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He’ll issue a statement about how “hatred isn’t in my heart” and it was an attempt at levity gone awry, & Jews will be told we’re being too sensitive, he’s apologized. But it’s not that he’s an antisemite, it’s that at best, to him the death of millions is an edgy joke. (1/4) https://twitter.com/robert_etc/status/1291504249042374656
People are so worried they’re going to be called a racist or antisemite because the words mean a bad person, and they ignore that being a bad person is a sum of actions. (2/4)
It’s giving a heil because the funny to you outweighs the legacy it carries. It’s having a Confederate flag bumper sticker because your “heritage” but ignoring that heritage is built on a foundation of brutalizing Black people. (3/4)
I don’t give a shit what you say is in your heart. I can’t see your heart, but I can sure as shit see your actions. And this motherfucker heiled twice. (4/4)
Addendum: sports beat writers, hold his fucking feet to the fire. Ask why. Ask what he was thinking. When he says “I don’t know” ask “why did you think he bent your elbow? Why did you do it a second time?” Don’t let it stand at just whatever statement he gives.
They’re already making the excuses for him, because of course, suggesting someone is antisemitic is impossible if they have a Jewish friend. https://twitter.com/susanslusser/status/1291541856463937536?s=21 https://twitter.com/susanslusser/status/1291541856463937536
For the record: his best friend has a very unique religious background, a converted messianic Jew whose great-grandmother was murdered by Nazis.
It’s almost like you can’t assume that just because a person is a minority, they represent everyone in the minority.
It’s almost like you can’t assume that just because a person is a minority, they represent everyone in the minority.
It’s also almost like maybe being a racist or antisemite has nothing to do with how they interact with individuals, and in fact both racism and antisemitism are based on a broad dehumanizing of a group instead of saying “I hate Jews because of one Jew I know.”
