chuck wrote:Number one, never dress like that on a subway. I don't care how high the temperature is.
Number two, is there more material at the beginning of the clip? It seems to be edited down. Several (not all) of the men garbed as Hasidic Jews seem to have been eyeing the girls long before the exit slap. Their eyes/heads are tracking the women well before the slap on the rump.
Number three, was this staged for Comedy Central? The subway car isn't moving, the only motion is the door opening. There is no way that the number of people standing and not holding on to something is reasonable behavior on a NYC subway. I've ridden enough of them to know you either sit down or hold onto something. The trains are capable of considerable acceleration and the curves are very tight. The only guy that look legit is the one closest to the camera. He's at least touching the pole.
I had a girlfriend once who told me she wore a bikini on the NY Subway. The conductor told her to get off and go put some clothes on.
USA Today reports: "Question: What do a bikini, a parka and flannel pajamas have in common? Answer: You could see them all being worn by occupants of a single subway car in New York City."
Yes, the two girls, Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (creators and writers of the show,) walk through several cars. Each car has some things you can see on the New York Subway. Here is their entrance to the Car of Rabbis:
Those men on the train practice a form of Judaism that requires that they are rachmanim, merciful; bayshanim, have a sense of shame; and gomlei chasadim, perform acts of kindness. Upon first spotting the girls (above image) they all turn their eyes away and try to be shy.
They also have rules about sex. Traditional Judaism, unlike some other faiths, regards touching as a highly sensual act. It takes the view that it is not only an important part of marital relations, but one that is only permitted in those relations. To shake hands as a casual courtesy and nothing more is the first step leading to the desensitization of sensuality between husband and wife.
Rabbi Baruch Emmanuel Erdstein of Safed, who holds a degree in anthropology from the University of Michigan, states that "the casual touching of members of the opposite gender can only dull our sensitivity to the sexual power of touch."
The actress who did the slap, Ilana Glazer, was raised in a Reform Jewish household. She fully understands the shocking behaviour shown in the clip. The concept of the show is making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time. Based on the reaction so far, she succeeded with this group of MTJers.
The whole episode was staged, the train was not moving. Ilana does not always follow the script so it is possible the man she butt slapped had no idea that was coming.
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