Atheist sisters are obsessed with “marrying jewish”

We are a white middle class atheist family however my Dad’s side as well and me and my sisters look slightly Jewish, as (apparently) my Grandad’s biological father was a tall Israeli Jewish man.

My sisters are 21 year-old identical twins, one of whom has a rich Jewish boyfriend and the other wants one because “they’re good with money”. They also like the idea that Jewish mothers get to be strict queen bees who control their children.

My mum encourages this mentality because she wants them to marry rich but I find it bizarre. None of them have talked about converting to Judaism which would be required or these guys’ own strict Jewish mothers would prohibit the wedding.

Could they also subconsciously want to marry someone who looks like them/ their family?

Is it normal for atheists to be obsessed with the idea of “marrying Jewish”?

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Based on 20 votes (3 yes)
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Comments ( 38 )
  • Mammal-lover

    If you have to ask its probably not normal

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    • I think you may be right, I hesitate to use the word “fetishise” but they do put Jewish guys from wealthy families on a pedestal.

      My mother is terrified that my sister will displease her boyfriend’s parents. His grandparents in Israel like her apparently but I don’t know if they assumed she was Jewish.

      Ah well, entertainment for me, even if I have to sit through some boring Hebrew weddings at some point.

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  • bigbudchonga

    Ashkenazi Jews are probably the most successful group on the planet, per capita. They have an incredibly high IQ, they commit very low crime rates, and they fill the highest paid/ most sort after jobs disproportionately. I say good on them for wanting to marry an Ashkenazi Jew.

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    • Meowypowers

      Yet they are so inbred they are terribly unathletic and allergic to everything.

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      • Maybe it’s for the best they find some atheist spouses then, spice up the gene pool.

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      • bigbudchonga

        I think they bottle-necked at one time. You're part about them being disproportionately inbred is probably genuinely true.

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    • I’ll let them know.

      I see the appeal of marrying Jewish I just think they’re a bit over obsessed for white atheists.

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      • bigbudchonga

        Ye I get you; it's an odd match up

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  • FromTheSouthWeirdMan

    It doesn't seem like a huge deal to me. You have jewish heritage and your mother wants it to stay that way. I have white christian heritage and I want my daughter to marry someone like that.

    Also I want my daughter to marry someone successful. I hope she doesn't end up with someone that has a career at tacobell and neck tattoos.

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    • I see your point here in wanting to marry someone stable with a good future.

      We aren’t really “meant” to have Jewish heritage though. My white great grandmother had two white children then reportedly had a romance with an Israeli Jewish man and had my grandad who had olive skin, black hair and Jewish features but people just kind of ignored it. We’ve never explored our Jewish heritage and some of my relatives even deny we have any because it would confirm that my great grandmother was cheating on her husband (even though it’s obvious).

      And now 3 generations later my mum is telling my sisters to “find a good Jewish boy”. Ah well, at least my biological great grandfather’s ghost would approve.

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      • FromTheSouthWeirdMan

        Jews are usually wealthy. The average income for a jew in America is like 150,000. She prolly wants yall to be stable or something.

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  • TerriAngel

    Not normal.
    Not ok.
    Not moral in any way.
    Go look into how the perpetual victim jew is treating the palestinian people.
    There is a good reason many people do not like the juice.
    If your family just values money.
    It all may be fine.
    Typically the whore ship of money is not an admirable life though.

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  • litelander8

    I fucking love Jews.

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    • Would you actively seek out a Jewish man?

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      • litelander8

        Fuck yeah. But I wouldn’t limit myself.

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        • Maybe it’s more normal than I thought.

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  • Gabloo

    I should also point out that your stereotypes on Jewish people aren’t even necessarily true like what?

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  • Gabloo

    It’s probably a little weird I got to say not normal but I guess there’s nothing wrong with it I mean at the end of the day it’s not hurting anyone and you use the word atheist like it mean something when in my opinion I really don’t think it does I mean how could it you can’t say that you know there’s no god there’s no proof so basically you’re just saying that people who don’t know if God exists wants to marry someone who is Jewish and that doesn’t mean anything that just means that there’s two human beings who want to marry Jewish people and that’s totally fine I mean I don’t see why that would be harmful to anyone and, it isn’t.

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    • Atheist means firmly believing that there is no god, what you’re describing is being agnostic.

      I don’t disapprove or think it’s harmful that they’re seeking out Jewish guys, I just find it odd how they put a specific religion on a pedestal and, as you said in your other comment, buy into stereotypes so much.

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      • Gabloo

        I get what your saying but at the same time that was contradictory. “Firmly believing” still just means you don’t know because you can’t say something you don’t know exists doesn’t. Anyways that’s my ted talk. Agnostic and atheist is the same thing. Further this still isn’t the topic question. And know I’m not trying to take stabs at you.

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        • By the same logic you can’t believe in god either, as you can’t say something you don’t know exists does exist.

          I don’t see how you can reject the idea of not believing in god hinging on the argument that “you can’t prove it” without also rejecting the idea of believing. You can’t prove a negative but in this case you can’t objectively prove a positive either.

          I should mention I’m not interested in “a stabbing match” either, I want to see where your argument leads.

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          • Gabloo

            Okay I agree with what your saying actually. I don’t understand how someone can say definitely that there is a god unless they have experienced something. I’m also not religious so I’m not just one of those like blind followers. I didn’t want to come off that way either. But my original opinion still stands I don’t really understand atheist. My brother claims to be easiest and I’ve had this conversation with him too. I still just think it’s weird that someone would be obsessed with marrying someone just based on their religion it’s kind of weird but it’s also okay. There’s so many stereotypes that were said and they don’t make any sense to me. I don’t know maybe I rely too much on science too.

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  • olderdude-xx

    I see it as normal. The mother wants to see their daughters marry successful men; and the Jews tend to be highly successful compared to several other religions. There's a reason for that - and if anyone were to actually read the entire Old Testament (which contains the Torah) with an open mind they would find that "god" wants us to be successful which includes financial success, to become the best at what we are, and to investigate the universe to learn how it works and apply that knowledge to improve our existence.

    Not all Jewish require their wives to convert to Judaism. However, my experience (I'm not Jewish) is that they will expect their wives to pursue becoming successful doing something and have high moral standards.

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  • Sasashislder

    honestly this is funny

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    • Glad someone else is amused by this too. It gets to a point with some relatives where you just have to laugh.

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  • Heleki

    Well, you don't hear of too many broke Jewish men. They usually have the money that a woman needs.

    Good on your gold-digger sisters. I hope they get to enjoy the Jew's money while he's still interested in them.

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  • Bleuvelvet

    I can see why they'd want to do that. I used to but now I realize that any smart, financially comfortable man will do!

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    • Ah ha, someone else on the hunt for a Jewish guy!

      I feel they will likely go your way if at first they don’t succeed, except they seem to care about inherited wealth more than intelligence, short sighted as that may be.

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  • When did I say anything about hating Jewish people? I don’t hate any religion and further that would likely mean hating my own ancestors and mysterious distant bio relatives.

    I’m not against atheists dating Jewish people I just find it odd how my sisters who practice no religion put a specific religion on a pedestal.

    If they succeed in their quest good for them I guess.

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  • McSorley

    Okay...your atheist mother is openly encouraging her atheist twin daughters to marry rich Jewish men. Read that over and tell me if you think that's "normal".

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    • Well I don’t spend much time analysing inter-religious/ inter-racial marriage patterns and wasn’t sure if it was just a trend I hadn’t noticed. Like how some South East Asian women seek out rich white men.

      I feel my mum’s main priority is wealth, but being Jewish is seen as preferable.

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      • McSorley

        Well, being Jewish is seen as preferable because she thinks they're all rich. Pretty stereotypical and greedy on her part.

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        • Agreed.

          Get the pun, aGREED.

          Ba dum tss.

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          • McSorley

            Looks like you got the brains and morals in your family. Good on you. Keep it up.

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  • --

    idk why but every time I think of a jew I see a picture in my head of an amish person marrying his cousin

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    • Amusing as that is it doesn’t really answer the question.

      I’m taking it to mean you haven’t personally observed non-Jewish women on the prowl for Jewish husbands?

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  • Nikclaire

    Lame troll

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    • I’m not trolling, this is who I’m living with and having to listen to in lockdown. The older I get the clearer it becomes that my family is an odd bunch.

      What made you think it was fake?

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