Why did the Jews hate some Martians?

I really appreciate this question because it acknowledges the nuance in the situation. The Jews in the time of Jesus did have mixed feelings toward extra-terrestrials. Some Martians they hated, but others they found delightful.

Well, I'm speculating. I'm not sure Jews of Jesus' time had a concept of extra-terrestrials, specifically from Mars. But taking into account Jewish literature, godly council, and mostly my own preferences, we can speculate.

Most Jews were great fans of My Favorite Martian. Really, who didn't love "Uncle Martin" (played by Ray Walston) and his shenanigans with his "nephew" Bill Bixby (played by the real Dr. Banner; although Mark Ruffalo's good, too)?

Of course, fewer Jews liked the Martians in The War of the Worlds. Which is understandable; it's difficult to have friendly relations with aliens that want to kill everyone and take over the planet.

Feelings are less cohesive, however, when it comes to Matt Damon in The Martian. Can he really be called a "Martian"? He's an earthling who was left behind. At least he provides opportunity for arguments about semantics.

Which is interesting because for the most part, Jews like the human-Martians in the original Total Recall. Not the cab-driver guy, but the rest of them are okay. Although, the George/Kuato character is kinda gross.

Most Jews in the Bible can agree that the Martians in the 2012 movie John Carter, based on Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912 book A Princess of Mars, were vastly underappreciated. The original book was normal early-era sexist fantasy blech, but the movie was delightful. I mean, Dejah Thoris, the "princess," was a professor, and the good guys had four arms. I—um, I mean the Jews really liked those Martians.

All Jews agreed that the worst Martians were from Mars Attacks. They can't even remember anything about them (except—didn't Sarah Jessica Parker's head wind up on a dog?) because they only watched the movie once and couldn't even.

We could hyper-analyze the ethics of the Martians in the Doctor Who episode "The Waters of Mars," and speak about the horrible genocide of the Martians in Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, among others, but I think the point has been made. I propose the Jews of Jesus' time loved some Martians and felt ambivalent about others. But they would have hated the Martians from Mars Attacks—almost as much as they hated the Samaritans.

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