#anyway i don't actually disagree with dropout's statement at all and especially the part about letting ppl learn and grow | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

waywardworldhopper · 9 months ago

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I... don't know how I feel about this statement. I mean, the statement itself is well written, and I like how they gently go "hey if you want to do activism there are better options than harassing some internet comedians."

But just... validating the complaints with this kind of response seems dangerous, especially given Dropout clearly recognizes they're tenuous at best. Like, I'm all for them taking an explicit stance on Palestinian liberation and directing fans to charities, but it feels like giving these accusations the time of day is encouraging more harassment.

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#like with rachel ok there is a case to be made because from what i've seen of her views yeah she is pro-israel and it makes me sad #but also she wasn't like? advocating it on the show?#do they need to scour every guest's social media before inviting them? or just jews? because spoilers THE LATTER IS ANTISEMITISM #i'm all for criticizing people who hold shitty views but ostracizing them from everything will only drive them to reactionary rabbitholes #and anyway it seems like the main thing was about noah which from what i can tell at least was barely anything and nothing current #like best case scenario this was keyboard warriors playing purity politics but i strongly suspect it's mostly just antisemitism #y'all need to fucking understand that like. there is a VAST reckoning happening in american judaism rn #and that a lot of if not most american jews grew up in a culture that implicitly supports israel #in the same way that usamericans are raised in a culture that implicitly supports the us #idk if you got mad at noah saying he was proud of his grandfather and making uninformed statements during the immediate aftermath of oct 7 #you better also be having that same energy for anyone who has ever celebrated july 4 in their life or who was scared after 9/11 #because it's the same fucking shit. different countries same shit #anyway i don't actually disagree with dropout's statement at all and especially the part about letting ppl learn and grow #i'm just unhappy they felt the need to make it and i'm scared it's going to embolden antisemites in the fandom #anyway i'm going back to my cave where i don't talk about palestine on the internet again now because there is no fucking nuance #ps if you use the word “zios” in my notes i'll block you

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