Do you root for the underdog?

I am the underdog. I am a Jew born after WWII. Neighbors and relatives were still crying and shrieking over barely escaping, over lost relatives. As a little girl I knew there were people who wanted me dead.

I am the underdog. My grandmother and father were early union organizers.

Parents taught me very early that racism is wrong; that we must use all at our disposal to make it right; that one underdog should help the other.

I am careful whom I consider to be a true underdog, not every person in a bad situation is.
 
That is the one of most heartbreaking things that the world has ever seen. I am not Jewish but my husband had an aunt that married a Jewish man and converted. The war was never discussed within the family but I know he made the trip to Washington as a survivor in his 80's. He was the last of the older generation to pass at 96. It was only his body that failed, he was as sharp as a tack to the day he died. Through his family I was exposed to the Jewish faith. They sat shiva when our aunt passed and it taught us a lot about the Jewish faith. She taught me how to make mandelbread and to cook a wonderful brisket. I miss them, they were my favorites on that side of the family. They had money but they treated everyone with love and kindness, there was never any kind of judgement. Everyone was loved and appreciated. I never saw them as a underdog, I saw them as kind, wonderful people that made my life better.
 
Pepper said:
I am a Jew
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Funny, when I grew up I thought the word "Jew" was just a derogatory word, kind of the equivalent of "cheap jerk". Even though I vaguely knew that Jesus had been Jewish. I didn't realize it was a religion or real group of people. One day after using the word that way a friend of mine, an actual Jew, explained it to me. I was really embarrassed and never did that again.
 
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Blessed said:
That is the one of most heartbreaking things that the world has ever seen. I am not Jewish but my husband had an aunt that married a Jewish man and converted. The war was never discussed within the family but I know he made the trip to Washington as a survivor in his 80's. He was the last of the older generation to pass at 96. It was only his body that failed, he was as sharp as a tack to the day he died. Through his family I was exposed to the Jewish faith. They sat shiva when our aunt passed and it taught us a lot about the Jewish faith. She taught me how to make mandelbread and to cook a wonderful brisket. I miss them, they were my favorites on that side of the family. They had money but they treated everyone with love and kindness, there was never any kind of judgement. Everyone was loved and appreciated. I never saw them as a underdog, I saw them as kind, wonderful people that made my life better.
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I spent a lot of time with Jewish people because my first husband was Jewish. I love them and their food. A lot of his clients were Jewish as well so we had many friends and celebrated their holidays with them. I never saw them as the underdog because I saw them build their people up. They were successful and helped and encouraged each other within the business world. My MIL told me how she was treated as a young Jewish girl growing up in the Bronx and how people would call her a "dirty jew" and cross the street to get away from her. People can be so cruel.
 
Alligatorob said:
Funny, when I grew up I thought the word "Jew" was just a derogatory word, kind of the equivalent of "cheap jerk". Even though I vaguely knew that Jesus had been Jewish. I didn't realize it was a religion or real group of people. One day after using the word that way a friend of mine, an actual Jew, explained it to me. I was really embarrassed and never did that again.
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Oh, you mean like "Jew you down." In and of itself Jew is not derogatory. I do have problems with my hairstyle, however---do I want to cover my horns or display and wear ribbons on them? Just another day in the life.
 
Trish said:
I used to but, now I try not to get dragged in as, too often the "underdog" turns out to be the problem! :(
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Just to clarify my earlier post as I was not anticipating the very serious posts which have followed. When I read the op I immediately thought of incidences at school and in the early work days when I stood up for people who appeared to be the underdog but, in several cases, turned out to be the instigator and left me wishing I had been smarter. (y)
 
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Pepper said:
Oh, you mean like "Jew you down."
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Yep, it was an expression I used a lot, before understanding what I was saying...
Pepper said:
do I want to cover my horns or display and wear ribbons on them?
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I think you probably should... though I thought it was the Mormons who had horns, LOL. Funny what we think of people we don't know or understand.
 
I don't really differentiate the top dog from the underdog . I root for what's the right thing over what's the wrong thing.
More, I tend to root for a good cause over a selfish cause.
If there is no right or wrong, no good over selfish, then I root for whoever has tried their hardest to the the very best they are capable of.
 
When the Chicago Cubs went so many decades without winning a world series, I began rooting for them until it finally happened. Being a Mets fan, this was not too well received by my fellow fans.
 
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