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Behind the Aegis

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4. I fail to see why you think the phrase is "chilling".

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #3)

Fri May 25, 2018, 09:09 PM

May 2018

Read the article again. There is an example of this in the very article; hell, it is in the third paragraph of the excerpted piece! While I don't know exactly why the author chose the term, it could be very similar to the concept of "straight passing" in the gay community; that is to say just because the person doesn't appear to be gay (or Jewish), it doesn't mean discrimination against him/her isn't real or that s/he deserves to be dismissed when discussing homophobia (or anti-Semitism) because s/he also happens to be white.

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"white passing Jews"????? hedda_foil May 2018 #1

You realize that is a quote from the article, right? Behind the Aegis May 2018 #2

Sorry. It appeared that the portion beneath your separator line was your comment. hedda_foil May 2018 #3

I fail to see why you think the phrase is "chilling". Behind the Aegis May 2018 #4

I understand the term. hedda_foil May 2018 #5

I actually understand the confusion MosheFeingold May 2018 #6

Exactly! Thank you, Moshe. hedda_foil May 2018 #7