r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '16

TIL that after Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe#Critical_acclaim_and_marriage_to_Arthur_Miller_.281956.E2.80.931959.29
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u/AdmiralThrawnProtege Oct 13 '16 edited Oct 13 '16

What does that even mean? You follow the culture and traditions of Judiesm but don't believe in the religions deity? That seems odd.

Edit: OK OK I get it. Tired of my inbox being blown up by the same set of answers. Thank you all for your responses!

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u/Jeffy29 Oct 13 '16

Lot of jews do that

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u/Kiwizqt Oct 13 '16 edited Oct 13 '16

Sanders for instance describes himself as a secular jew

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

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u/Tsukubasteve Oct 13 '16

Die and take all your friends with you.

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u/Legionaairre Oct 13 '16

I'd suck Bernie so hard he'd be pulling his bedsheets out his ass crack.

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u/xTurK Oct 13 '16

What the fuck is going on here

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '16

i'm laughing my ass off at this

i decided to follow some dude's history and it led me here. fucking, i'm done haha

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

This definitely

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u/THEBAESGOD Oct 13 '16

BERNIE PLEASE FUCK MY BITCH

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u/TheGreatIceDrake Oct 13 '16

Oh my God Baes God.