The superhero blockbuster “Wonder Woman” has opened up familiar Jewish debates about race and nationality, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, drawing on several Forward articles to do so. The debate was sparked by a post on comicbook.com where the author Matthew Mueller argued that the star of the film, Gal Gadot, was a woman of…
TEL AVIV (JTA) – Is it possible that Israelis could fall even more in love with Gal Gadot, its homegrown Wonder Woman? The answer this week is a resounding yes. On Thursday, the star of the new blockbuster responded, on Facebook, to young Israeli girl’s endearing handwritten fan letter. Gadot called the 7-year-old, Zoey Vardi-Bar, “clever…
When it comes to beauty, the saying holds true: No pain, no gain. No pain, no gain, in the beautiful pursuit of decimating the patriarchy, that is. Gal Gadot, currently the star of ‘Wonder Woman’ as well as every human’s private fantasy life, is refusing to wear high heels during her “Wonder Woman” press tour….
Guess who also thinks Gal Gadot isn’t white? White supremacist leader David Duke approvingly tweeted a recent Times Of Israel op-ed that asserts that Gadot, along with all Ashkenazi Jews, are in fact people of color, and not white. Dr. Duke & Don Advo prove Jews say they are not White & Why they support…
If you write an article that causes controversy, but that you hadn’t intended to have that effect, you have two options. The first is to wait the requisite three minutes until whoever was outraged has forgotten about whatever you wrote and moved on to the next thing. The other? To respond to the criticism. The…
“Wonder Woman” is the biggest hit of the year, the savior of Warner Brothers and the greatest boon to the chattering classes since Trump’s election. Only four days into its release, it’s brought in 200 million dollars and almost as many reaction pieces. Is it too feminist? Is it not feminist enough? Gal Gadot is…
In the modern, click-hungry media, one way to ensure a piece racks in readers is to have it be egregiously offensive. Exhibit A: David Edelstein’s recent review of the Gal Gadot-led “Wonder Woman” for New York Magazine. Much of Edelstein’s review suggests sexism, from his declaration that, despite a lack of the S&M intonations of…
(JTA) — Jordan is considering banning the film “Wonder Woman” because star Gal Gadot served in the Israel Defense Forces. Jordan’s Communications Commission is currently reviewing the film to determine whether it meets the country’s standards and laws, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. The review comes in the wake of Lebanon’s decision to ban the film…
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