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Something genuinely strange has happened. Woke up today to emails and tweets saying I am anti-Semitic. Which is weird, because I've been publicly & privately fighting against this bigotry for years. Here's the argument...
In February, when I did not forcefully denounce a friend, who did not forcefully denounce Louis Farrakhan, for him being anti-Semitic - that now means, through 6 degrees of Farrakhan separation, that I too am responsible for his words. Frankly, this is bullshit.
I reject every single anti-Semitic word, phrase, thought, dream, notion, or consideration from every single human being, including Louis Farrakhan, that has ever had such a thought. I loathe anti-Semitism. I hunt neo-Nazis as a hobby. Hoped my actions & heart were clear.
What's particularly weird about this new attack, calling me anti-Semitic, is that it is not based on anything new, but based on something that had already been settled months ago. The only thing new is that I am strong speaking out for the human rights of Palestinians & for BDS.
Here's the deal. I'm going to keep standing up for the human rights of Palestinians. And I'm going to keep hunting down and exposing Neo-Nazis. And you can love me or hate me - that's your choice - but I will let my actions speak for themselves every single day.
I have never met Louis Farrakhan. I am not responsible for anything he says or does. I am also not responsible for other people who may respect or admire him. If that issue is critical for you, and that's your business, you will have to take that up with them.
I fundamentally reject the notion that fighting for the human rights and dignity of Palestinians makes anyone anti-Semitic. If you believe that, it's no different than people thinking those who hate police brutality hate white people.
Someone said, "Shaun - you can't tell us what is or is not anti-Semitic." OK. Defining your oppression for yourself is your privilege. But if me not rejecting a person who did not reject a person who you say is anti-Semitic makes me anti-Semitic, then we do have a problem.
Again - I will keep fighting against all bigotry of all kinds. I don't do it for the love or any accolades - Lord knows it puts me and my whole family in danger every day - I do it because it's the right thing to do and it must be done. //End of Thread
Apparently if you disagree with Israel on anything it means you hate Jewish people. I find this to be bull
. I imagine there are many Jewish people who don’t agree 100% with everything Israel says/does.
@CarlyPildis wasn't calling you anti-Semitic in her article. She wished that you would listen to Jews regarding anti-Semitism with the same fervor that you demand people listen to African Americans and institutional racism.
It is a very nice poised well articulate article
The article by @CarlyPildis did not say you are or were anti-Semitic. It said you don’t get to define what that term means. There is a major difference. It might help if you tried to empathize instead of fight what it said.
This @ShaunKing. You’ve created a straw man.
It's the hypocrisy that gets me. You accused Sara Gilbert of being complicit for Roseanne's actions, but you defend Tamika Mallory for willingly hobnobbing with a hate monger who has a profile on the SPLC site.
It's been my suspicion that you have been targeted for discrediting and silencing. Stay strong. Choose and vet wisely. Your words have power. Best to you.
There's a little misrepresentation here. There was an article that said he doesn't get to decide what people consider anti Semitic he then blocked the writer and all who agreed which led to the groundswell. I believe he explained that he uses an automatic blocker and didn't
Actively block the people and then unblocked them
But he actively set a filter to automatically block anyone who shared an article criticizing him.
Is that possible? I don't think filters are that smart yet
I don't believe it was a specific auto blocker which is how so many people got blocked
I don't know what to believe. I'm skeptical of the whole blocklist story. King has a long-standing issue with his credibility.
King has more credibility than anyone I'm aware of.
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