"It's becoming cool to be Arab-American"

“They say Arab-Americans are the new African-Americans,” Dean Obeidallah says a few minutes into his set on the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour Special. The audience nods in acknowledgement. Indeed, Arab-Americans are now the minority of choice for racial profiling, discrimination and hate crimes in this country. But Obeidallah continues, “When I heard that expression, I was excited. I was like, ‘Oh my God, we’re cool!’ Kids in Jersey are going to start acting ‘Arab.’ They’ll be smelling like lamb, wearing gold chains and open shirts, detailing their cars to look like taxi cabs.”

From an article in Heeb Magazine, which is describes as a "Jewish magazine aimed at intellectual Jews." Reminds me of an old joke, only in reverse:
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An elderly Jewish man is sitting on a park bench reading an Arabic newspaper. His best friend walks by, sees the paper, and stops in shock. "What are you doing reading that paper? You should be reading the Jewish Ones!" The elderly man replies, "the Jewish papers have stories about intermarriage, anti-Semitism, problems in Israel... all kinds of troubles for the Jewish people. I like to read about good news." "This newspaper paper says... The Jews have all the money... the Jews control the press... the Jews control the banks... the Jews control Hollywood. At my age it's better to read nothing but good news!"