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Behind the Aegis

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8. He is a Jew and gay.

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 03:54 PM

Feb 2019

Something for which I, personally, understand. The article was about expressions of anti-Semitism from within the gay community, not "apprehension" about religious people, though he does touch on his own prejudice regarding any religious person.

Do you understand that these statements are anti-Semitic?

“Jews are a drain on the economy, living off taxpayer money,”

"Jewish people were ugly"

Jewish lesbians were kicked out of the Dyke March in Chicago because some marchers were offended that they carried a rainbow flag with the Star of David on it.

Do you understand those comments are not about how religious or not a person is, but that they are Jews!

The article is about anti-Semitism in the GLBT community and the need to address that bigotry, not make excuses for it.

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To My Gay Friends: I'm Not Here for Your "Casual" Anti-Semitism [View all] Behind the Aegis Feb 2019 OP

I think many gay men might be uncomfortable with getting involved with a fundamentalist Xtian pnwmom Feb 2019 #1

What? Behind the Aegis Feb 2019 #2

It has to do with a gay person being leery of dating ANY person with a religion pnwmom Feb 2019 #3

And yet, that is NOT what the article was about in the least. Behind the Aegis Feb 2019 #4

But isn't the writer Jewish himself? My impression was that he was at a Jewish service pnwmom Feb 2019 #6

He is a Jew and gay. Behind the Aegis Feb 2019 #8

The confusion is I was addressing only the part of the article you posted. pnwmom Feb 2019 #9

At leasst you admit you didn't read the article. Behind the Aegis Feb 2019 #10

When someone is Jewish and anti-semitic, as you say the person who refused the date is, pnwmom Feb 2019 #11

So, you not only didn't read the article, you didn't get the excerpt. Behind the Aegis Feb 2019 #13

Point taken. But I think you didn't "get" my point. I didn't think, based on your excerpt, pnwmom Feb 2019 #14

This paragraph jumped out at me... irisblue Feb 2019 #5

Disappointing for sure. Behind the Aegis Feb 2019 #7

I need some time to respond to this. irisblue Feb 2019 #12