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thepunkmuppet · 1 year ago
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HAPPY GERARD DAY HELLSITE!!!!!!!
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spnx67 · 3 months ago
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i genuinely cannot deal anymore.
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genevieve and daneel well fucking done. IM GOING FERAL. bc i would’ve had 3 kids with them too.
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5allywilliams · 7 months ago
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Cooked up some Trella (Jared’s gf) art for you guys even though I haven’t shown yall her yet
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Gloriously beautiful even though she’s a bit,..eeehh
(She likes mutilating people)
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inlovewith-j2 · 2 years ago
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This is so sweet!
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The ever unchangeable octopus Sam.
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musicluvr42069 · 5 months ago
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Introduction?!?
HELLO!!!
im Renee/Syd
i use she/they pronouns
im autistic
im from texas :p
ive had tumblr for AGES but finally decided to actually post on it :3
(im also very bad at using tumblr so i probably wont post often)
my interest-
as of posting my interest are-
bloodhound gang
jackass
HIM
tom jones
TF2 (sniper main btw)
cky
haggard
and a few other things but those are my main rn!!
(im always looking for new friends so your welcome to ask me anything and if you just think im SUPER awesome sauce your welcome to ask for my instagram!)
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BYE FOR NOW!!! PEACE!!!
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yenhan · 2 months ago
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"Accidental pregnancy scare"
Thoughts on TF141 & International student neighbor ft. Alejandro and Rudy
Part One - Next - Masterlist
a/n: f!reader
Synopsis: One little misunderstanding surely won't do much damage.
You knew you’d messed up the second Rudy dropped his drink.
He was laughing at first. He was. That man had a distinctive laugh, and he definitely fit his newest job as a self-defence instructor for kids. He just gave the impression to be that good with children. Alejandro, on the other hand, had his eyebrows so high up that they were about to vacate his forehead entirely.
Knowing they spoke Spanish, you took it as a chance to dust the drawer in which the 'one month exchange in Spain' had been abandoned. You finished telling them a story; being flustered after an evil seagull stole your sandwich at the beach. "Me sentí tan embarazada," you said at length.
Except, you just made a terrible mistake. A little mix-up between languages. Who could blame you? Your brain switched languages every two seconds! Embarazada, imbarazzata, embarrassed... Why did they sound so similar? Was it really your fault if 'embarazada' meant 'pregnant'?
Which you were not. Not even remotely.
You coughed. Alejandro grinned like Christmas had come early.
“¿Embarazada?” Rudy repeated slowly. “You’re pregnant?”
Your heart dropped into your socks, under your shoes, under the pavement of the flat. “No! That’s not what I meant! I’m not—" You covered your face.
Too late.
The colonel, bless him, was already turned toward the lads, aware he was about to deliver a bombshell of gossip. “Did you know your little neighbor is pregnant?”
“Wot?!” Soap choked on his tea, beating his chest to avoid suffocating.
Gaz immediately teared up. “I—I’m not ready to be an uncle... Who’s the dad? Does he have a job? This requires an emergency meeting. We don’t have a contingency plan!”
Ghost stood up and walked directly to the window. As if the shining glass could track the identity of the mystery father... You were fairly certain he was running through a list of local male residents and assigning kill orders. Was it Jared from the butcher's shop? That boy had a penchant for dangerous endeavors, alas flirting with you when you accompanied Johnny and Simon to buy steaks. Perhaps Ray, the mailman, had lingered a little too long by your doorstep lately?
Price’s sigh could’ve powered the National Grid. “For Christ’s sake.”
Soap, poor guy, was pacing now. "Right, who wis it? Ah'll kill 'im. Naw, seriously, just blink twice if it’s someone we ken."
Encouraged by Alejandro's discreet sneer, you made a show of holding your stomach. “Oh, I just felt a flutter. Must’ve been the spicy fried chicken.”
The Scotsman nearly fainted. “You sneaky wee shite!"
“Y’lot are absolute idiots,” Price muttered, pinching the bridge of his nose. “Can someone get me a drink? Or a shovel to bury the rest of my patience?”
“I’m kidding! Not pregnant. Just linguistically challenged. Sorry, Kyle.”
Gaz stopped mid-sob. “Thank God. I wasn’t ready to financially commit to diapers.”
“Tha's it? No situation to… address?” Ghost turned. He sure was inscrutable, but you noticed the relieved glint in his eyes before it disappeared.
You gave him a look™. “Uh? Like you’d what, adopt the baby out of spite?”
He didn’t answer.
"Simon."
"I didn’t say yes."
"..."
Price just pointed a finger at both of your Mexican friends. “You two are banned from visiting. Indefinitely.”
Remember kids: Check your false friends before they give your neighbors a collective aneurysm. Or a reason to plan a shotgun wedding.
P.S. Yes, Simon would adopt the baby.
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Based on a friend's mishap in Madrid. I promise pt. 3 will come out :)
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prettypinkporkchop · 9 months ago
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Can you do Jared X reader where reader gets her wisdom teeth taken out and she's loopy from the Anesthesia and her and Jared go and hang out with the pack and they're teasing and making fun of her and she's crying and everything so Jared comforts her and they get yell at by Sam and punished. You can choose the punishment and the other details
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Your arms cross in the passenger seat of Jared's truck. Your seat is tilted back and you have gauze in your mouth. You feel dizzy and weird. Very high. You also feel numb everywhere. You keep thinking your tongue is gone, but Jared told you you still have it, and you trust him.
"Are we almost there yet?" You ask Jared.
"Yes, baby. You asked that two minutes ago." He chuckles and slides his band over your thigh.
"Minutes are so weird if you think about it." You start to think about how time even works. You sit up in a panic. "How does time work?!" You look at Jared.
"Baby, it works because I said so."
"Oh." You calm down and lay back down. "I love you." You tell him.
"I love you, too, baby." He smiles and keeps his eyes ahead of him.
You start to feel the truck get bumpy. "Wee.." You nonchalantly say. "Did we make it okay?" You sit up and look at Emily's house. The pack and Emily are in the yard playing horseshoe.
"Yes." He leans over and kisses your cheek.
He gets out of the truck, and you panic. "Don't leave me in here." You call out, not very loudly since you're high and loopy.
Jared opens your door and grabs your waist to help you out. "I'll never leave you." He says.
You get on your feet and walk very slow to the group.
"Ooh! She's still high." Embry looks up with the horseshoe in his hand.
"Poor baby." Emily frowns.
"I'm not high. I don't smoke weed." You reply.
Everyone bursts into laughter except Jared.
"Ayo, you got cotton in your mouth." Paul points out.
"No, I don't. It's my tongue. Jare bear told me I still have my tongue." You touch your cheek. Still, you can't feel anything.
They all laugh again.
"Am I ugly? Is that why you guys are laughing?" You start to sniffle.
"Baby, no. You're the most beautiful person ever." Jared grabs your face to make you look at him.
You start crying. "No, they think I'm ugly and weird. I'm cool. Jared, you said I'm cool."
They all keep laughing.
"Guys, seriously. Stop." Jared tells them.
They slowly stop laughing, and Embry grabs your arm, dragging you to the game. "Here! Do you want to play?" He asks, handing you the horseshoe.
You sigh and grab it from him. "I mean, I guess." You say. You lean over and then throw it. You threw it as hard as you could to the small pole in the ground. The horseshoe landed right in front of your foot. "That's pretty good." You say.
Everyone laughs again. Embry picks it up and touches your shoulder.
You look down at your feet and start to cry again. A piece of your gauze falls onto the ground.
"Y/n! Your tongue fell out!" Quil yells.
You scream and your cheeks go red as tears keep falling. "Oh no! Jare." You turn to him.
He grabs you and holds you tightly. "No, baby. It's not your tongue. Look." He pulls down your chin and grabs the tip of your tongue. "It's still here." He smiles.
You smile at him and stare at his face. "You're pretty." You say.
"You're pretty. But I'm about to kick ass." He looks up at the guys.
"I've got it." Sam smirks. "Boys, line up. Not you, Jared." He says sternly.
Jared hugs you tightly. "I love you. You're okay. Want to watch the boys do funny stuff?" He asks.
Your eyes light up. "Yes!"
You and Jared turn to all the guys lined up. Emily watches, amused, taking a sip of her tea.
"Y/n, what do you want them to do?" Sam asks.
"Magic tricks." You reply.
Sam looks up at Jared. Jared shakes his head with a smile.
"Alright, I've got something good to make y/n laugh." Sam faces the lined up, guys. "First off, don't you ever, I mean EVER laugh at an imprint. Do you understand me?!" He yells.
They nod their heads, getting nervous.
"Good. Now that we've got that cleared, I want you all to crawl on your hands and knees and meow like cats. Lick your hands. Be a cat until I say stop. This could last a while." Sam smirks and then turns to you and Jared. "Sound good?"
"Perfect." Jared gives a thumbs up.
"Also, Quil, that tongue shit you pulled wasn't funny. Y/n gets to do your makeup."
You cheer and jump up and down. Quil groans and stomps his foot. Embry points at him and laughs.
"Embry, you want to have your makeup done too?"
Embry is quick to stand straight.
"Cats. Now."
They all hesitate to get on the ground.
"Meow." Paul says in his human and manly voice as if he wants to die.
"Do it like you mean it." Sam orders.
Paul sighs and then meows like an actual cat.
You watch them while laughing and bat their heads as if it's fur.
You're not sure how long, but Jared said it was forty minutes, they are able to stop. You all go inside and Emily pulls out her makeup bag. She places it on the floor and pats down for you to sit.
"Quil, time to do your makeup!" You call out.
Quil groans and then crosses his legs in front of you.
You put heavy pink on his cheeks. The foundation is blended all the way. His poor eyebrows. You kept poking his eye with eyeliner and mascara. He did she'd a few tears. His lipstick is dark red and is everywhere.
"All... done.." You sigh in content and fall back onto the floor.
Jared lifts you up and holds you bridal style. "He looks good baby. You're so good." He praises.
You giggle and kick your feet.
"Lesson learned." Quil growls and sits at the table.
Paul and Embry are holding back so much laughter.
Emily takes out her phone and takes pictures of Quil. "How precious!" She laughs.
"Jare bear, can we go home?"
"Yes, baby."
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wip wednesday
Tagged by my beloved @walkinginland 💜💜💜 I am working on Seaside, but I don't like any of those scenes so far for this, so I'm dropping a very soft snippet from Soften Every Edge in the hopes that this will motivate me to get back to that story:
Jamie knew the weight of a miracle to be 9 pounds exactly, when Faith was a few months old and placed in his hands for the first time, small and pale and more delicate than anything he’d ever held before. So it was no small thing to see the sunrise starting its bloom on the horizon on the morning of her seventh birthday, to tread quietly into the room where Faith and Brianna slept, and to watch the steady rise and fall of her chest as she slumbered on. She’d hit a growth spurt of late, with a coltish look to her now — all sharp lines and long limbs — but Jamie didn’t think he’d ever be able to look at Faith without seeing the soft shape of her in Claire’s arms, at the top of the stairs in Jared’s house, and remembering the sudden shock of hope that had coursed through him at the sight of her. 
She still had his ruddy curls, his pointed ears, the same slant to her eyes as him, but more and more each day, she started to resemble Claire — her stubborn mouth or dazzling smile, depending on her mood, and an echo of the graceful lines of Claire’s face in her own. Blood of their blood and bone of their bone. Their precious wee lass.  
Quietly, so as not to wake Brianna, he knelt beside Faith’s bed and brushed her cheek with the backs of his fingers. “A leannan? Wake up.” 
Her eyes did open then, framed by her furrowed brows, scrunched in sleepy confusion. “Da?” 
“It’s yer birthday, m'annsachd. Come watch the sunrise wi’ me.”
no-pressure tagging @frasers-of-my-heart and @forgetmenotsassenach17!
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jester-of-tangerines · 1 year ago
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Finding Jared Harris/Francis Crozier attractive wasnt a surprise for me coz Im a chronic old man fucker ever since I was but a wee teen...no for me it was Tobias Menzies/James Fitzjames. If you showed me a picture of him before I watched the Terror I would have been like 'yeah..thats..um a guy for sure' but now Im like 'thats the prettiest man ever, my gorgeous wife, the apple of my eye, the most beautiful creature to ever walk the earth'....he's just so ghwadwkdsjwkns I look at him blush kick my feet and twirl my hair
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chonkyvoreai · 1 year ago
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Jared smiled as he got the morning newspaper. "Hoo-wee, you really hit the spot, you know that? Definitely a 10/10." BWORPPPPPP
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laf-outloud · 3 months ago
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bodyguard13 Look who’s @bumberasperformance for a wee makeover @thecwwalker mustang she’s going to be all tuned up with a few extras 😊🤪
Stella (the mustang) from Walker is getting an upgrade!
So wait, does this mean Jared and Gen (Cordell and Emily) own that car also? If so, that's awesome! Anyone want to ask at the next convention?
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thepunkmuppet · 1 year ago
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this is probably the most fuckin parasocial or whatever post I have ever made, but I just really like gerard way man :’)
like obviously I don’t know his personal life I don’t know his thoughts whatever, he could be the worst person alive for all I know but from what we the public see of him, he’s just a guy. just a nice guy, who has interests that he’s passionate and knowledgable about and loves to talk about, and talents and thoughts that he wants to share with the world. and he’s chill and he’s polite and he seems like a good dad, a good partner, a good friend. he seems very pleasant and easygoing to work with and talk to.
yeah idfk i’ll probably cringe at this in like a years time (I’ll probably cringe at this once I post it tbh 💀) but these are my 1am jared wee musings. I appreciate him. he seems like just a normal, nice person who got famous, and he just seems cool. idk i just want to hang out with him, have a chat with him. I feel like it would mellow me out I feel like it would be a fun time. like the 30 year age gap doesn’t mean shit I just find myself wanting to be friends with this dude and I think that’s a cool quality to have, especially as a famous person who could so easily let money and fame get to their head yk
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I just wanna spend time with him man like you don’t understand I need his takes on buffy the vampire slayer DESPERATELY
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i’m choosing chaos today
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so there’s this show,
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Monster Warriors
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it aired 2005-2006. as you can see, Jared is in it.
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think, Ghostbusters meets Power Rangers meets the A Team and a wee bit of MacGuyver and you have an idea of what the show is about.
yes, those children are in fact holding immersion blenders.
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they really said, the science is made up and the weapons don’t matter. no, LITERALLY:
they home-brew all their kit from junk and seconds from the hardware store, it’s great.
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also, everything is shot in super soft focus, so it looks like vintage softcore porn
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the show being about teenagers, ofc all the adults are fuckin’ useless, if not outright hostile. it’s a common trope, but in this show, that doesn’t mean it’s boring or cliché.
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Mayor Mel literally hands the team a permission slip that says, ‘Give these handy kids whatever they want, signed, The Mayor’.
this show has everything:
mad movie director as the villain
monster of the week
obstructive bureaucrats
high school hijinks
aliens
time travel
anyway, watch Monster Warriors. the entire run is available on youtube. the link is in the notes so tumblr doesn’t bury the post.
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brian-in-finance · 1 year ago
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Hi Brian, I know you remember everything and you can find any posts known to Tumblr. I clearly remember that SH signed a 2 year contract with Barbour. Do you remember? And if so, can you find any posts supporting the 2 year contract? All the drama surrounding his work with Barbour is OTT. Thanks!
Thanks for the message Anon. 🗓️ July 2016… seems like only seven-and-a-half years ago…
Yes, I remember our excitement about Sam’s new gig with Barbour. The man wore those clothes so well. And who could forget Connie the wee dog?
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Photo: Barbour
At the time, there was fair mention of a two-year contract.
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Influencer Intelligence
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Just Jared
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MR
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Fashion Insight
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Drapers
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Celebrity Café
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Scotland Now
One would think a two-year deal that began in July 2016 would be finished by end-of-summer 2018… but wait… there was more. For example:
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Photo: Barbour (published in British GQ Digital 1 March 2019)
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Photo: Barbour (published in Town & Country 18 March 2019)
Why did we see Barbour Sam beyond the two years? Contracts get extended. Informal handshake after the formal two-year deal expired? Photos published later, but shot earlier? Two years applied to his actual work, not publication of the work? 🤷🏻‍♂️
Whatever the reason for the extension, your memory serves you well, Anon. It was a two-year deal.
Barbour introduced Sam’s Spring Summer 2019 Signature Collection on 15 March.
Remember… quintessentially Barbour with a distinct influence from the Scottish countryside, this season’s Sam Heughan Signature collaboration mixes a smart aesthetic with the actor’s Scottish roots, and introduces womenswear into the collection. — Barbour
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lol-jackles · 2 years ago
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I agree with your opinions for the most part. But there are still some points of contradiction. For example, if Jared left the show, the spn wouldn't last much without him. If you exclude the bias towards Jensen and Misha, with a proper plot, the series could very well exist. Like making a move with Sam finally finding peace, leaving hunting and starting a family. Dean is happy for him and continues to do what he loves and knows well - hunt monsters and protect people and that includes Sam and his new family. Just if you take the concept that Sam(Jared) is the main character and the story is about him and Dean(Jensen) is secondary and the story can't be without a main character, then what about The Big Bang Theory series? Obviously Leonard is the main character and Sheldon is secondary. But when James Parsons wanted to leave the show(several times) it wasn't allowed? Why? Sheldon is not the main character, neither is Dean, BUT they are both audience favorites. Suppose if the situation was the other way around and Jensen was the one who wanted to leave the spn, the show wouldn't make sense either? Just based on your logic, the main character leaving is a failure for the show. That said, the departure of the same James Parsons would be a big blow to the show. His character even got his own series in the end. Maybe that's what Jensen wanted. And then I don't understand why he didn't just do a series about John when Meri died and he was left alone with kids and monsters. That would have been so much more interesting!
I think I may be misinterpreting "bias towards Jensen and Misha", as in my bias or the show's bias? If the latter then put down that non-canon-compliant fanfiction and slowly step away.
The Big Bang Theory worked with Leonard as the lead until he and Penny got married, which ideally was when the show should have ended because the show started with him pining after Penny. But the show continued for 2 more seasons with the focused moved to Sheldon & Amy and it was very noticeable that the original magic was gone and the show was cancelled shortly after. The ratings in viewership and demo for the last 2 seasons were steadily going down.
I've said many times here that when shows lose their leads, they are either cancelled or limp along for 1 or 2 more seasons (X Files, The Office, Scrubs, 70's show, The OC) but then fans and critics complain that the show got way worse. So even though The Big Bang Theory still had their lead Leonard on the show, moving the focus to Sheldon & Amy still resulted in the show's cancellation 2 years later.
Moving SPN's focus from Sam to Dean & Cas would have had the same result, cancellation in one or two seasons. So the "proper plot" you speak off wouldn't save a Sam-less show. WB knew that and that's why they cancelled Supernatural.
If it was Jensen who left SPN back in season 3 or 4, the show still would have continued to season 5 to reach syndication. During that time the role of Sam's new partner would have been casted and if he or she worked well enough with Jared, then the show could have continued after season 5. Shows that lost their main secondary character have successfully continued for several more seasons: Monk, Cheers, Greys Anatomy, Law&Order:SUV, and of course Walker. NYPD Blues' Andy famously went through 4 partners in 12 seasons, each partner just as popular as the last.
I agree that the Supernatural prequel should have been about a widowed John and wee Sam and Dean. That was Michael Rosenbaum’s immediate assumption on his podcast interview with Jensen. He missed a real opportunity for a young Sam and Dean prequel because nostalgia for the 80s is at an all time high. It could have been his version of Stranger Things as wee Sam and Dean explore the strange and the supernatural, like Sam’s imaginary friend Sully and we get to know more about the Zannas, the only supernatural creatures without agendas against mankind.
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rotzaprachim · 1 year ago
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Critical to note that the creator of the IHRA definition of antisemitism drafted it as a framework to track EUROPEAn attitudes toward antisemitism, not as a binding code of what is and isn't antisemitic at the legal and national level. full article (not long and very worthwhile) below:
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I drafted the definition of antisemitism. Rightwing Jews are weaponizing it
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Kenneth Stern
The ‘working definition of antisemitism’ was never intended to silence speech, but that’s what Trump’s executive order accomplished this weekFri 13 Dec 2019 06.25 ESTShare
Fifteen years ago, as the American Jewish Committee’s antisemitism expert, I was the lead drafter of what was then called the “working definition of antisemitism”. It was created primarily so that European data collectors could know what to include and exclude. That way antisemitism could be monitored better over time and across borders.
It was never intended to be a campus hate speech code, but that’s what Donald Trump’s executive order accomplished this week. This order is an attack on academic freedom and free speech, and will harm not only pro-Palestinian advocates, but also Jewish students and faculty, and the academy itself.
The problem isn’t that the executive order affords protection to Jewish students under title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The Department of Education made clear in 2010 that Jews, Sikhs and Muslims (as ethnicities) could complain about intimidation, harassment and discrimination under this provision. I supported this clarification and filed a successful complaint for Jewish high school students when they were bullied, even kicked (there was a “Kick a Jew Day”).
But starting in 2010, rightwing Jewish groups took the “working definition”, which had some examples about Israel (such as holding Jews collectively responsible for the actions of Israel, and denying Jews the right to self-determination), and decided to weaponize it with title VI cases. While some allegations were about acts, mostly they complained about speakers, assigned texts and protests they said violated the definition. All these cases lost, so then these same groups asked the University of California to adopt the definition and apply it to its campuses. When that failed, they asked Congress, and when those efforts stalled, the president.
As proponents of the executive order like the Zionist Organization of America make clear, they see the application of the definition as “cover[ing] many of the anti-Jewish outrages … frequently led by … Students for Justice in Palestine, including … calls for ‘intifada’ [and] demonizing Israel”. As much as I disagree with SJP, it has the right to make “calls”. That’s called free speech.
If you think this isn’t about suppressing political speech, contemplate a parallel. There’s no definition of anti-black racism that has the force of law when evaluating a title VI case. If you were to craft one, would you include opposition to affirmative action? Opposing removal of Confederate statues?
Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and special adviser, wrote in the New York Times that the definition “makes clear [that] Anti-Zionism is antisemitism”. I’m a Zionist. But on a college campus, where the purpose is to explore ideas, anti-Zionists have a right to free expression. I suspect that if Kushner or I had been born into a Palestinian family displaced in 1948, we might have a different view of Zionism, and that need not be because we vilify Jews or think they conspire to harm humanity. Further, there’s a debate inside the Jewish community whether being Jewish requires one to be a Zionist. I don’t know if this question can be resolved, but it should frighten all Jews that the government is essentially defining the answer for us.
The real purpose of the executive order isn’t to tip the scales in a few title VI cases, but rather the chilling effect. ZOA and other groups will hunt political speech with which they disagree, and threaten to bring legal cases. I’m worried administrators will now have a strong motivation to suppress, or at least condemn, political speech for fear of litigation. I’m worried that faculty, who can just as easily teach about Jewish life in 19th-century Poland or about modern Israel, will probably choose the former as safer. I’m worried that pro-Israel Jewish students and groups, who rightly complain when an occasional pro-Israel speaker is heckled, will get the reputation for using instruments of state to suppress their political opponents.
Antisemitism is a real issue, but too often people, both on the political right and political left, give it a pass if a person has the “right” view on Israel. Historically, antisemitism thrives best when leaders stoke the human capacity to define an “us” and a “them”, and where the integrity of democratic institutions and norms (such as free speech) are under assault.
Rather than champion the chilling of expressions that pro-Israel Jews find disturbing, or give the mildest criticism (if any) of a president who repeatedly uses antisemitic tropes, why weren’t those Jewish officials who were present when Trump signed the executive order reminding him that last year, when he demonized immigrants and called them “invaders”, Robert Bowers walked into a Pittsburgh synagogue because he believed Jews were behind this “invasion” of brown people as part of a plot to harm white people, and killed 11 of us?
Kenneth Stern is the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, and the author of the forthcoming The Conflict Over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate
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