Teresa Giudice Makes Anti-Semitic Quip on Real Housewives of NJ?
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Real Housewives of New Jersey's Teresa Giudice doesn't always get the words out right. On the show, she mispronounced the word for the spice "cumin" and referred to a "Nor'easter" storm as a "Norwegian."
But on Sunday's new episode of the Bravo hit, the 39-year-old cookbook author and mother of four made a potentially offensive, anti-Semitic remark.
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As her husband Joe dealt with a huge financial crisis and court case -- Joe was on the hook for $260,000 after forging his business partner's signature, forcing the family to claim bankruptcy -- Teresa insisted that she wouldn't divorce her man over the scandal.
She added, "Some of my Jewish friends are all 'I would have divorced him in a second.' I'm like, 'Yeah? What would that have done?' That's what a marriage is all about. That's what family is all about. We're gonna get through this."
Was the reality star's remark out of line? A spokesperson for the Anti Defamation League (which fights anti-semitism and all forms of bigotry in the U.S.) doesn't think so.
"We don't see any problem with this," the spokesperson told Us Weekly. "That may very well be what her Jewish friends are saying."
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Giudice herself explained the remark on her blog Tuesday.
"Some of my friends have told me they would have left Joe if they were me," she wrote. "I was trying to explain myself without calling anyone out specifically, and the way I described them to keep them anonymous was 'Jewish.' They are Jewish, but being Jewish has nothing to do with why they would have left Joe. Their religion had nothing to do with the story, I was just trying to explain myself and not use anyone's name, and my words got all jumbled. I'm so sorry if I offended anyone, but that's not what I meant at all.
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It's not the Giudice family's first scandal of this kind. On the third season of the show, her eldest daughter Gia, now 10, declared that she'd never date Jewish boys -- and made a gesture mocking the long, curly hair worn by traditional Hasidic men.
"I can't control what my daughter says" Giudice told Hollywood Life last year. "Kids say dumb things … what, am I going to be crucified for it?"
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28Teresa please get over yourself. If I had your problems, I would not be living the life you live. I would cut back and show people that you made mistakes and know you have to give up some of your old ways until your depth is payed off. I know you are a working mother and I give you credit for all you do. I think your husband do more. I really don't like the way he talks to you. I am sorry it looks like he drinks a lot. You may have a glass f wine but you are always sober. I think you are to good for him. He really is not nice to you. It is all about him. I hope you and your brother and your family have are back together. You are looking really bad,You are not the only person who wrote a cook book. Be the bigger person and support your other family member and what they are also doing in their life. I know you have problems in the past with family and people do thing that are mean, and low. But confront them and ask them why do you need to be that way, we are family. I lost my father this year I would do anything to have him back, and our family is just not the same. Your life is hard right know. So let people see the nice person you are. No the person that you are showing on the show.
Teresa, what has happened to you?? you are always looking for a fight, then blaming everyone but yourself. wake up girl...you have much more than you know (or deserve).
she is ignorant.
It was anti-semetic, no matter whether we choose to be offended or not. At this point, though, her many problems make one more redundant. She's a cow; she should be put out to pasture.
Tereas, Please do all of us a favor and drop out. You are such a troble maker. You arre so jealous of all the other cast members, especioally Melissa. That woman ROCKS!!!! You don't. Your as bad a Danielle. She was such a DRAMA QUEEN, and so are you. Your children are little "MONSTERS", so very disrespectful, just like you and your Quido hubby Joe. JUST LEAVE.....And Tereas, you aren't pretty at all. The rest of the cast women have it all over YOU.....
yes i am offended by these words!
Regarding Teresa, most everything she does offends me. I found her performance on the reunion show nothing short of disgraceful, in actual fact the three of them were like a pack of dogs throwing around how disgusting a what a pig Danielle was. I was not a huge fan of Danielle but I can see a girl that just wants to belong scars and all. I was going to purchase Teresa's book but not now..people that live in glass houses should not throw stones. I found her racist comments and her compulsive spending of money that she and Joe never had sickening. What happens now do they repay 10 cents in the dollar and take some poor unsuspecting creditor to the wall.
I think it is absolutely ridiculous to call her comment antisemitic. I understand racism and don't believe that mindset is appropriate whatsoever. But that being said this country or world has become too politically correct. It is obvious she was just making a comment without any bias and to even question what her intention was is beyond stupid. Obviously US Weekly are struggling for entertainment news to report! STUPID!!!
How can you be afended by someone with no brain at all at times. You say dumb blonde . Well she takes the cake
I'm Jewish I don't think she meant to be offensive. I mean she's no Mel Gibson. Who is she again?
she is soooo unattractive...
Honestly people take all of this out of proportion. First of all, I am a teenage girl who lives in New Jersey and not all of us are rude, ignorant fools. Just like everywhere there's good and bad people. I truly dont believe Teresa meant any harm by her comment, on the other hand Gia is 10. Also there is nothing wrong with a person to not want to marry a certain religon. Religon is a major deal breaker when it comes to marriage and raising a family. So everyone should just live their lives and not be so angry over a person you dont know's comment.
You have to take things with a grain of salt. Who is Teresa G? All that money does not buy class. She's an idiot, everyone knows it, so why make a big deal. If anything, she's ignorant. You need to ignore her. The woman is shameless, classless and just plain stupid.
It blows me away to see when a housewive talks about Jewish people they always call it scandalous but when Jill Zarin made an offensive comment about Salam Shalom and Jew being first nobody ever commented on the news. Yes we know people hates arabs and Islam. It is quite obvious. SMH
Oh MG these real what ever ya want to call them are so ugly.
It's America "FREEDOM OF SPEECH"
I haven't met a Joisey person yet who isn't obnoxious, miserable, racist, anti-semitic, or just plain stupid. It's who they are.
I'm just offended by Teresa in general!
"I can't control what my daughter says" Giudice told Hollywood Life last year. "Kids say dumb things â?¦ what, am I going to be crucified for it?" She most certainly CAN control what her daughter says - by teaching her that prejudice is wrong. But I'm pretty sure she won't.
Seriously...has there ever, in the history of the world, been a more UNATTRACTIVE woman on TV?! Apparently she's as ignorant as she is ugly.