Antisemitism is fucking crazy. Iāll be hanging out with people thinking theyāre normal and then randomly say āoh sorry I donāt eat pork cuz kosher lolā and the entire vibe of the room changes. Everyone suddenly goes quiet. Someone leaves suddenly. Itās like Iāve said a slur by vaguely implying Iām Jewish while being in a room of 20-something Gen z leftists. Itās like my existence is somehow deeply unsettling to them. I really donāt understand why. I donāt understand what echo chamber they are so deeply entrenched in that they believe they can decide someoneās entire moral frame just from their ethnicityā¦ā¦. And call that progressive?
Iāve started hiding when Iām around my non-Jewish friends, coworkers, and community members. I love my work and I love my community activism so I make the choice to be quiet. I donāt eat pork because⦠well I was raised mostly vegan (technically true). I donāt hang out on Friday nights because itās my āpersonal day.ā I donāt celebrate Easter because I just didnāt grow up with it. Just donāt worry about it right? Just donāt think too hard. I know my humanity is conditional in your mind. Just donāt worry about it.















