r/JewsOfConscience • u/Ok_Item_3313 Jew of Color • Jun 29 '24
Activism NYC Dyke March Drama
The NYC Dyke March is being boycotted by many other organizations including Act Up NYC for putting out and subsequently deleting this statement. Thoughts?
Imma be real I don't really think this statement is bad at all, but I understand that others have read it as "all lives matter"-ing the genocide in Gaza. Would love to hear more takes.
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u/farbissina_punim Jewish Jun 29 '24 edited Jun 29 '24
Jewish and queer and I don't love this.
It could have been more succinct and less needlessly mollifying. "We have received some questions about x,y, and z and we will reiterate that antisemitism is not tolerated at our event or in our community. We remain committed to Palestinian liberation." Or something like that.
It's also built right into their mission statement: "Any person who identifies as a dyke is welcome to march regardless of gender expression or identity, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, race, age, political affiliation, religious identity, ability, class, or immigration status." Lean on your mission statement! That's almost always the answer.
I see some comments being completely dismissive re: how this statement may be taken and how supposedly reasonable it is. I don't know why people have to feel so superior about not recoiling from verbiage like this. Personally, coddling Zionists doesn't make me feel safe at an event. And I wouldn't want to participate in lukewarm Zionist pandering during Pride. Or any other time.
I resent calling this "drama". Dyke march is a protest, not a parade. It has always been political.
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Edit: These comments are wacky af to me. You think this statement is "not that bad"? You seem really irritated with anyone who doesn't look at thist statement and say, "Eh, it's fine. Could be worse." You don't have to show up in their Insta comments screaming and ranting, but you can be critical and want better from organizations you believe in. There's a way to encourage an organization to make better choices without becoming deranged.