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In the last six years seven ex-charedi stories have been told in TV shows and movies. The latest one “My Unorthodox Life,â came to Netflix last week and has caused tremendous pain in the
frum world, as many who know this family personally are coming forward to say that the show is based on numerous lies and exaggerations, and while Haart clearly had painful experiences, she throws everyone under the bus on her way out.
Media outlets donât seem to care for accuracy or fact-checking, and the world is obsessed with the genre of Jews escaping from Orthodoxy. I believe this is because too many people see Orthodox Jews as revolting. I understand this sentiment well, because itâs how I was raised. My childhood perspective on Orthodox Jews was extremely biased, as it was shaped almost entirely by media, which features the crooks, creeps, and extremists of our community and rarely anyone happy and healthy.