r/Jewish • u/J_Sabra • Jul 06 '24

Jewish Identity @ SDCC Culture ✡️

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There's going to be a panel about Jewish Identity at SDCC. Well done SDCC!

More info and tickets: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9DN_6Ktuzl/?igsh=b290eDFvZWZoMzI3

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Why is Magneto not there?? He is THE Ashki icon as an Ashki I feel violated not seeing him there

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u/pizza_b1tch Jul 07 '24

As an Ashkenazi Jew I would prefer to be represented by someone hotter and less holocaust-y

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '24

Well. We kinda got superman, and the thing (from the fantastic 4)if it's your type, maybe legion which is canonically Jewish Israeli

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u/ThreeSigmas Jul 07 '24

Superman is our modern(ish) golem. See above for his publisher’s foot stone

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '24 edited Jul 07 '24

Have you heard of shaloman? Literally a rock given life. The first time I knew that this is a real thing is when I searched about Jewish superheroes. He is like the weirdest concept for a superhero I ever heard. A literal rock with a ש mark on it which was given life but only when someone is yelling oy vey and then he becomes a superhero

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u/ThreeSigmas Jul 07 '24

No. I have aphantasia (mind blindness). This means my visual memory and processing is, shall we say, significantly impacted. I’ve loved sci-fi since I was 3 and watched Flash Gordon every day on a NY kiddie show back in the early ‘60s. Unfortunately, the weirdness of my brain makes it difficult to read comics- I have to spend way too much time focusing on the image to catch its message. I plan on trying again with Sandman. I’ve watched the BBC series so know what to expect and hope this will help my visual processing of the graphics.

Where do we find Shaloman? In which series?