Ruth and Aaron Goldstein of Cincinnati vowed four months ago that for one year, they would try to patronize only Jewish-owned businesses. The "Solidarity Schlep" is the reason Aaron had to suffer for hours with a stomach ache and Ruth no longer gets that brand-name lather when she washes her hair. A grocery trip is a 14-mile odyssey.
Ruth and Aaron Goldstein of Cincinnati vowed four months ago that for one year, they would try to patronize only Jewish-owned businesses. The "Solidarity Schlep" is the reason Aaron had to suffer for hours with a stomach ache and Ruth no longer gets that brand-name lather when she washes her hair. A grocery trip is a 14-mile odyssey.
All I can say is wow. Is this not an incredibly racist way to go through life, only supporting your fellow Jews simply because they're Jewish?
The article continues:
So far, the Goldsteins have spent hundreds of dollars with Jewish businesses from delicatessens to dry cleaners. But the couple still hasn't found a gun shop, home security system vendor or toy store. Nonetheless, they're hoping to expand the endeavor beyond their Cincinnati home.
Incredible, simply incredible. It's almost as if these people think that any store owned by anyone other than a Jew will automatically have inferior products and services. Is this the America we want to live in, where this sort of action is reported on favorably and celebrated as a way to empower a community? Shouldn't we be concentrating more on heating up that American melting pot even more and becoming a people that looks past race, religion, and socioeconomic background? I'm just seriously outraged right now. What if you want to order Chinese food? Wouldn't you think that maybe someone with a Chinese ancestry might be more skilled in creating a dinner you choose? What if you've heard that a movie is incredible, but the studio wasn't owned by Jews? Are you just supposed to shrug it off and see the next Spielberg flick? This is just so wrong and an affront to American ideals.
You'd better be outraged, too, because I changed the facts a bit to prove a point. In actuality, it's not Jews that are shopping at only Jewish-owned businesses, its blacks supporting only black-owned businesses:
Two months ago, he committed to patronizing black businesses and found a black dry cleaner 10 minutes from home. Even when he was dissatisfied with his black doctor, he was able to find a new one. He suggests both to friends and refers others to the experiment's Web site, where he tracks his expenses.
I hope your outrage hasn't subsided simply because the race changed...