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[–] 1 point 2 days ago (6 children)

They're not horrible caricatures though! Ignore the big ears, big noses and love of money! They keep their females naked, that's not Jewish at all!

Honestly, although I do love how the Ferengi are explored in DS9, whoever came up with the basic design needs therapy.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I know that the producer is Jewish, the writers are Jewish, I am Jewish, and most of the other (actors who played) Ferengi are Jewish, so keep that in mind,” Shimerman said. “When I traveled to Australia, they said to me, ‘C’mon the Ferengi are the Chinese, right?’ When I travel to England, ‘C’mon, the Ferengi are the Irish, right? When I travel to different parts of the world, it is the outsider in their community that is the Ferengi. It happens that here in America, perhaps we think it is the Jews. But in other parts of the world, they don’t think of that at all—they just think of another stereotype.

    — Armin Shimerman

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    Jews keep their females naked???

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

    We don't really see it on-screen for obvious reasons, but the Ferengi do traditionally ban women from wearing clothes.

    Edit: derp

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    They were asking about Jews, not the Ferengi. The comment they replied to was trying to draw parallels between the two (big noses, big ears, love of money) and added the naked women as if it was another well-known Jewish stereotype.

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