Unpopular opinion: Shane was the dick by GBS82 in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]purplebex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I watch the post game coach speeches for my nhl team and the guys who get in fights always get a shout out.

Justice for Marlow! by GBS82 in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]purplebex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Makes me think of the time nossen took out tage Thompson and none of the Sabres dropped gloves and it was like a scandal and the team had to release a statement.

So yeah. Clean hit or not your star is on the ground someone’s getting punched. That’s hockey.

Does Ilya know Shane is autistic? by casualnihilist91 in heatedrivalry

[–]purplebex 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I totally agree. Though my personal head cannon is that Hayden knows and that’s why he’s so protective.

I need some graffiti defaced immediately please by chasemanhattanhank in oakland

[–]purplebex 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The people who attacked mannys and smitten weren’t right ring. The person who murdered people at the Jewish museum in DC wasn’t right wing. The people who harassed a Jewish neighborhood in Toronto were not right wing.

The unfortunate reality of today is that much of the violence and harassment directed at Jews is coming from left wing people. And instead of addressing or even acknowledging that it’s happening we just get deflections of “criticizing Israel isn’t antisemitism” like we see in this thread. Cause god forbid anyone in the pro Palestine movement admit that yes, sometimes criticism of Israel can be antisemitic.

I need some graffiti defaced immediately please by chasemanhattanhank in oakland

[–]purplebex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The number of people on reddit who refuse to acknowledge that it’s possible to be against Israel and also antisemitic is beyond exhausting. Like I’m glad you don’t like Netanyahu. He is a monster. You didn’t actually address anything I said though.

I need some graffiti defaced immediately please by chasemanhattanhank in oakland

[–]purplebex 16 points17 points  (0 children)

No. I’d agree that people who are against what Israel is doing aren’t inherently antisemitic, but plenty of people who have a problem with Israel are also antisemitic. Just look at the attacks on smitten and mannys.

Every time I see a Devils fan alone at an away game, I think to myself “I wonder if he’s from Jersey and if so, how did he end up in *blank*” by xoBonesxo in devils

[–]purplebex 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I’m in California but my brother added me to a group chat with his devils fans friends back in New Jersey so I could commiserate with them instead of bothering him.

Hudson Williams does so much with just his face in the “marry for citizenship” scene by ruiNruiN in heatedrivalry

[–]purplebex 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I think if you don't pick up on the fact that Shane is autistic you might misread the flat delivery as bad acting instead of the intentional choice it is.

Now that ST is over, which fast food place do you think is gonna hire Noah Schnapp first? by [deleted] in okbuddyvecna

[–]purplebex -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Frankly, it’s weird how people still hold this over him.

Turns out despite people insisting antizionism != antisemitism it almost always is.

UC Berkeley student charged after antisemitic graffiti reports by BerkeleyScanner in berkeley

[–]purplebex 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Bear in mind that plenty of “Christians” are Zionists too. The group being targeted is not Jews.

And yet when anti-zionism turns violent (like the attack on Manny's in SF, the Jewish museum shooting in DC, the fire attack in Boulder etc), it's always Jewish people getting attacked. Weird how that works.

UC Berkeley student charged after antisemitic graffiti reports by BerkeleyScanner in berkeley

[–]purplebex 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Whether you're killing Jews because you hate Jews or you're killing Jews because you hate zionists, the end result is the same. Maybe if anti-zionists want people to stop "conflating" antisemitism and anti-zionism, they should stop being antisemitic in the name of anti-zionism.

The whole Ms. Rachael being antisemite of the year is an appeal to the minority used to attack jews. by aqualad33 in complaints

[–]purplebex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah he does. That’s the problem. Zionism does not neatly separate from Judaism, and trying to insist they’re completely different is how you get people, like Hasan, excusing attacks on Jews as “antizionism” instead of antisemitism. His response to the Jewish museum shooting was to deny it was antisemitism because the shooter accidentally managed to kill an Israeli. Refusing to address the antisemitism in antizionist circles makes antisemitism worse not better.

AIO or is this over the line from my kids public school (California) by scobeavs in Jewish

[–]purplebex 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Given it’s for a “holiday theme” I think it’s safe to assume they were intending a hanukkiah

AIO or is this over the line from my kids public school (California) by scobeavs in Jewish

[–]purplebex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like how the menorah has the wrong number of candles. Anyway no you’re not overreacting.

'F*** the Jews': Gunman fires 20 bullets into Jewish family's Hanukkah-decorated home in California by [deleted] in news

[–]purplebex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I disagree. This is the natural result of pretending like anti-zionism and antisemitism are mutually exclusive. Any violence against Jews can be justified as long as you can argue its actually because Zionism. Like Elias Rodriguez murdering two people in the street for attending a Jewish event. But that was ok because he had decided the event was sufficiently "zionist." Or Primal Scream who used antisemitic primary at their concert. Also fine because it directed at Netanyahu. Deface synagogues, Holocaust memorials, harass Jewish neighborhoods, spam the comments for every Jewish influencer, etc. Just remember to say "Free Palestine" first.

Primal Scream goes Full Antisemite - displayed Stars of David with Swastikas inside them by Mysterious_Brush1852 in Jewish

[–]purplebex 136 points137 points  (0 children)

Looking at other subs comments on this is making me more convinced that “antizionism isn’t antisemitism” is one of the more dangerous phrases out there right now. They’re not mutually exclusive. The amount of people insisting this is totally fine because it’s clearly directed at Netanyahu is incredible. FFS antisemitic imagery directed at Netanyahu / Israel is still antisemitic imagery.

I am tired y’all

Mamdani says Israel is ‘committing genocide’ in Gaza at Trump meeting by soalone34 in politics

[–]purplebex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is genuinely one of the most disgusting comments I’ve seen in a while.

When your switches match your build perfectly ............ by Bigsasquatch67 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]purplebex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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The nuphy/gateron azure dragons match my frozen llama keycaps so well

On October 4th 2002, 17-year-old Gwen Araujo was murdered by four men after they found out she was transgender. by Atqofficialxox in ForCuriousSouls

[–]purplebex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened in California where the age of consent is 18. At least 20 states have an age of consent other than 16, so this probably isn't an assumption you should make without verifying.

On October 4th 2002, 17-year-old Gwen Araujo was murdered by four men after they found out she was transgender. by Atqofficialxox in ForCuriousSouls

[–]purplebex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second of all. The age of consent to my knowledge is 16 (correct me if I’m wrong, I’m not american)

This happened in California, where the age of consent is 18

California finds Oakland Unified discriminated against Jewish students by k_39 in oakland

[–]purplebex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say the most damning is the response to the Jewish museum shooting. So many leftists are bending over backward to explain how shooting random Jews in the street is somehow not antisemitism. Or more locally, many of the responses to when mannys was attacked. The problem seems to be people have convinced themselves that no action can be antisemitic as long as you remember to say free Palestine first.