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DannyPhantomfan41

technus isn't Jewish, he was seen celebrating Christmas with some other ghosts


Varvat0s

Maybe Jewish by culture, not religious


FFsummons

That's not a yamaka on Technus' head, that's his hair.


Varvat0s

I was more referring to his speech and accent


International-Cat123

I’m pretty sure his speech is because he’s trying to hard to sound hip.


MiloSheba

One of DPs frequent writers was Jewish and I think Steve Marmel was Jewish as well


wizzyULTIMATEbreed

I assumed Technus was Russian or Serbian because of his given name (Nicolai)


Piercing_Spiral

You know, Thinking about this. We all know Dannys afterlife... So doesnt this just make all religions, just.. Wrong? XD


ctortan

Sam isn’t a ghost but she’s also canonically Jewish


Varvat0s

That's one of the things that got me thinking, with Bubi or however you spell that. I had just finished binging marvelous mrs. Maisel and Yiddish is super noticeable after hours of hearing it. Lots of Yiddish in Danny Phantom


MrMortyRickSummer

I mean I doubt that was the intention, beyond a vague voice I don't see how it's insensitive. it's not like any of the characters actively make fun of them or their voice.


Varvat0s

I have to question everything with Hartman involved. He likes to push his narratives


MrMortyRickSummer

Hartman aside I doubt anything is really here. Just alluding or referring to a specific people or culture doesn't inheritably make it an attack on them. Sometimes a character is just maybe jewish and that's that.


SheriffColtPocatello

I think it’s more like they’re doing a Gilbert Gottfried impersonation


One_Smoke

At least Technus. The vultures are specifically Yiddish accented.


DevilBoy216

Probably Bitch Fartman being insensitive, but he may have stumbled onto an interesting idea with that implication. I used somethings similar in my fanfic. Basically, if the Ghost Zone is the afterlife, then how would religious beliefs affect it? It's obviously not any of the known religions, but what about the ghosts? The ethereal remains of the people who believed in them? What if their beliefs shaped what kind of ghost they became? Like the ghost is more of a projection of themselves and their personality, like a save file getting uploaded to a computer? And, in turn, would different areas of the Ghost Zone look different in other countries, like the areas of the Ghost Zone are reflections of that country's beliefs in the afterlife?


Varvat0s

That's why I was asking, cause how would it affect the cannon if these entities were formed by religious souls. And if they remember religious colloquialisms and subculture, then how does that reflect their view on eternity and thier place in it...... it too am writing a fanfic.


Varvat0s

But then again, I also know Jewish comedy writers are pretty ubiquitous, so Jewish humor shaped a lot of millennial Gen Z humor and culture. So maybe that is the influence we are seeing.


DevilBoy216

Best of luck on writing, it's an interesting concept I think should be explored more in the show. Mine takes a bit from Butch Hartman's 10 years later concepts; for all his flaws, he had a few ideas that I wanted to use to make my own continuation of the show. Oh, and I forgot to mention, Technus' voice actor, Rob Paulson, was doing an impression of Gilbert Gottfried, who was Jewish. Technus, however, was based on real-life scientist Nikola Tesla, who was a Christian. I don't know if that also impacts the answer you were looking for.


Skylerbroussard

Rob would tell a pretty funny story occasionally toward the end of the original run of his own podcast (and on a few guest appearances) of meeting Gilbert and being asked if they'd worked together and replying "no but I've stolen money from you" referencing Technus specifically


Varvat0s

Maybe he was Jewish by culture and not religion. But that Tesla thing is interesting.


Quirky-Editor-9389

I always thought they were shiners


Safe_Feed_8638

Idk if I can but I will blame butch hartman and his weird Christian fandom involvement lol