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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Compares Star Of David To American Flag
Sarah Silverman inserted herself Wednesday into the debate over recent instances of LGBT groups banning “Zionist displays” from their events, specifically the Chicago Dyke march and Chicago Slutwalk. In response to a Slate article titled “This Is a Safe Space. No Jews Allowed”, Silverman tweeted out her opinion about the controversial decision. Aw friends- the…
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The Schmooze ‘You Are Not A Burden’: Jewish Celebrities Tweet Out Against Trump’s Transphobic Military Ban
On Wednesday, the aged block of cheddar cheese that’s currently governing our country tweeted out that he would be reinstating a ban on transgender citizens serving in the military. Unsurprisingly, he announced the ban on his favorite presidential platform — Twitter. The liberal and, let’s be honest, evolutionarily evolved world exploded in response to Trump’s…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Is Uniting Every Living Disney Princess In One Movie
Sarah Silverman: creator of “Jesus Is Magic”, lover of fart-jokes, author of autobiography “The Bedwetter”, and princess? The truth is sometimes stranger than fiction—even fiction made up by Disney. In the upcoming animated movie “Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck It Ralph 2”, every living woman who has voiced a Disney princess will unite for a…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Called On Ivanka Trump To Step Up Her Game
There was a true meeting of the minds last night on Chelsea Handler’s Netflix show. Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards joined Sarah Silverman to talk about the dismal treatment of women at the hands of the Commander-in-Chief. Richards said that, despite having explained in great detail to Ivanka Trump the essential, non-abortion-related services provided by…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Turns Near-Death Experience Into Something Hilarious
If Tig Notaro invented the art of making light of potentially fatal illness, Sarah Silverman is picking up right where Notaro left off. The comedian’s new Netflix special ‘A Speck of Dust’ dropped yesterday and Silverman finds comedic inspiration from the near-death experience she went through last year, when a “freak-case” of epiglottis sent her…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman, Seth Rogen And More Stars Slam Republican Health Care Vote
Sarah Silverman, Debra Messing and Ilana Glazer were among the celebrities to slam members of Congress who voted to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. The stars took to Twitter yesterday to both criticize the health care overhaul, and put out a call-to-action before the bill heads to Senate. Here are some of their reactions. call…
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Fast Forward Sarah Silverman Condemns Occupation in Passover Haggadah
Comedian Sarah Silverman spoke out against Israel’s military occupation in a new Passover Haggadah timed with the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Six Day War, when Israel conquered the West Bank. “Of all the people, Jews know the bitterness of being oppressed — and not being in our own country,” she wrote. “That’s what makes…
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The Schmooze The 5 Best Celebrity Pranks Of All Time
Attention all you pranksters out there. April Fools is just around the corner, which means it is officially your day to shine. In celebration of the ultimate day of whimsy, and for anyone feeling a little tapped out on the ideas front, we pulled together the very best of celebrity foolery. From Dustin Hoffman’s ongoing…
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