History Main / ShiksaGoddess

** Which is mildly ironic, as the gentile bride is played by the Jewish AlysonHannigan and the Jewish groom is played by the Roman Catholic, Italian-American Jason Biggs. Even WoodyAllen thought Jason was Jewish when casting him as a NiceJewishBoy for ''AnythingElse''.

* {{House}} notes that Cuddys' mom is, quote unquote, "...a Shiksa." Apparently she converted when she married. [[ObnoxiousInLaws She's also a bitch.]]

->''If you had a tattoo, that wouldn't matter''
->''If you had a shaved head, that would be cool''
->''If you came from Spain or Japan''
->''Or the back of a van''
->''Just as long as you're not from Hebrew school''
->''I'd say, "Now I'm getting somewhere!''
->''I'm finally breaking through!"''
->''I'd say, "Hey! Hey! Shiksa goddess!''
->''I've been waiting for someone like you"''
-->-- '''The Last Five Years''', "Shiksa Goddess"

The tendency of some Jewish male characters in media to be paired with possibly non-Jewish female characters ("Shiksa" in Yiddish.) These women are often blonde and blue eyed. Jewish society traditionally looks down on its members marrying outside of the faith, and, since early Jewish comedy writers were almost always male, it stands to reason that they would be the ones depicted marrying out.[[hottip:* :Worth noting for Non-Jews: It's more serious for a man to intermarry than for a woman, due to Judaism traditionally being passed down through the Mother. If a child is born to a Jewish mother and a gentile father, he or she is born Jewish, but if it's the reverse, the child has to convert to be a Jew in a Orthodox synagogue. Children with only Jewish fathers generally get a pass in Reform and Conservative synagogues, as long as they were raised as Jews.]] It might be the case that Jews often find themselves in the minority in most populations, and therefore surrounded by shiksas.

* The Wedding in ''AmericanPie III'' is all about this...

* Implied in ''PhineasAndFerb'', Isabella Garcia-Shapiro is Mexican-Jewish, it's her mother that the Mexican part come from, although it is certainly possible to be both Mexican and Jewish.

* {{House}} notes that Cuddy's mom is, quote unquote, "...a Shiksa." Apparently she converted when she married. [[ObnoxiousInLaws She's also a bitch.]]

Absolutely TruthInTelevision -- Judaism has an extremely high intermarriage rate. Slightly over half of American Jews marry non-Jews. Of course, given the nature of genetics, this may explain why Jews are a)[[JewishAndNerdy smarter]], and b)[[MatzoFever more attractive]].

-->-- '''George Costanza''', ''{{Seinfeld}}''

The word ''shiksa'' derives from a Hebrew word meaning "abomination" and can carry UnfortunateImplications, particularly in the context of intermarriage.

Absolutely TruthInTelevision -- Judaism has an extremely high intermarriage rate. Slightly over half of American Jews marry non-Jews.

** And then he ends up with Bernadette, they initially connect over freaking out their families, Bernadette, being Catholic, is equally thrilled at the prospect of freaking out ''her'' parents). Their relationship has since moved beyond that joke.

* RobertRedford was the male version to BarbraStreissand in ''TheWayWeWere''.

* RobertRedford was the male version to BarbaraStreissand in ''TheWayWeWere''.

** And then he ends up with Bernadette, and at least part of his attraction to her is the fact that his mother would have a cow if she knew (Bernadette, being Catholic, is equally thrilled at the prospect of freaking out ''her'' parents).

* Which is ironic: Hitler's grandmother had been a maid in a Jewish household and, well, there were rumors....

-->''(to Raj)'': You're missing the point! A Shiksa goddess is not an actual goddess. We prey on them, not to them.

* In ''DannyPhantom'', the Jewish Sam has sexual tension with the Gentile Danny

-->-- '''George Costanza''', ''Seinfeld''

** Which is mildly ironic, as the gentile bride is played by the Jewish AlysonHannigan and the Jewish groom is played by the Roman Catholic, Italian-American Jason Biggs.

* The Wedding in American Pie III is all about this...

* This was one of the principal tropes in ''Abie's Irish Rose''. Abie's father wouldn't stand for any NiceJewishBoy marrying a non-Jewish girl, so Abie has to trick his father into believing that Rose Mary Murphy is actually Rosie Murpheski. The father doesn't find out the ruse until the Jewish wedding ceremony is well underway. The play was a huge success, despite the fact that the critics universally agreed that it was ''[[SoBadItsHorrible absolutely terrible]]''.

* Elaine's "Shiksappeal", from ''{{Seinfeld}}''. Somewhat ironically the character was originally intended to be Jewish (after all, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is).
** And descended from one of the most famous French Jews in history.
*** Actually, she is distantly related, not directly descended from Alfred Dreyfus.

** Which is mildly ironic, as the gentile bride is played by the Jewish AlysonHannigan.

-->''If you had a tattoo, that wouldn't matter''
-->''If you had a shaved head, that would be cool''
-->''If you came from Spain or Japan''
-->''Or the back of a van''
-->''Just as long as you're not from Hebrew school''
-->''I'd say, "Now I'm getting somewhere!''
-->''I'm finally breaking through!"''
-->''I'd say, "Hey! Hey! Shiksa goddess!''
-->''I've been waiting for someone like you"''

-->''You've got Shiksappeal. Jewish men love the idea of meeting a woman that's not like their mother.''