have it influence their worldview and identity even if it’s in a way unrelated to their beliefs

ava-burton-writing:

ava-burton-writing:

you know what i’m sick of?? that fucking “i’m jewish but i’m not observant, i just had a b’nai mitzvah once” trope in stories written by goyim.

obviously there are jews who aren’t super observant (hell, i’m one of them), but i just see this all the damn time. ~~looking at you john green.~~ because with this trope, the author can claim they put in diverse rep without actually doing anything. it’s fucking lazy.

if you’re gonna write a jewish character, put in the research!! i want to see characters that are passionate about judaism!! i want to see deeply observant characters!! i want to see atheist jews who love the culture and traditions!! give me jewish characters who care about their religion, dammit!!

this is ok for goyim to rb btw