I was so hoping they were going to say they hadn't circumcised him. Grr. It was such a great opportunity, and instead they went for the lame joke.
The War At Home
... normally cracks me up, but ARGH.
The youngest son decides he wants to have a bar mitzvah so he goes about trying to convince his parents. Late in the episode they meet with the Rabbi and explain that Mike didn't have a bris though he was circumcized because, as the dad says "we didn't want to leave him with a turtleneck."
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Sometimes I really think that "harmless" jokes like this just exacerbate nasty rumors and myths around serious issues.
The youngest son decides he wants to have a bar mitzvah so he goes about trying to convince his parents. Late in the episode they meet with the Rabbi and explain that Mike didn't have a bris though he was circumcized because, as the dad says "we didn't want to leave him with a turtleneck."
Sometimes I really think that "harmless" jokes like this just exacerbate nasty rumors and myths around serious issues.
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So strange, it's on right now and was at this exact part when I read this post!!!
The dad also makes some joke, telling the rabbi, "I don't know what to tell you rabbi, we can't cut the ribbon twice." ...haha
The Rabbi goes on about needing to draw blood from his penis for a ceremonial bris and the dad tells the rabbi, "Come on rabbi, I'll get the knife and hold him down, we can do it right now!" when the boy freaks out and is refusing...He also goes on and on about how he went through it, his father went through it before him, etc, etc. trying to pressure him saying, "You're DOING it!" and the boy says, "NO, I'M NOT!" and walks out.
Glad he didn't have to be cut twice, but what a crappy commentary.
Jen
Originally Posted by Quagmire ... normally cracks me up, but ARGH. The youngest son decides he wants to have a bar mitzvah so he goes about trying to convince his parents. Late in the episode they meet with the Rabbi and explain that Mike didn't have a bris though he was circumcized because, as the dad says "we didn't want to leave him with a turtleneck."
Sometimes I really think that "harmless" jokes like this just exacerbate nasty rumors and myths around serious issues. |
The dad also makes some joke, telling the rabbi, "I don't know what to tell you rabbi, we can't cut the ribbon twice." ...haha
The Rabbi goes on about needing to draw blood from his penis for a ceremonial bris and the dad tells the rabbi, "Come on rabbi, I'll get the knife and hold him down, we can do it right now!" when the boy freaks out and is refusing...He also goes on and on about how he went through it, his father went through it before him, etc, etc. trying to pressure him saying, "You're DOING it!" and the boy says, "NO, I'M NOT!" and walks out.
Glad he didn't have to be cut twice, but what a crappy commentary.
Jen
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I actually really enjoy that show but I missed it tonight. That would have made me mad to hear the circ comments
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My dh was telling me about it last night he watches the show all the time. I dont care for it myself. The Father character gets on my nerves. I couldnt get that turtlenet comment out of my head. Wish dh had kept his mouth shut. He also mentioned that I would prolly be hearing about it here so he wanted to let me know what it was about. I have been expecting to hear about it sooner or later on that show because of the father
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Yeah, it was really stupid and disappointing.
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Trying to put a (somewhat) positive spin on this.....
I turned this show on right before this scene, and when the Rabbi said that he would need to do the bris, I too was hoping that he wasn't circed yet, and that would be the big topic. Of course, it turned out that he was circed, and the father was being an idiot/ jerk about it (off color jokes, etc).
The way I see it... yes, it was dissapointing that they weren't more agressive in condemning circumcision. BUT the kid did forcefully refuse and walked out of the room, at the thought of even drawing a "little blood".
Perhaps instead of outright slamming this episode, perhaps we can use it to our advantage... something along the lines of...
"See the parents were pushing him to be circumcised for rediculous reasons and the kid (who btw is quite possibly the only rational one on the show) saw through the lame excuses and didn't want anyone simply drawing blood from his penis. I bet if he was given the choice as a baby, he wouldn't have wanted a whole peice of his penis cut off, and he would have been even more forceful about it."
Just my two cents.... Back to lurking and reading your replies...
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I turned this show on right before this scene, and when the Rabbi said that he would need to do the bris, I too was hoping that he wasn't circed yet, and that would be the big topic. Of course, it turned out that he was circed, and the father was being an idiot/ jerk about it (off color jokes, etc).
The way I see it... yes, it was dissapointing that they weren't more agressive in condemning circumcision. BUT the kid did forcefully refuse and walked out of the room, at the thought of even drawing a "little blood".
Perhaps instead of outright slamming this episode, perhaps we can use it to our advantage... something along the lines of...
"See the parents were pushing him to be circumcised for rediculous reasons and the kid (who btw is quite possibly the only rational one on the show) saw through the lame excuses and didn't want anyone simply drawing blood from his penis. I bet if he was given the choice as a baby, he wouldn't have wanted a whole peice of his penis cut off, and he would have been even more forceful about it."
Just my two cents.... Back to lurking and reading your replies...
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I do agree, and wonder how they'll handle this in the future (as it was left unresolved).
Originally Posted by RestoredIntactivst Trying to put a (somewhat) positive spin on this..... I turned this show on right before this scene, and when the Rabbi said that he would need to do the bris, I too was hoping that he wasn't circed yet, and that would be the big topic. Of course, it turned out that he was circed, and the father was being an idiot/ jerk about it (off color jokes, etc). The way I see it... yes, it was dissapointing that they weren't more agressive in condemning circumcision. BUT the kid did forcefully refuse and walked out of the room, at the thought of even drawing a "little blood". Perhaps instead of outright slamming this episode, perhaps we can use it to our advantage... something along the lines of... "See the parents were pushing him to be circumcised for rediculous reasons and the kid (who btw is quite possibly the only rational one on the show) saw through the lame excuses and didn't want anyone simply drawing blood from his penis. I bet if he was given the choice as a baby, he wouldn't have wanted a whole peice of his penis cut off, and he would have been even more forceful about it." Just my two cents.... Back to lurking and reading your replies...
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