SUSHI WITH MY GIRLS!!!!!!

http://sushiwithmygirls.com

This blog, religiously followed by JAPs across the country (and probably across the globe) begins with a definition of what it means to be "sushi"

Sushi (adj) – Someone who is A-MAZING, possesses all of the qualities of what is stereotypically jappy, but is not necessarily Jewish. Obviously, this person LOVES sushi. You don’t have to be female to be sushi, but you almost certainly have a direct relationship with a member/ thousands of members of the Sushi 12 Conference:

UPenn

Cornell
Emory
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
BU
Wash U
Syracuse
GW
Arizona
Maryland

It goes on to list 99 disgustingly shallow and obnoxious qualities of a "sushi girl." To list a few applying to money--

1. “I went to Zona.” Translation- I am rich and from Southern California.

2. Private equity. Not sure what it is, but I so want to date a guy who does it!

3. Handbags- at least one for every day of the week.

4. For bros who crave the continuation of the frat life- until their job and their Sushette turn them into their dad- we’ll see you on the StuyTown basketball courts this weekend.

5. First apartment in NYC- The Caroline or Windsor Court.

While this blog is extremely amusing, it portrays JAPs, and JAP culture as flashy, outlandish, obnoxious, and shallow. Repeatedly labeling Jewish youth as "living off their Daddy's money" and having mindless and extravagant lifestyles is dangerous considering the deep rooted stereotypes already embedded in our society. It only validates myths that originated in Medieval moneylending and scape-goating.

My Jewish friends and I laugh at these sites. We find them funny because to some extent, they are true. I know these JAPs from camp, my Israel program, and even college.

BUT.... these are not all Jews.

This is the point of my paper. As long as society recognizes that not all Jews are JAPs, we can laugh at these sites and videos and jokes. When JAP culture becomes JEWISH culture, there are serious consequences.