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She's an archetype, not a stereotype...
...at least I think so....
I grew up next door to a Bubbie. She was my second grandmother, and my mother's best friend. She was first generation Ukrainian, a devout Catholic, and as good-hearted and generous as the day was long. She spent a lot of time talking with St. Jude about my wanting to get published...maybe it helped? Her husband was a juvenile court judge and lawyer, the son of a coal miner; their two sons were lawyers (and one a state senator). Gonie and The Judge were the American Dream of their generation.
I think they would have been very disappointed in The Shrub and Mr. Potty Mouth.
The National Jewish Democratic Council put "bubbie" to work registering voters. Here's their take on things:
http://victoryfund.njdc.org/bubbie/
The horror behind the humor: http://victoryfund.njdc.org/bubbie/horror/HorrorEp1.pdf
I grew up next door to a Bubbie. She was my second grandmother, and my mother's best friend. She was first generation Ukrainian, a devout Catholic, and as good-hearted and generous as the day was long. She spent a lot of time talking with St. Jude about my wanting to get published...maybe it helped? Her husband was a juvenile court judge and lawyer, the son of a coal miner; their two sons were lawyers (and one a state senator). Gonie and The Judge were the American Dream of their generation.
I think they would have been very disappointed in The Shrub and Mr. Potty Mouth.
The National Jewish Democratic Council put "bubbie" to work registering voters. Here's their take on things:
http://victoryfund.njdc.org/bubbie/
The horror behind the humor: http://victoryfund.njdc.org/bubbie/horror/HorrorEp1.pdf