"Do not use participation in the slave trade as an excuse for whitewashing Jews, unless you are willing to do the same to Arabs and Native Americans. Otherwise, it is nothing more than discrimination. And discrimination against Jews has a name: antisemitism."
The whole thing started because the new Wonder Woman is Jewish. Hollywood thought they had checked the diversity box, while BIPOC got angry about a role being taken away from their community.
Oh no won't someone think of the poor colonizer who joined the IDF.
:what-the-hell:
My favorite part:
Reddit brained mfer tries to deflect from the actual criticism of Israeli fascism by insinuating that they are being equated to other white supremacists and not it's own thing.
Not only that but there is a long history of Israeli nationalists collaborating with other fascists in hopes to drive more migration to Israel.
Okay let's draw this out to its logical conclusion, should I as a white person be able to lay claim to African heritage?
At some point it does matter how long you and your ancestors have spent outside the region.