that “what’s the best way to be a Jewish ally” post is shit tbh. like it really doesn’t answer how to be an ally and some of the information is just wrong.
you want to know how to be an ally to jews:
1. listen when jews talk out about their experiences existing as a jew. you do not get to decide what is or isn’t antisemitic. you do not get to tell jews they’re being “too sensitive”. and for fuck’s sake, don’t bring up israel in response to jews talking about unrelated antisemitism.
2. learn to recognize and call out antisemitism in all of its forms, even if it’s from “your side” and even if there isn’t jews around to see you call out antisemitism.
3. make space for jews in your groups/organizations.
4. recognize that jews are not a monolith: we are a diverse group of people from all over the world—different races and nationalities and what have you. also like so many different opinions. too many opinions.
5. educate yourself. there are many jews who will be happy to answer questions or point you in the right direction for things but taking some initiative is great.
“Lie close,” Laura said, Pricking up her golden head: “We must not look at goblin men, We must not buy their fruits: Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry thirsty roots?”
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They literally work every day with very ill cancer-stricken kids who can’t get the vaccine.
This makes 100% sense.
If you’re an employee of a world renowned hospital and are anti-vax, you didn’t deserve to be hired to begin with because that hospital tends to hire people who understand evidence-based medicine and apply that to clinical practice. If you’re an anti-vax healthcare worker, you aren’t practicing evidence-based medicine and are therefore a danger to patients.
i enjoy celeb drama not because of parasociality reasons but rather for the same reasons peasants went to watch the rich get publically guillotined in 1700s france.
Hey you know what’s (not very) cool? Your Super Leftist group of Hip Pals doesn’t just prioritize but worships thin bodies and no matter how many pins you wear on your jacket or how many instas you caption with #ThickThighsClub you all treat fat women like actual dirt and it absolutely makes you a shitty person and a bad feminist. :)