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This policy isn't compatible with death threats. Period. And let's be clear here:

This is still permitting death threats. The exclusive focus on "twink" speaks volumes, and is very deliberate.

I feel obligated to point out here that (as far as I know) Noah Schnapp's record of Evil Zionism consists of three major events:

Getting publicly upset over the worst violence inflicted on Jews since the Holocaust

Being caught off-guard by a pro-Israel couple who snapped a picture with him before he could react

Releasing a statement calling for the cessation of hostilities and opposing the slaughter of innocent people

None of this exactly screams "bloodthirsty extremist jerking off to the mass slaughter of Palestinians" to me? Like, I get it if you disagree with him politically, that's your prerogative, but calling for his death?? For THIS???? Kind of an overreaction, no?

The implication of @mostbelovedqueer's decision here is that it's okay to spew death threats and hate so long as you staple "Zionist" to the target's name. Um???? As OP pointed out, that is one hell of a choice to make.

And once more, I feel obligated to point something out: antisemites will sometimes use the term "Zionist" as a dog whistle for "Jews." This tradition goes back decades, it's why David Duke coined the word "Zio" in the 90s. YES, there are many, many legitimate criticisms to make of Zionism as a movement, or the Israeli government, or both. That does not stop bad faith actors from using the word maliciously; if anything, it gives them better cover. Because "Zionist" can be abused in this way, it is in EVERYONE'S interest to keep an eye out for its misuse, so we can weed out aforementioned bad faith actors from honest discussion. Let's take another look at the word's usage here, shall we?

I don't see any conversation about, say, the ideological tenets of Zionism, actions taken in the name of Zionism, arguments made by Zionists, or anything else along those lines. What I do see is a person calling for the murder of a young Jewish actor who has made a few middle-of-the-road statements on the topic. Gotta say, that does NOT strike me as someone trying to discuss the flaws of Zionism. It strikes me as, well, someone thirsting for the death of a young Jewish actor. I'll leave it to you to decide what that says about @smugblueenby69. But I will point out that @mostbelovedqueer is apparently okay with that statement.

The complaints about antisemitism did not begin & end with them only calling out one part of a post. The issue is 1) calling out someone for calling someone a twink while ignoring the death threat (objectively a worse thing) in the same post, and 2) making a follow-up post talking about having "an understandable problem with the actor" (for the "crime" of having been deemed a zionist by people on the internet) and still not addressing the death threat. (This list could probably be longer, but this is the crux of my issue.)

"why do you think you are special specifically?"

Words mean jackshit if they aren’t backed by action.

If someone makes a death threat in a space you are moderating, you are responsible for making it clear that death threats are not acceptable. You do this by punishing them explicitly for making a death threat.

This did not happen in the above case. @smugblueenby69 was reprimanded solely for using the word twink in a derogatory manner. The death threat they made, much less the antisemitic tone of their statement, was ignored (please see my earlier post for why this statement should be considered antisemitic, not anti-Zionist). To the contrary, @mostbelovedqueer stated in a follow-up post that the accusation of Zionism was a justifiable reason for hating Noah Schnapp, a Jewish actor. The truthfulness of this accusation. Again, I must point out that Schnapp’s Zionist offenses appear to be making a few middle-of-the-road statements about the conflict (no, I am not including getting ambushed by a couple of propagandists, and neither should you), something many other celebrities have done. Why, then, does only the Jewish actor deserve hatred?

notice how he uses “hasbara” here, even though he’s talking about Cuba. this is the same mentality as calling Palestinian activists speaking out against Hamas or Iranians speaking out against the regime “Zionists” as a slur:

racism and misogyny (seeing a lot of repulsive misogyny directed at Iranian women right now, been seeing it for quite a while towards Indian women too):

racism and xenophobia (you may not agree with Elica’s framing of the war here and that’s okay, but it’s how many Iranians do feel and they deserve to be heard out, unlike the reprehensible garbage coming from Johnstone because she’s an unrepentant bigot):

antiblack racism (I did have far more graphic examples than this, especially directed at any Black activists who have stood with the Jewish community), this was tied directly to the antisemitic rage over the fact that they treated an Israeli Jew like a human being (and a response to it):

more gross racism and xenophobia and additional apt replies:

so much about this one is baffling:

imagining the bigotry they’d like to enact:

“Oh, he’s chewing it, it’ll be smaller.”

“He can’t possibly-”