shira, she/her, 18. ig: shromes. i pulled at every thread that twined to create my heart in order to create more room for sorrow.

ayellowbirds:

returnofthejudai:

stankface:

I watched Hocus Pocus last weekend and how come no one ever talks about the fact that 2/3 of the sisters are played by Jewish actresses. A demographic that’s been associated with that stigma for hundreds of years

They thought Christianity was evil and they “died” via incineration

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. This isn’t just the Sandersons. Jewish actresses are cast as witches all the time.

Here’s Idina Menzel in Wicked

Here’s Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter Movies

Here’s Rachel Weisz as the Wicked Witch of the East in Oz The Great and Powerful

Here’s Mila Kunis as the Wicked Witch of the West in the same movie

Here’s Alyson Hannigan as Willow on Buffy The Vampire Slayer

While there are exceptions, this is far too common to be coincidence. Witches have historically been Jew coded throughout the history of European folklore. So when casting directors think “witch,” they’re probably already thinking of Jewish women to play the part.

Note that the Wicked Witch of the West shows up on this list twice (even if these are more nuanced portrayals than in the original Wizard of Oz). Also notice that “good witches” are usually portrayed by blonde goyim. There’s a reason for that.

And then there’s the design for Mother Gothel in Tangled, especially compared to the blond, tiny-nosed protagonist. Albeit as something of a blurring of Ashkenazic features and Romani… and oh, what’s another group usually maligned by Christians and historically associated with magic?