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Funny YouTube video from UMichigan Students

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You know how they say that every stereotype stems from a grain of truth? A few students at the University of Michigan clearly agree and decided to pay homage to the Jewish-American Princess or “JAP” in one of the funniest YouTube videos I’ve seen in a while.
 
Their rap, “The Pursuit of Jappiness”, is an overblown satire about the stereotypical JAPs who go to their school. And let me make it clear that this is definitely NOT representative of most Jews. But as someone who is Jewish (and proud!), I can attest that there is a small segment of Jewish girls who fit these guys’ depiction of the quintessential JAP hilariously well.
 
 Personally, I wouldn’t be caught dead in Ugg Boots and I don’t have a Blackberry, but this rap is obviously meant as a joke and I thought it was pretty clever. So check it out below and let me know what you think! Is this video funny? Offensive? Or just plain silly?
 

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Nikki Fig
Nikki Fig is a Broadcast Journalism major at Emerson College. She writes, produces and reports for shows on several Emerson television stations and is a web writer for Emerson's lifestyle publication, Em Mag. She is also the Philanthropy Chair of Alpha Epsilon Phi and recently returned from a study abroad program in Israel. Nikki is graduating in May and plans to move back to New York City. She wants to pursue a career in journalism that will enable her to combine her love of fashion, travel and culture.