being greedy, I laugh. I never try to defend the accusations. I'm not offended by these jokes, but at the same time, I am worried that my behavior may encourage them to act similarly towards other Jews. Does this affect other Jews?
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