Susan Sarandon sorry for saying US Jews 'getting taste of what it feels to be Muslim'

[Jose Garcia]

Source: Times of Israel

Actress Susan Sarandon issues an apology for saying at a recent pro-Palestinian rally that US Jews fearing for their safety amid a spike in antisemitism “are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country.”

“This phrasing was a terrible mistake, as it implies that until recently Jews have been strangers to persecution when the opposite is true,” she says in a statement.

“I deeply regret diminishing this reality and hurting people with this comment. It was my intent to show solidarity to the struggle against bigotry of all kinds, and I am sorry I failed to do so,” says Sarandon.

The actress was dropped by Hollywood talent agency UTA after her initial remarks.

Read more: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/susan-sarandon-sorry-for-saying-us-jews-getting-taste-of-what-it-feels-to-be-muslim/

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Has she said sorry for helping tRump win 2016 Electoral College? No. She doubled down. . .nt

[SouthernDem4ever]

12. She isn't smart enough to realize a third party doesn't stand a chance

until the electoral college is abolished, citizens united is rescinded and all other dark money is removed from politics. Otherwise, she needs to quit helping fascists retain or regain power.

[cab67]

22. or she is,

but she's vain enough to not care.

[JohnSJ]

2. Is she sorry for what she did in 2016 by encouraging people not to vote for Hillary also? She never

apologized for that, and I suspect the only reason she apologized for this is because she was dropped from the UTA, and is probably getting push back for her anti-Jewish remarks..

The fact that it took her over a week to apologize indicates no sincerity in that apology.

[CarolinaNC]

42. She meant what she said, her apology is fake

[Rebl2]

59. Agree

[Skittles]

3. she really should STFU

I mean, what is wrong with her?

[EYESORE 9001]

6. It's like Tourette syndrome

but instead of obscenities, she blurts out stoopid.

[Ponietz]

7. I'd describe it as part of a larger Idiocratist impulse

She’s as entrenched and myopic as any Sovereign Citizen.

[Rebl2]

19. Kinda of like TFG

[milestogo]

21. Ditto.

[Stuart G]

65. What is wrong with her? She is as stupid as Donald Trump..

She doesn't know when to Shut the F... Up.

[LenaBaby61]

72. She's one of these rich, entitled women who don't give a shit about anybody else ....

Julianna Margulies, whose an activist herself who was I think out there protesting George Floyd's murder for the cameras by pin cushion Chauvin, is usually well-spoken concerning all things political, racial had to walk back some comments she recently made as well. Julianna's USUALLY very well spoken on racial issues, LGBTQ issues .... In her case, I guess her emotions got the best of her during the interview she did, which REALLY came out the wrong way

Julianna Margulies apologizes for saying Black, LGBTQ people hate Jews
The actress known for ‘The Good Wife’ and ‘The Morning Show’ apologized for criticizing what she said was Black and LGBTQ people’s lack of support for Jews amid the Israel-Gaza war.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2023/12/02/julianna-margulies-apology-black-lgbtq-jews/

But yeah, Selfish and entitled Susan cares about NO ONE but herself and about her family. She's a disgrace, an embarrassment. Bad enough she talked about Hillary Clinton the way she did

WHY doesn't this cow just move her dumb anti-semetic ass over to Russia? Yeah, go over there and talk out of her ass

[no_hypocrisy]

4. "I misspoke. Forgive me."

Huh uh . . . . .

[Oopsie Daisy]

5. Aww. Hey, Susan... FUCK YOU!

[Major Nikon]

56. With a cactus, sideways

[Oopsie Daisy]

57. Yikes!

(And, yes!)

[tanyev]

8. I'm sure she's very sorry that her agents dropped her.

[ananda]

9. Two words: Fuck her.

Period

[oldsoftie]

10. "I'm a STAR! My opinions mean MORE!" Piss off, Susan.

[sakabatou]

11. Fuck you, Susie

[leftyladyfrommo]

13. That was one hell of a miss. That was an absolutely

horrible thing to say. And she didn't misspeak.

[Zambero]

14. Read: "They deserve whatever happens to them!"

Sarandon has never quite figured out when to STFU, preferring to inflict more damage and divisiveness over time. She remains an absolute treasure to the extreme right and fits right into the entire "divide and conquer" scheme. It seems that laying the groundwork in 2016 for the train wreck that followed wasn't damaging enough, so Susan and her ilk are finding common cause with those on the opposite end of the spectrum. Just burn it all down, and quibble with the rebuilding details after the fact.

[Paladin]

15. Apology NOT accepted. (nt)

[cstanleytech]

16. She shot what little career she had left with her mouth on this one.

[radical noodle]

17. I've been done with her since she helped elect trump

She's abhorrent.

[TygrBright]

18. Welcome to the world of grown-ups, Susan. Saying stupid things DOES have consequences. For you. n/t

[bonniebgood]

20. she did not 'mis-speak' she is who she is

you only apologize when it hurts your bottom line.

[Jean Genie]

23. Enough!

How 'bout y'all lay off with the "Fuck You, Susan" comments?

[revmclaren]

32. Umm...no.

DUers have long memories. Can you say 2016?

You were here. You must have seen what she did.

And she just made more enemies with her antisemitism.

[EllieBC]

54. Nope. She was anti HRC in 2016.

So screw her. She’s a wealthy white cishet woman past reproductive age in a society that worships celebs.

She doesn’t need you to cry for her.

[Oopsie Daisy]

58. Absolutely not! (Fuck you, Susan Sarandon!)

[jrthin]

24. Had she not been dropped by her talent agency, she wouldn't have apologized. nt

[onetexan]

29. Precisely. Trying to undo the damage

Caused by her own bigotry & stupidity. She needs to STFU.

[yardwork]

40. Exactly. She didn't misspeak. She was at a pro-HAMAS rally.

Her apology is too little, too late, and nobody doubts that she'll say more stupid, mean things.

[Oopsie Daisy]

60. Indeed. Exactly. She knew where she was, what it was, what she was doing and what she was saying.

Her "apology" is situational and self-serving.

[The Wizard]

25. She should audition

for a part in the next Beavis and Butthead movie.

[Marthe48]

26. Isn't humanity the idea of sympathizing with everyone suffering?

And maybe trying to find a solution that stops the causes of the suffering for everyone who is living fear, pain and suffering? Not just at Christmas, but every day of every year.

[sheshe2]

27. Hey Sue...

[Oopsie Daisy]

30. Remember that time she was shouting and screaming at Delores Huerta?

Sarandon is truly an awful person.

[sheshe2]

33. Yes. I remember it well.

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She was right up there in her face.

[Oopsie Daisy]

34. Sarandon is delusional and a hypocrite. She loved-loved-loved John Edwards (and ignored his vote for IWR).

But when it came to Hillary, her vote for the IWR was just a bridge-too-far. Her outrage is selective and self-serving.

[sheshe2]

38. I hate auto correct...fixed it.

I agree!

[Lucinda]

61. That's when she lost me...I re-run that clip in my mind

every time her name is mentioned.

[yardwork]

41. Yes. Unforgivable.

[Oopsie Daisy]

49. While she's an insincere-apology mood... I wonder if she'll toss one in Delores' direction.

What a horrible stupid woman!

[Lucinda]

62. Huerta was so gracious while Sarandon was acting like a disrespectful fool

I was soooo surprised when it happened. I thought she must not have known who she was talking to...but I found out later that they had already appeared together at several events

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[brush]

28. I didn't know she had said that. Talk about having a knack doing, being, saying the wrong thing at the wrong time...

she can be counted on. How insensitive can one get?

[WhiteTara]

31. womp womp Susan, you

muck racker you. You're sorry now that you have had a consequence.

I hope she never works again.

[LakeArenal]

35. So irrelevant....

Reminds me of the nursery rhyme:

Don’t go away mad
Don’t go away sad
Just go away.

[Oopsie Daisy]

36. She's "box office poison". Her career is over. Her outrageous behavior and offensive words are simply to get attention.

She doesn't know enough to just keep her fucking mouth closed.

[PlanetBev]

37. OK, Susan

Go tell that to my great-grandparents who were killed in a pogrom in 1900 in Ukraine. Believe me, they got a taste of it.

[dlk]

39. Sorry she said it or sorry there were consequences?

Sarandon is a loose cannon.

[GreenEyedLefty]

43. If this didn't impact her financially she'd never have "regretted" what she said

[Abolishinist]

44. She's still around?

I thought she died in a car accident.

[The Third Doctor]

45. I generally ignore her.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

46. Saying something stupid and outrageous because she no longer gets the attention she once did.

[PatrickforB]

47. You know, I think Susan is not really very mature or very smart.

I feel sad for her, because I understand how one can have compassion for the Palestinians while still despising Hamas for the terrorist group they are, and how one at the same time can have compassion for the Israelis who have died in the attacks, the hostages, the orphans while still thinking Bibi Netanyahu is a right-wing jerk, and how all this can be happening inside you without being an anti-Semite or being anti-Muslim.

Sometimes talking when you should be silent is not such a good thing.

[Joinfortmill]

48. She's a 'piece of work'.

[twodogsbarking]

50. Maybe she is trying to change. Maybe I will win Powerball tonight.

[Behind the Aegis]

51. She is not sorry nor apologetic, she is just "caught" and enacting PR moves.

That said, her comment is common when it comes to anti-Semitism. Her comment has been said here, almost word for word in some cases, and similar statements. After the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue, two posters here said something along the lines of "Well, now Jews know what it is like for Black Americans" with one comment coming from an AA poster, the other from a white poster. Similar statements were made, substituting Muslims, about Palestinians, Gays, and there was another group and I can't remember now, damn it, under a variety of circumstances where anti-Semitism was the topic and they felt the need for whataboutism.

[maliaSmith]

52. Sarandan says sorry, not

Not buying her sorry story. She said what she meant and I'm glad her agency dropped her. She's anti woman and wouldn't support Hillary and that helped Trump end women's rights, so Susan, you can go straight to heck. PS I wouldn't pay one red cent to watch her movies either. I prefer women who support their sisters.

[twodogsbarking]

53. This came to mind........

[honest.abe]

55. I cannot stand this woman..

even though she is an outstanding actress.

[Aristus]

63. If she is still a liberal,

she's hiding it very well.

[electric_blue68]

64. I remember hearing about her comment but being sleepy at the time that I couldn't...

quite post words to counter the phrase: "now Jews will know what it's like to be _____(fill in the blank)".

Yeah, so maaaaybe some Jews need some details on a particular group BUT since Jews have suffered oppression, and scapegoating at various times for millennia even before The Holocaust they have a general experience of serious difficulties that result from certain oppressive actions.

[Mike Nelson]

66. Good grief...

... she's an activist! Has she no sense of history? She's not a teenager being homeschooled by Sarah Palin. She also couldn't tell the difference between Donald and Hillary.

[pnwmom]

67. She's sorry she trashed her career. Bye bye Susan. nt

[Raven123]

68. She certainly has a history, but is one of the few who said "I failed."

So many just say they are sorry if someone is offended, which is not a recognition of their own failure. Let’s hope she gains some insight.

[ismnotwasm]

69. #fuckyoususansarandan

She’s awful

[RussBLib]

70. at least she apologized

...which is more than I can say about quite a lot of people.

https://russblib.blogspot.com

[cabotnn22]

71. She should be

It was an incredibly stupid thing to say.

[Ispa77]

73. She's clueless

And always has been.