r/JewsOfConscience • u/Ok_Item_3313 Jew of Color • Jun 29 '24

Activism NYC Dyke March Drama

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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/yungsemite Jewish Jun 29 '24

How does it conflate all Jews with Zionism?

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u/hotdogsonly666 Ashkenazi Jun 29 '24

If Jews are asking if they'll be safe at a marrch that is in solidarity with Palestine, it's because they believe being in solidarity with Palestine is anti-Semitic

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u/r_pseudoacacia Jun 29 '24

People hear "being in solidarity with Palestine is not anti-Semitic" as "one cannot be anti-Semitic as long as one is acting in expressed solidarity with Palestine". It's not the case that there is no antisemitism among genuine liberatory activists. They are a little disgusted by us. They see us as goblins, landlords, a little bit.

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u/PossibleDeer4613 Jun 30 '24

I agree with you. Any mention of genuine antisemitism on this sub seems to get incredibly downvoted… It seems anyone willing to look at antisemitism and take it seriously is getting labeled a zionist. Is ignoring/dismissing antisemitism a requirement of anti-zionism?

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u/r_pseudoacacia Jun 30 '24

"STop CeNTeRinG yOuRSelF"