Jewoogle: Christians have the best sects...

by: Mae Singerman

Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 15:53:53 PM EST

So you may have noticed that if you do a goggle search, as you type in words, Google will suggest popular search topics with the first letters or words. Let’s try it with Jews and see what Google assumes we’re looking for based on millions of user searches.

Today, I looked up "Why do Jews" and "Christians have"

Why do Jews…
Have big noses
Wear yamakas
Have glassy eyes
Not eat pork
Not believe in Jesus
Fast on yom kippur
Put stones on graves
Circumcise
Break glass at weddings
Write g-d

Christians have…
The best sects
Authority over satan
Fun
Burnt each other

The questions for "why do Jews" are actually pretty thoughtful compared to any other searches that involve the word Jew, but aren't phrased as a question.

BE STRONG OBI - I LOVE YOU

by: Mae Singerman

Thu Jan 21, 2010 at 11:33:22 AM EST

Okay, so maybe Facebook has gotten a little more serious lately, now that everyone is friends with their grandparents and co-workers. But for some reason, it still seems weird to me that President Obama has a Facebook page where people write all kinds of crazy things to him. Sure, some people give advice or thoughtful opinions, but a lot of people write to Obama like he’s a 19 year old dude from down the hall in their dorm.

Menorah Awards!

by: Mae Singerman

Wed Dec 16, 2009 at 15:16:21 PM EST

 Best Arty Classy Menorah

Best Conforming to Donimant Beauty Standards Menorah

Best Moving Menorah

Creepiest Menorah

 Buffest Jewish Man Ever Menorah

Best Recycled Pez Menorah/The Best Menorah

Jewoogle

by: Mae Singerman

Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 16:04:50 PM EST

So you may have noticed that if you do a goggle search, as you type in words, Google will suggest popular search topics with the first letters or words. Let’s try it with Jews and see what Google assumes we’re looking for based on millions of user searches.

Today, I looked up "Jews have" and "White people have"

Jews have…
Horns
Big noses
Glassy eyes
The highest iq
Destroyed America
No rhythm
Higher iqs
Why do Jews have beards
Do Jews have godparents

"White people have" is an interesting one, because so much of the "white people have" search queries are simply about what white people lack.

White people have...
no culture
tails
have Black babies
tails
stolen my car
no lips
no rhythm
it easy
had enough
names like Lenny
no souls

If Last Week Puzzled You, Here's Some Reading:

by: Hannah Farber

Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 00:53:37 AM EDT

Nathan Hatch, The Democratization of American Christianity:

"The presence of ... magnetic figures, often at the periphery of denominational traditions, underscores two realities about the character of popular religion in a democratic culture. The first is the ambivalent, even paradoxical, character of democratic leadership. Whether in politics or religion, self-made leaders who gained prominence by appealing to the hopes, fears, and interests of plain folks have walked a fine line between authentic servanthood and exploitive demagoguery. More accurately, a tradition of populist leaders embodied these qualities in complex, intermingled ways.