it's just... unique

Okay, honey. But what action do you want them to take? Because you don't have to use the word "genocide" to get people to care about Palestinians or get their money to support humanitarian aid. We were doing that for years before y'all started using the word "genocide."

But claiming that Israel is intentionally butchering children and trying to wipe all Palestinians from the face of the Earth--can you guess what other kinds of actions that might invoke? I mean, if you are totally fine with telling people that Israelis are bloodthirsty monsters, and if you are also one of these ignorant people who thinks that all Israelis are Jews but STILL think you have a right to position yourself as an expert, you're basically saying that Jews are bloodthirsty monsters who like to kill children.

You think that kind of talk is going to help Palestinians? Or do you think maybe it's going to incite violence against Jews? Like every single act of blood libel before this?

adding this:

replace the word “Israel” here with “Jews” and it is precisely how Jew hatred functions, how it has always functioned, and how it has fueled itself for centuries of destruction and death.

Okay, honey. But what action do you want them to take? Because you don't have to use the word "genocide" to get people to care about Palestinians or get their money to support humanitarian aid. We were doing that for years before y'all started using the word "genocide."

But claiming that Israel is intentionally butchering children and trying to wipe all Palestinians from the face of the Earth--can you guess what other kinds of actions that might invoke? I mean, if you are totally fine with telling people that Israelis are bloodthirsty monsters, and if you are also one of these ignorant people who thinks that all Israelis are Jews but STILL think you have a right to position yourself as an expert, you're basically saying that Jews are bloodthirsty monsters who like to kill children.

You think that kind of talk is going to help Palestinians? Or do you think maybe it's going to incite violence against Jews? Like every single act of blood libel before this?

aka "how dare you call me antisemitic I'm literally nice"

Mamdani forcefully denied suggestions that religion played any role in assembling legal experts for the committee. “I did not ask for the religion of each of the person that was put forward,” he said on Wednesday.

which is to say, if you say or write something that you thought was fine and normal. then a marginalized person in the notes goes HEY WTF. pause and listen. it's (usually) not a personal attack, it's someone saying "hey! you harmed me!!". Instead of answering "no I didn't and how dare you call me racist", try "huh? I don't want to hurt people, can you expain?"

to give drash to pshat -

I very often see the complaint,

"how come when I criticize Israel I always get Nazis showing up and thinking I'm on their side?"

guess what, buddy? it's because the language you used in that criticism had a secret second meaning of "I hate filthy Jews!"

to fix the issue of summoning dogs, take the time to learn which things you say are dog whistles, and stop saying them... wow! like magic!