hi this is sort of @ the anon saying that goblins = antisemitism is a product of the hp fanbase on tumblr. i would like to let them know that i, a jew, do feel that the ferengi being goblin like in appearance has antisemitic connotations PARTICULARLY in the context of deep space nine. to my awareness, the three sole jews out of the main cast were armin shimmerman (quark), max grodénchik (rom), and aron eisenberg (nog). i do ABSOLUTELY love all three of those actors and i think they did a fantastic job on the show, but the fact that all or the majority of the jews in the cast were cast as ferengi, a species of greedy, profit-hoarding goblin-like aliens, is antisemitic. this is especially pertinent because the bajorans can very much be read as jewish as a more sympathetic form of representation, yet the main and recurring bajorans, to my knowledge, were portrayed exclusively or near so by goyim (gentiles). i know it’s all allegorical and can be read into different ways, but this is a point i feel should be brought up.