Monday, August 29, 2005

Why No Jewish blinkies or tickers?

For those of you unfamiliar with online message boards, there are such things as blinkies and tickers. If you are a regular visitor of message boards, you undoubtedly have seen blinkies and tickers, which most people include with their online signature.

A blinky is a cute little graphic that has a funny saying or tells people something about yourself (sometimes more than people REALLY need to know) and/or something you like. Here are some examples:


A ticker keeps track of things. An anniversary, birthdays, pregnancy, even the number of days and weeks you have breastfed. Popular on the pregnancy/parenting message boards are tickers that chronicle conception efforts. Here is a typical ticker:


You can search the internet and there are THOUSANDS of unique blinkies and tickers but I have NEVER seen a Jewish blinkie. Through various message boards I have visited, I have seen literally hundreds of Jesus/Christian blinkies but never a Jewish blinkie. If someone can take the time to create a blinkie that says why can't someone else create a cute little blinkie with a Star of David that says Shalom? Or L'Shana Tova?

I feel discriminated. And I challenge someone to find a Jewish blinkie for me since I am tired of looking.

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