Jewdar has never been a big fan of the trend of referring to everything as being like a Seinfeld episode. We will confess, however, that we have our own tendency to think of things in terms of old Jewish jokes.
So this Jew and this Chinese guy are arguing, and it goes back and forth, and the Jew says “You know, you Chinese are always causing trouble. You bomb Pearl Harbor, you kill all those people–“
“Wait a minute,’ says the Chinese guy. “Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese.”
“Japanese, Chinese, what’s the difference?” says the Jew.
So it goes back and forth, and the Chinese guy says “You know, you Jews are always causing trouble. You sink the Titanic, kill all those people–“
“Wait a minute,” says the Jew. “the Titanic was sunk by an iceberg.”
“Iceberg, Goldberg, what’s the difference…”
Jewdar shares this classic because the plot for the new Karate Kid involves a boy (played by Will Smith’s kid, Jaden) who goes to China where, after being bullied, he receives martial arts training from Jackie Chan, whom, we presume, is playing someone who isn’t Jackie Chan.
And instantly, we were transported to a pitch meeting, where the assorted Jewish producers involved said “We love it–let’s call it the “Karate Kid.”
“But,” answers the screenwriter.” “Karate’s Japanese.”
“Japanese, Chinese…”
Pretty goddamn funny. I admit that I didn’t take the time to realize the diff when I saw the trailer a couple weeks back. But that’s likely because I, too, am a racist.
Japanese, Chinese,
The real question … did we need another Karate Kid movie???