Serge from BabkaMay 16, 2024

The Fediverse seems thrilled with Jews leaving the platform through continued widespread antisemitism.

I'm

Jewish and I'm thinking of leaving/mostly left
6.2%
Jewish and it makes me want to stay more
19.8%
Not Jewish, and I'm glad to see them gone
1.7%
Not Jewish and it makes me sad to see Jews leave, but I'm not really doing anything about it
54.1%
Not Jewish and I'm doing something to stop it (please specify what in the comments)
18.2%
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Show threadBernd HerdMay 16, 2024

@serge The label antisemitism has recently been used to address topics that I'd not see as antisemitism like asking for a ceasefire in Gaza, like MSF , Oxfam and the UN do.

This inflationary use of the term means to me that the term looses its meaning to me.

When you say widespread antisemitism in the Fediverse, I personally have not seen a lot of antisemitic posts from the people I follow.

If you consider Oxfam and MSF as antisemitic, then I would say this term is politically used.

Show threadMJMay 16, 2024
@herdsoft @serge Jewish users and talking about real antisemitism and you’re making excuses for it while trying to erase it. It’s gross. Guess what? You don’t get to decide what terms mean for groups that face bigotry.
Show threadBernd Herd

@MJ @serge You are right in that jews decide when they want to name something antisemitism.

But the initial post asks for support for his position.
"Not Jewish and I'm doing something to stop it (please specify what in the comments)"

And I wonder what the position he is asking to support is exactly. All the hatred I got in response is not very helpful here.

May 17, 2024 at 7:22amWeb
Show threadMJMay 17, 2024

@serge @herdsoft Ask him. Lots of other people did rather that what you chose to do and there’s a good conversation.

You made the choice to say something unpopular that read bigoted. That’s on you, really.

Show threadMJMay 17, 2024

@serge @herdsoft I get this all the time. I talk about racism. I get “gee, Black woman, I don’t see any.”

Well, a white guy might not. Surprising.

It’s a statement of minimization at someone in a marginalized group. It’s not cool.