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Very Ralph

"If you guys would like to do it, I'm ready to do it. I don'tneed this shit anymore." When...

"If you guys would like to do it, I'm ready to do it. I don't
need this shit anymore." When I read that that always
the reference to his name, I didn't think there was a
smidgen of antisemitism there

Full Transcript

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"If you guys would like to do it,
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I'm ready to do it. I don't need this shit anymore."
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When I read that that always the reference to his name,
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I didn't think there was a smidgen of antisemitism there.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:02
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films,HBO,Air Mail Documentaries

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Movie Summary

A documentary about the origin and the upgrowth of the fashion label Ralph Lauren.
It was like, who was this little Jew to tell us how to dress us? - Very Ralph 00:04
It was like, who was this little Jew to tell us how to dress...
And they always pointed out that he was from the Bronx - Very Ralph 00:06
And they always pointed out that he was from the Bronx
"Aha, I see. He's just a Lifshitz." - Very Ralph 00:15
"Aha, I see. He's just a Lifshitz."
L.B. Mayer, who was the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. - Very Ralph 00:05
L.B. Mayer, who was the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.
The Warner brothers, all but one, were born overseas. - Very Ralph 00:05
The Warner brothers, all but one, were born overseas.
You can go through the list and say, "They were all immigrants." - Very Ralph 00:09
You can go through the list and say, "They were all imm...
They were really good when it came to feeling the pulse - Very Ralph 00:06
They were really good when it came to feeling the pulse
I thought Ralph Lauren, like these guys, - Very Ralph 00:05
I thought Ralph Lauren, like these guys,
He was telling people, - Very Ralph 00:05
He was telling people,
And how do I know it? Because first he saw it in the movies. - Very Ralph 00:04
And how do I know it? Because first he saw it in the movies.
All you need is frame now, and you'd be a masterpiece. - Very Ralph 00:04
All you need is frame now, and you'd be a masterpiece.
He grew up wanting to be like the stars on the silver screen - Very Ralph 00:09
He grew up wanting to be like the stars on the silver screen
He wanted to be bigger and better than where he came from. - Very Ralph 00:05
He wanted to be bigger and better than where he came from.
I think he has aspirations to not only dress the part, - Very Ralph 00:12
I think he has aspirations to not only dress the part,
Movies had a great impact on me, - Very Ralph 00:09
Movies had a great impact on me,
The idealization of the WASP-y American dream - Very Ralph 00:10
The idealization of the WASP-y American dream
And Ralph Lauren's work is very much about class. - Very Ralph 00:05
And Ralph Lauren's work is very much about class.
Like Hollywood, - Very Ralph 00:07
Like Hollywood,
I was always inspired by '30s or '40s movies. - Very Ralph 00:05
I was always inspired by '30s or '40s movies.
Movies made somewhere around the Depression. - Very Ralph 00:04
Movies made somewhere around the Depression.