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The Trouble With Translations…

…Is that you need a cultural reference that means the same thing.

The Hebrew-dubbed version of “Shrek 2” was banned in Israel today until a reference to singer David Da’or is removed from the translation. Da’or, a singer known for his high voice, petitioned the court after translators rendered “let’s bobbitt him” into na’aseh lo ma’aseh David Daor – “let’s David Da’or him,” which the singer claimed linked his name with emasculation.

(Israel Insider)

The Jerusalem Post also reports, “Court orders Shrek 2 snipped to save Da’or’s manhood.”

Translators quickly changed the [offending] line to the more straightforward “Let’s take a sword and castrate him.”

You’d think David Weiss would have been able to avoid such quirks.

12 thoughts on “The Trouble With Translations…

  1. Hi. I’m not jewish or anything, I just stumbled across this webpage somehow. But I’d just like to comment on the shirt to the left. The jewish star and the anarchy symbol. First of all, I don’t think you people even know that it’s an anarchy symbol. Second of all, I believe in anarchy, and by you putting your star of david in it, I can’t lie. It pisses me off big time. So please, THINK next time about what the symbol actually means before you make clothes out of it. Because I know all of you retards just see a bunch of “punk rock kids” all wearing anarchy symbols and you people with your money making schemes think “hey, everyone else is doing it, let’s make a t-shirt.” You people make me sick.
    Love Always,
    Serena

  2. serena,
    you seem to have some antisemitic inclinations:
    ‘you people with your money making schemes think “hey, everyone else is doing it, let’s make a t-shirt.” You people make me sick.”‘
    i might be wrong but thats what I gather from the above quote. if that is the case, you are far from being an anarchist, maybe really just a “punk rock kid” growing up in a nice NJ suburb and then moving to st. marks.
    sometimes i wonder if i should call myself an anarchist – i dont want to be associated with the wrong people.

  3. hmm Jews imitating non-jewish symbols pisses non jews off…. Theres a lesson to be learnt here.. Somewhere… I wonder where?

  4. I think Serena has a point. It is pretty retarded to mix anarchist symbols up with jewish symbols. As for the lame comebacks.
    quote: Suck my dreidel.
    Dude WTF?

  5. Two things to say here… 1) “suck my driedel.” LMFAO!!!!!! 2) I am a jew, but I am starting to realise that the entire religion, much like any religion [including christianity and catholicism] is a bullshit lie, and nothing more than big business. You pay a collection plate. for what? to keep services goin? ha. youre paying the priests/rabbis annual salary. I find it to be a mere coincidence that the two symbols arent far off. This probably wasnt intentional, but nonetheless.. It would be a contradiction to say that its the same, seeing as how Anarchy is lack of all rules and orders, and that religions are about as well structured and ordered as Facism. Religion is the opposite of Anarchy, but is the same as Facism. Perhaps you should all think about that for a moment before you spew some pre-pubescent bullshit.
    I am an anarchist, and proud. I keep my dignity and individualism that way. Labels are for posers.

  6. “I am an anarchist, and proud. … Labels are for posers.”
    Oh, the irony.
    I think everyone needs to realize it’s not a matter of which religion is right and which symbols are used for what..it’s a class war. The Rich VS. The Poor. And, unfortunately, this is happening all over the world. So…
    Take out all your aggressions on a rich person. Steal their wallet or even their car! Hell, it’s not like they can’t afford a new one..not to mention the insurance money they’ll receive for their “loss”. Or just fuck with them..(i.e. Paint on fur coats, hot sauce in squirt guns, blah blah..) Remember: The rich don’t want you to have money, so they can keep more for themselves.
    Rob from the Rich and keep for yourself.
    Love Always,
    JesusNeverExisted

  7. I FEEL DIZZY . I STUDIED MANY MANY SITES
    AND I HAVE ONE THING TO SAY
    THE HUMAN CARNIBAL !!!!! ALL ARE AGAINST ALL!!!!
    HATRED , WARS , BLOOD,BLOOD AND MORE BLOOD!!
    IF GOD WAS A MAN HE WOULD HAVE VOMITTED!!!!
    TRUE INDIVIDUAL ANARCHY AWAY FROM ANY HUMAN ORGANISATION.

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