[Ratm]

http://www.thesuperficial.com/archiv...07/post_5.html

Remember that story about 50 Cent performing at some little girl's bat mitzvah? Yeah, you wish it didn't really happen. Nothing says hardcore gangster rapper like a teenie-bop white girl dancing to your music with two hundred of her closest white teenie-bop friends.

More pictures from the $500,000 bat mitzvah after the jump.

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/sto...p-314735c.html

The party cost an estimated $10 million, including the price of corporate jets to ferry the performers to and from. Also on the bill were The Eagles' Don Henley and Joe Walsh performing with Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks; DJ AM (Nicole Richie's fiance); rap diva Ciara and, sadly perhaps (except that he received an estimated $250,000 for the job), Kenny G blowing on his soprano sax as more than 300 guests strolled and chatted into their pre-dinner cocktails.

"Hey, that guy looks like Kenny G," a disbelieving grownup was overheard remarking - though the 150 kids in attendance seemed more impressed by their $1,000 gift bags, complete with digital cameras and the latest video iPod.

[jcadam]

Sounds like a party. I'm in the wrong business.....

[nredman]

someone has WAY too much money

[{PHOTON}Mazz1020]

yea i think thats just wrong, cool but wrong. those parents are spoiling their child way too much and thats really gonna mess the child up when it gets older

[DeathToWindows]

*retch*

Ok, a Bar/Bat Mitzva should be a time for celebration... but not a time to advertize to the world at large how rich and foolish one is. It is a ceremony that changes the status of the child to being an adult under Halacha (Jewish Law) and as such is considered a joyous event, but not a reason for ostentatious crap.

[Cadaver]

Originally Posted by DeathToWindows

*retch*

Ok, a Bar/Bat Mitzva should be a time for celebration... but not a time to advertize to the world at large how rich and foolish one is. It is a ceremony that changes the status of the child to being an adult under Halacha (Jewish Law) and as such is considered a joyous event, but not a reason for ostentatious crap.

Agreed. And I'm Jewish.

[wdlove]

Some people just have too much money.

[invisibleX]

Originally Posted by wdlove

Some people just have too much money.

A problem that is evidently quickly solved...

[Stogieman]

Nothing says hardcore gangster rapper like a teenie-bop white girl dancing to your music with two hundred of her closest white teenie-bop friends.

LOL!! Nothing says know your audience like wearing a gold cross to a bat mitzvah.

[wdlove]

Enjoy the fun while it lasts.

[Kr0nos]

I don't understand what the big deal is. He's an artist who got paid for performing, that's all.

500.000 bucks for playing a couple of songs ain't bad...and I don't even want to know what went on back stage.

[IceEnclosure]

Originally Posted by Kr0nos

I don't understand what the big deal is. He's an artist who got paid for performing, that's all.

500.000 bucks for playing a couple of songs ain't bad...and I don't even want to know what went on back stage.

they played Spin tha Dreidel.

[Kr0nos]

Originally Posted by IceEnclosure

they played Spin tha Dreidel.

I'm sure the Dreidel wasn't the only thing "spinning" that night.

[Big Mac]

Affluent American Jews in particular have been having ridiculously lavish bar mitzvah parties for decades. The luxurious hedonism that exemplifies those events is inimical to the meaning and intent of the ceremony, which is the acceptance of one's full religious obligations under Torah. Yet, for so many secular Jews the bar/bat mitzvah marks their departure from organized religion, a point at which they can forgo any additional religious training and declare themselves done with the formal aspect of their spiritual lives. Conservative and Reform Jews who participate in these hollow intimations of hallowed rites should do their nominal faith a favor by eschewing them altogether. Just call them birthday parties and be done with it.

[Volks]

Since when are jews white?

They may be light, but definitely not white.

[analogika]

Originally Posted by Volks

Since when are jews white?

They may be light, but definitely not white.

This comment seriously weirds me out.

[the_glassman]

Just what we need more JAP's!

[Ratm]

Originally Posted by Kr0nos

I don't understand what the big deal is. He's an artist who got paid for performing, that's all.

500.000 bucks for playing a couple of songs ain't bad...and I don't even want to know what went on back stage.

You're kidding right?

It's great money, to be sure. But why stop there, why not a Mcdonalds commercial, Gap, Revlon nail polish etc. Thugg gangster rappers don't do these kinds of things right? And they especially don't do little kids parties. You lose street cred—I'm sure this has already affected him by now.

He's rockin' the the platinum cross. That's the first thing I noticed. But why would jews have a problem with it.

[Goldfinger]

Originally Posted by Volks

Since when are jews white?

They may be light, but definitely not white.

Lol. Most jews in Antwerp are as pale as it gets.

[Ratm]

Originally Posted by Volks

Since when are jews white?

They may be light, but definitely not white.

It's a religion not a race. I'm sure some will disagree but I'm not looking for an argument. The groups they mixed with were mostly white European. I think that makes them white, no?

[Tyler McAdams]

Originally Posted by wdlove

Some people just have too much money.

Nah... probably only costed .50

[Fyre4ce]

Looks like the image gallery is down...

[DeathToWindows]

Originally Posted by Big Mac

Affluent American Jews in particular have been having ridiculously lavish bar mitzvah parties for decades. The luxurious hedonism that exemplifies those events is inimical to the meaning and intent of the ceremony, which is the acceptance of one's full religious obligations under Torah. Yet, for so many secular Jews the bar/bat mitzvah marks their departure from organized religion, a point at which they can forgo any additional religious training and declare themselves done with the formal aspect of their spiritual lives. Conservative and Reform Jews who participate in these hollow intimations of hallowed rites should do their nominal faith a favor by eschewing them altogether. Just call them birthday parties and be done with it.

Admittedly, some of us [i.e. Conservative and Reform Jews] didn't go this route... yes, there was a party - far, far more money was spent on getting good food than entertainment. Some of us felt that out Bar Mitzvah was much more of a religous event than an excuse for a party - bloody hell, I have friends who to this day (now 7 years later) that are deeply embarressed by the parties that were thrown for them.

My thought is that from the B'nai Mitzvot that I've seen, a party of sorts will happen - but what it should be is a way to bring the family together for a good meal or similar. So take your DJ, your pile of insane party favors (the articles of clothing that say "I did X/was Xed at Shlomo's Bar Mitzvah"), cram them up your anal oriface and set them ablaze! I'm there to hear the to-be adult chant Torah and comment thereon - not to see mommy and daddy waste $N000 on the latest fad.

For the record, I've been a Reform Jew all my life and now lead a Minyan at Boston University Hillel.
That is not to say I agree with the Movement (the Union for Reform Judaism) on everything - just that is where I fit.

And this last bit goes to small change: get a life. Yes, it is good money - but turn it DOWN next time in the interests of taste. Or at least ditch the Christian iconography.

[Cubeoid]

is it BAR mitsva or BAT?

[macroy]

Originally Posted by Cubeoid

is it BAR mitsva or BAT?

girl = bat
guy = bar

[Scotttheking]

I was having a discussion with my mom today about how the upcoming (3-4 years away) Bat Mitzvah (and party) of a cousin of mine is going to be horribly lavish and I'm going to hate it. If it is anything like the above, I'll be walking out...That said, the last Bat Mitzvah I was at was held in an Orthodox shul, and the party was pretty lavish.
*sigh* At least not everyone is like that.

[Kr0nos]

Originally Posted by Ratm

It's great money, to be sure. But why stop there, why not a Mcdonalds commercial, Gap, Revlon nail polish etc.

Yea exactly. That's how they make a living. They are "entertainers" and they entertain people for money. What's wrong with that?

Originally Posted by Ratm

Thugg gangster rappers don't do these kinds of things right?

Says who?

Originally Posted by Ratm

And they especially don't do little kids parties. You lose street cred—I'm sure this has already affected him by now.

LOL, you actually buy into that "street credibility" crap. That's all just part of the image these guys sell to their mostly white "suburban" audience.

They have as much real "street cred" as Barbara Streisand or Céline Dion.

Originally Posted by Ratm

He's rockin' the the platinum cross. That's the first thing I noticed. But why would jews have a problem with it.

Heh. They paid that guy 500.000 to perform at a bat mizvah - do you honestly believe they care what he wears?

[Cubeoid]

Originally Posted by macroy

girl = bat
guy = bar

Thanks for the factoid macroy.

[Goldfinger]

Cubeoid likes factoid.

[milhous]

so long as everyone gets funny blunts, it's all that matters.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by analogika

This comment seriously weirds me out.

Seconded. WTF ?

-t

[jcadam]

Originally Posted by {PHOTON}Mazz1020

yea i think thats just wrong, cool but wrong. those parents are spoiling their child way too much and thats really gonna mess the child up when it gets older

possibly the next Paris Hilton in the making, eh?

[Cubeoid]

Originally Posted by Goldfinger

Cubeoid likes factoid.

Yes. Yes he does.

[Eug Wanker]

It just goes to show you...

People from all walks of life, all religions, and all races and cultural backgrounds can be equally obnoxious and devoid of good taste.

[{PHOTON}Mazz1020]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

It just goes to show you...

People from all walks of life, all religions, and all races and cultural backgrounds can be equally obnoxious and devoid of good taste.

Hey have you ever heard of a crazy Buddist party? Has there ever been one?

[Cadaver]

Originally Posted by Volks

Since when are jews white?

They may be light, but definitely not white.

Uh... what?
Since when does religion suddenly change your race?
A black man who is catholic is, what, then?

[3andahalfeyed]

Any religious ritual event can be used as a way to flaunt wealth and lavishness. A typical debutante party can become nothing but lavishness. These kids may be considered adults by law but socially-wise they may still be nothing but immature spoiled children. Regardless of their achievements and academics.

As a hispanic raised catholic, there are many over the top quinceañeras families give to there girls. Some of these families can't even afford to have parties like this in the first place.
I don't even think these rituals have anything to do with religion, rather it is more of a cultural thing, even though many families have a mass for the celebration.

So yeah, religious and cultural events are just a way for families to throw their money around (or borrowed money).

Any Catholics here ever heard of, or attended a First Communion party that was heavily lavished and luxurious? Or a Baptism? Confirmation? Talk about spoiling children and babies.