Foster loosely based the series on her own life and relationship.
She told theTimesthat she was taken aback by the outcry.
I think we need positive Jewish stories right now, Foster said.
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She added that if she felt shed depicted a Jewish family differently, people would criticize that, too.
Jessica Radloff, who wrote a book aboutThe Big Bang Theory, disagrees.
She just had an issue with the rest of the premises.
Would it be too much just to see Jewish characters in shows without feeling othered?
I dont feel that the parents are stereotypes as much, she said.
Immigrant culture can be very insular and fearful of outsiders, and theres a good reason for that.
I wanted to play into that because its an added layer of cultural differences between these two people.
I dont think that its OK to speak for so many people.
Because I dont think people want that in the show.
In an interview withRolling Stone, Brody said he appreciated playing a rabbi onNobody Wants This.
Even though Ive played Jewish characters before, Ive never played somebody so faith-based.
