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A lot of (white) Jewish people don’t understand this perspective yet, and I hope to put more labor into helping them understand. I truly believe that bridging these communities together will be the path toward collective liberation for us all.

I don’t expect your empathy, but I do request that you be intentional in your rhetoric and avoid using antisemitic tropes that end up hurting all of us in the long run.

And so I want to be clear about my original TikTok: I was not asking for anyone in the Black community to be empathetic to Jewish suffering, especially since we’ve got a whole lot of work to do on our end to repair the harm we’ve caused.

While (white) Jewish Americans have a history within the civil rights movement, we have done much since then to perpetuate white supremacy and add to the oppression of Black Americans as a result; not always intentionally, but often as a way to assimilate into the majority white-Christian America.

Therefore, I recognize that there is a long history of tension between Jewish Americans and Black Americans *because* of Jews’ proximity to whiteness.

While my solidarity work lately has been more focused on Palestine, my advocacy work is rooted in my anti-racist journey, specifically as it relates to Black Americans.

A lot of people who had previously supported that video were able to see my point and accept my feedback. And I am really grateful for you all.

However, others took my post as me disagreeing with her valid arguments and perpetuating anti-Blackness.

While she *rightfully* pointed out the double standard and anti-Blackness in the lack of response to Elon’s fascist dab compared to Kanye, Nick Cannon, Minister Farrakhan, etc…

She did so in a way that amplified antisemitic rhetoric that has been used against the Jewish community for centuries.

I made a TikTok the other day trying to call in a Black creator.

Stop being cruel, start giving grace. You can hold people accountable WITH grace.

Have you seen this? bsky.app/profile/mish...

I’m pretty sure they forced it, because people keep trying to unfollow and the app refollows for them

Ooooh this is so good, I wish they had bookmarks on this app

Just fyi your official account is following VP and POTUS because meta is being shady