Antisemitism is fucking crazy. I’ll be hanging out with people thinking they’re normal and then randomly say “oh sorry I don’t eat pork cuz kosher lol” and the entire vibe of the room changes. Everyone suddenly goes quiet. Someone leaves suddenly. It’s like I’ve said a slur by vaguely implying I’m Jewish while being in a room of 20-something Gen z leftists. It’s like my existence is somehow deeply unsettling to them. I really don’t understand why. I don’t understand what echo chamber they are so deeply entrenched in that they believe they can decide someone’s entire moral frame just from their ethnicity……. And call that progressive?
I’ve started hiding when I’m 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 don’t eat pork because… well I was raised mostly vegan (technically true). I don’t hang out on Friday nights because it’s my “personal day.” I don’t celebrate Easter because I just didn’t grow up with it. Just don’t worry about it right? Just don’t think too hard. I know my humanity is conditional in your mind. Just don’t worry about it.





















