West Point Aggie said:
When I lived in NY my town was 1.5 miles away from Kiryas Joel...THE most orthodox of the orthodox communities.
That such communities are allowed is disturbing and what they get away with is frightening...the women get treated like property and somehow NY allows this with no issue because they vote en masse...
But then again NY elects Schumer again...nothing in this series is of any news to anyone who lives in southern NY
My take always from living next to this town for 15 years:
Rude
Entitled
Use religion as a weapon
Have economic advantages NO one else does
Women can't drive
Non Hasidic men cannot address one of their women (I found that out the hard way after asking a simple question at a mall)
Fertility that is off the charts
Can buy property outside their town, but no one can do anything in theirs
Their women all wear the same creepy wig (color and style)
The day to shop was ALWAYS Saturday...
It always struck me as odd that if a white-only Christian community or a Muslim-only community was proposed, the wave of indignation and rage would be off the charts...yet in super "progressive" NY this was not only allowed but celebrated...
expresswrittenconsent said:West Point Aggie said:
When I lived in NY my town was 1.5 miles away from Kiryas Joel...THE most orthodox of the orthodox communities.
That such communities are allowed is disturbing and what they get away with is frightening...the women get treated like property and somehow NY allows this with no issue because they vote en masse...
But then again NY elects Schumer again...nothing in this series is of any news to anyone who lives in southern NY
My take always from living next to this town for 15 years:
Rude
Entitled
Use religion as a weapon
Have economic advantages NO one else does
Women can't drive
Non Hasidic men cannot address one of their women (I found that out the hard way after asking a simple question at a mall)
Fertility that is off the charts
Can buy property outside their town, but no one can do anything in theirs
Their women all wear the same creepy wig (color and style)
The day to shop was ALWAYS Saturday...
It always struck me as odd that if a white-only Christian community or a Muslim-only community was proposed, the wave of indignation and rage would be off the charts...yet in super "progressive" NY this was not only allowed but celebrated...
What strikes me as odd is all of the whites only Christian communities (all of Mormonism for one) you ignored to set up your claim that poor racist whites are being treated unfairly.
AggieFanatic09 said:
Why the thumbs down? Because they suck?
The series shows that and her struggle - great miniseries.
I also love Moishe's character. He's the real threat. "There's a different Torah on the road."
Went down a Wikipedia rabbit hole. Didn't realize Yiddish is a german dialect. Who knew.
it's not a documentary - it's a story about how a girl LEAVES the community.West Point Aggie said:AggieFanatic09 said:
Why the thumbs down? Because they suck?
The series shows that and her struggle - great miniseries.
I also love Moishe's character. He's the real threat. "There's a different Torah on the road."
Went down a Wikipedia rabbit hole. Didn't realize Yiddish is a german dialect. Who knew.
Yes because the suck...I won't be watching the doc...glad to be far from that!
West Point Aggie said:
When I lived in NY my town was 1.5 miles away from Kiryas Joel...THE most orthodox of the orthodox communities.
That such communities are allowed is disturbing and what they get away with is frightening...the women get treated like property and somehow NY allows this with no issue because they vote en masse...
But then again NY elects Schumer again...nothing in this series is of any news to anyone who lives in southern NY
My take always from living next to this town for 15 years:
Rude
Entitled
Use religion as a weapon
Have economic advantages NO one else does
Women can't drive
Non Hasidic men cannot address one of their women (I found that out the hard way after asking a simple question at a mall)
Fertility that is off the charts
Can buy property outside their town, but no one can do anything in theirs
Their women all wear the same creepy wig (color and style)
The day to shop was ALWAYS Saturday...
It always struck me as odd that if a white-only Christian community or a Muslim-only community was proposed, the wave of indignation and rage would be off the charts...yet in super "progressive" NY this was not only allowed but celebrated...
Esty, Yanky, and Moishe were incredible. They should all be nominated for awardsAggieFanatic09 said:
Watched all 4 episodes tonight.
Rotten tomatoes score of 92.
This may win some emmys. Incredible series.
Are you saying that if I wanted to buy property there, that the law would forbid it? Or that all the Jewish owners would refuse to sell? The two are vastly different things.West Point Aggie said:
When I lived in NY my town was 1.5 miles away from Kiryas Joel...THE most orthodox of the orthodox communities.
That such communities are allowed is disturbing and what they get away with is frightening...the women get treated like property and somehow NY allows this with no issue because they vote en masse...
But then again NY elects Schumer again...nothing in this series is of any news to anyone who lives in southern NY
My take always from living next to this town for 15 years:
Rude
Entitled
Use religion as a weapon
Have economic advantages NO one else does
Women can't drive
Non Hasidic men cannot address one of their women (I found that out the hard way after asking a simple question at a mall)
Fertility that is off the charts
Can buy property outside their town, but no one can do anything in theirs
Their women all wear the same creepy wig (color and style)
The day to shop was ALWAYS Saturday...
It always struck me as odd that if a white-only Christian community or a Muslim-only community was proposed, the wave of indignation and rage would be off the charts...yet in super "progressive" NY this was not only allowed but celebrated...
aTmAg said:
Is there going to be a season 2? Had no idea it was only 4 episodes when we started. It sorta just ended leaving about 100 lose ends.
I couldn't find a synopsis on the real story. I assumed the show followed the book, but I guess not. I find it weird that they ended where they did. Especially with the threat at the end they they would be coming after the baby.AggieFanatic09 said:aTmAg said:
Is there going to be a season 2? Had no idea it was only 4 episodes when we started. It sorta just ended leaving about 100 lose ends.
I doubt it but maybe.
It was based on a memoir written by a woman that escaped the community in Williamsburg. The part about the music and moving to Germany was fictional so who knows...
