#twitter antisemitism

[golem-brigadier]

Goyim have lost their fucking mind. Twitter is just a cesspool of the most vile antisemitic imaginable, from all, political spectrum, and tolerated to the point that it will fit in 1930s Germany.

[hawkins-batman]

I will never take noah hate over the incident seriously again because the lot of them have shown they are hypocritical performative idiots who joined a trendy hate train to fit in and don’t actually care about whatever they were advocating for. I too am seeing a few haters big mad and it’s like it’s been TWO PLUS YEARS now my god get therapy and let it go. meanwhile literally none of the other jewish celebs who were ten times more vocal have kept receiving this level of hate. it’s actually pathological now. and cannot be just about isreal/palestine. it’s fucking weird but the. again jew hate rots the brain

It’s not about Israel-Palestine whatsoever.

It’s about antisemitism and homophobia. They need a scapegoat so they pretend Noah did the worst thing imaginable (he didn’t) to farm likes and engagement.

On Twitter, yesterday some of the “jokes” aimed at ridiculing Noah that got the most likes made dead Palestinians the butt of their jokes.

Got to the point that actual Palestinians on Twitter were calling people out over making light of Palestinian suffering. A few of them pointing out that the jokes being made were worse than anything Noah ever did or said.

Do you think they were listened to?

Nah. They did get lectured by the people posting the jokes, though.

Lara Raj from Katseye called Will hot and what did the internet do? Jump immediately to racism. It’s a pattern with these people.

Hit social media posts, likes and engagement are more important than doing anything meaningful. Even if that means them using slurs, stereotypes, or making fun of the very people they claim to care about.

[hawkins-batman]

Hoo boy, there's going to be a lot of antisemitism and homophobia after volume 1 drops, my block button is ready

Literally saw this comment two seconds before seeing your anon.

The antisemites are already at it.

[hawkins-batman]

So let me get this straight cuz I'm not gonna let people walk over my girl Amybeth.

If a celebrity doesn't post about the issue, they are ignorant and hence a villain like Finn.

If a celebrity does post about it and is saying that a guy who publicly apologised and is educating himself is performative like Amybeth.

And the people who are uttering this bs are the greatest activists because they attacked a 19yr old on homophobic grounds and also sent him threats. I am sorry did they change the definition of activism.

People need to grow tf up on twitter. The lack of brain cell is actually worrisome for the global future.

THEIR DEFINITION OF ACTIVISM IS SO DISTORTED. It used to mean creating a better society now it has just become a rage room.

I have no notes 🙂‍↕️

Gonna post this to amplify it, as it should be.

[lune-moon-nuit]

An important sociological statement with analysis about activism (performative in internet), about the whole (Stranger Things) fandoms hypocrisy, and how to break the vicious circle to really help the world to be a better place for all

Disclaimer : First of all, I write as an Pro Palestinian activist (not only on internet I was gazed by policeman more than once for denouncing the system), as a Stranger Things fan BUT I'm not a Noah Schnapp fan, I am just extremely sensitive and empathetic and I advocate above all non-violence and I preach communication and education (the weapons of Martin Luther King and the greatest enemies of dictatorships and the extreme right).

(Also, I'm not an English speak, so if I do English mistakes, please be comprehensive and don't twist my words, I'm open to any debate and exchange about the topic you can send me ask)

I've also witnessed for over 8 years in different fandoms how the mob mentality has intensified through performative activism, hypocrisy, and this systemic need to have a scapegoat no matter the community or topic used to target someone on social media like Twitter. My following and multiple points and analysis will therefore be based on FACTS, my observation based on sociology and psychology, empathy and the determination to break a vicious circle which is after all only entertainment for others and not a real cause.

I only gave my opinion once in a big post in response to an ask in April to pour out what I think about this subject but the release of the teaser and the rise in violence that goes with it made me want to make a post once and for all in response to the posts that denounce all the perplexity and the vicious circle of violence that we all need to escape from.

The posts that made me want to write : here - here - and especially this huge post which explains from the beginning to today what exactly happened (all I will say after will be about all these points with proof mentioned on the last post so I really suggest you all to read it before reading mine where I will give my own observation and point of view).

FIRST POINT :

It is time to have this conversation again, especially with Stranger Things returning to the spotlight and Noah Schnapp being a central figure in the final season. The misinformation, out-of-context narratives, and deeply harmful mischaracterizations surrounding him have reached a boiling point, and the truth is getting lost in the noise.

Let’s break this down for clarity, especially for those just re-entering the fandom or engaging for the first time:

What Noah Schnapp Actually Said

Shortly after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, Noah posted a message calling for:

Peace for all Israelis and Palestinians

Safety, justice, and liberation for Palestine

Those are not the words of someone cheering for violence, let alone genocide. His comments were measured, compassionate, and inclusive. He explicitly stated support for both Jewish and Palestinian lives.

The Sticker Video Controversy: What Actually Happened

This is where most of the disinformation spread.

Here’s what’s factually true:

Noah did not make the stickers.

He did not touch, hand out, or post about the stickers.

He was filmed by older influencers during a school-sponsored trip to Israel.

The video was not posted by him nor endorsed by him.

When backlash came, those responsible disappeared, and he took the fall publicly.

He was 18 years old, newly out as gay, and vulnerable.

He later clarified repeatedly that he never supported genocide, and expressed sorrow and empathy for the suffering of Palestinians and Israelis alike.

His Direct Statements

Noah addressed the controversy in:

A TikTok, affirming his desire for no innocent lives—Palestinian or Israeli—to be lost.

A Snapchat DM (now circulated widely), where he explained:

He didn’t endorse the sticker or video.

He was targeted for being visible, young, and Jewish.

He explicitly condemned both Islamophobia and antisemitism.

He has Palestinian friends with whom he discusses the issue frequently and respectfully.

The Real Issue

Noah Schnapp has been turned into a symbol by people looking for a scapegoat. What he’s endured—especially at his age—is not accountability; it’s harassment. The distortion of his words and actions has been so extreme, it says more about social media dynamics than it does about his character.

There’s room for critical conversations around celebrity, privilege, and political awareness—but those conversations must be grounded in facts, not in viral misinformation or hatred.

Why It Matters Now

With Stranger Things 5 looming and Will Byers at the forefront, the public eye is once again turning toward Noah. It's important that new and returning fans—especially those engaging with these issues for the first time—understand that:

Noah has not been the monster he’s made out to be.

He’s one of the few young Jewish actors in mainstream Hollywood.

He deserves the space to grow, learn, and speak with nuance.

If we want better from public figures, we must also be better in how we respond—by sticking to the truth, allowing for growth, and treating people, even celebrities, as human beings.

SECOND POINT :

The damage was real, disproportionate, and grotesquely under-discussed.

Let’s underscore the core takeaways:

Noah Schnapp spoke out against antisemitism and violence.

He explicitly stated support for Palestinian liberation, justice, and peace.

He did not participate in or endorse the video that sparked the controversy.

His words and actions have been twisted into lies that serve social media outrage—not truth.

And most crucially:

He has endured a campaign of harassment that would break most adults—let alone a teenager.

Death threats.

Antisemitic and homophobic abuse.

Fantasies about sexual violence and murder.

Doxxing during a vulnerable moment while filming.

Lies about his relationships with cast mates—each of whom have affirmed their love and respect for him.

Hacking. Leaks. Spam TikToks taken out of context.

Influencers and strangers wielding massive platforms to slander a literal child-turned-young adult, without regard for his humanity.

And now, with Stranger Things Season 5 approaching, it’s all starting again.

Except this time? He’s not 18. He’s 19, almost 20. He’s leading the final season as a queer Jewish actor portraying a queer character. And those who led the charge to destroy him two years ago are already gearing up for another round.

This needs to be said plainly:

What’s been done to Noah Schnapp is not accountability. It’s targeted harassment. It’s antisemitism. It’s homophobia. It’s performative outrage rooted in misinformation.

Noah has never made himself the center of any political movement. He made one empathetic post, was swept into a political firestorm he didn’t start, and instead of support, was abandoned, misrepresented, and vilified by people who chose dehumanization over conversation.

The fact that he’s still here, still standing, still working, and still has friends, fans, and supporters—despite all this—is not proof that he wasn’t hurt. It’s proof that he’s resilient.

And he shouldn’t have had to be.

THIRD POINT :

What we are saying here isn't just a "defense" for Noah Schnapp—it’s a damning indictment of a fandom (or at least a vocal segment of it) that claims to care about justice, identity, and ethics, while routinely violating all three.

Let’s break this down:

A. The weaponization of Noah's personal life while calling him slurs

Using pre-Stranger Things baby photos, family pictures, and intimate personal images to build shipping content or fan aesthetics—while simultaneously hurling homophobic and antisemitic slurs at him—is absolutely deranged behavior. There's no “fandom” justification for that. It’s exploitation, plain and simple. People are using Noah’s real, private identity to serve a fictional fantasy—and then turning around and dehumanizing the actual person who brought the character to life.

It’s not fandom. It’s cruelty wearing cosplay.

B. The fan-casting erasure of Jewish and queer identity

The idea of recasting Will Byers while Noah Schnapp is alive, active in the role, and intrinsically tied to the identity of this character he’s played since age 10 is disrespectful enough. But doing so with non-Jewish, straight-presenting actors—or worse, inserting themselves into the role—isn’t just “headcanon behavior.” It’s a form of erasure.

Noah’s performance of Will isn’t some neutral stand-in. It’s layered with real queer-coded vulnerability and Jewish-coded marginalization that only someone with lived experience could've delivered the way he did—especially given what the show left unsaid for so long. Trying to replace him, while calling him slurs and mocking his looks, isn’t progressive. It’s a eugenicist fever dream wrapped in queerbait.

C. The hypocrisy of still stanning his cast mates

If people truly believed Noah Schnapp supports genocide (which he clearly doesn't), then why are they still idolizing Maya Hawke, Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, and the rest of the cast who actively post him, support him, and film with him happily?

Why are these same fans saying “burn Noah” while simultaneously defending cast mates who:

Follow him online

Post group pics with him

Gush about how much they love and miss him

Say he’s like a brother

Hang out with him off set?

Either all of them are complicit by your logic—or none of them are. You don’t get to wield "guilt by association" when it's convenient to your favorite actor's reputation, and ignore it when it makes you uncomfortable.

What this all reveals:

This isn’t about activism. This isn’t about protecting Palestinian people. This isn’t even about Will Byers.

This is about turning real-world oppression into a fandom battleground and a popularity contest.

And the final point is dead-on: The cast knows Noah better than the fandom does. If Maya Hawke—who is openly pro-Palestinian, politically literate, and emotionally sharp—feels no need to distance herself from Noah and even expresses missing him, what does that tell you?

Maybe it tells you that people who know him in real life understand what he actually believes. Maybe it tells you that the internet blew this up into something grotesquely false, and now some people can’t backpedal without admitting they went too far.

What’s happening to Noah Schnapp is a cautionary tale about what happens when fandoms think they’re practicing moral justice, but end up enabling targeted harassment, racism, homophobia, antisemitism, and dehumanization—all under the banner of performative progressivism.

FOURTH POINT :

It is the kind of clarity, empathy, and moral courage that’s desperately needed in these conversations, particularly in spaces like fandom where nuance is often replaced with outrage and identity is weaponized instead of protected.

Let’s affirm some critical truths poignantly laid out:

1. Noah Schnapp is not just a character actor. He’s a real, kind, socially conscious person.

And so many people know this—whether through watching his livestreams, meeting him at events, or seeing how he interacts with fans and co-stars. He’s gone out of his way, time and again, to show care and support for marginalized people:

He’s stood for Black Lives Matter.

He’s publicly supported trans rights and women’s rights.

He’s lifted up his cast mates—emotionally, socially, and professionally.

There is documented history of him using his voice and platform to stand alongside oppressed people.

None of this is obligatory. He’s done these things because it matters to him. And yet somehow, he’s become a scapegoat in a fandom that pretends to care about those same causes. That contradiction is sickening.

2. What’s happening is not criticism. It’s dehumanization.

I'm not objecting to criticism of Noah Schnapp. I'm objecting to bigoted abuse, and rightly so. What he’s facing—slurs, doxxing, recasting campaigns, death threats, aesthetic mutilation of his image, and mass campaigns to isolate him from his peers—is not activism.

It’s misdirected rage fueled by performative moralism, not real advocacy. And as @hawkins-batman correctly say: antisemitism and homophobia KILL.

These are not abstract “bad words.” These are systems of violence—and what we're describing is how fandom has become a safe haven for people who cloak this violence in progressive-sounding language.

3. Violence against one always ripples outward.

The Finn Wolfhard example is devastating because it proves our point perfectly. Once Noah was labeled "fair game," it didn’t stop with him. Now Finn is being degraded for his appearance, his heritage, and his identity as well. And it will continue. Because fandom does not gate its violence. Once it’s normalized—especially against visibly queer or Jewish people—it metastasizes.

@hawkins-batman wrote something absolutely vital:

"You cannot normalize bigotry towards one person and expect it to stay contained to that one person."

This is one of the most important political truths of our time. And fandom needs to hear it loud.

4. Leftist values do not mean “destroy people in the name of justice.”

I know I'm not alone in feeling betrayed by those who abuse the language of liberation to justify cruelty.

When people take leftist ideals—solidarity, accountability, anti-colonialism—and twist them into tools of harassment, they poison the very causes they claim to support.

Saying “Noah Schnapp doesn’t deserve to be treated this way” is not anti-Palestinian. It is not reactionary. It is not a betrayal of your values.

It is a reflection of them.

5. This isn’t just about Noah. It’s about all marginalized people.

What’s being done to him could be done to any of us. It has been done to many of us. People cannot claim to fight for justice while enabling or excusing the abuse of:

Jewish children

Queer youth

Survivors of harassment

Marginalized public figures

Because that’s what Noah is. And he’s still a teenager.

I write a call to conscience.

We remind you that there’s no liberation in cruelty, and that bigotry under a “progressive” mask is still bigotry.

This isn’t fandom drama. It’s part of a larger cultural sickness—where moral posturing replaces moral action, and real human beings are torn apart in the name of imaginary virtue.

FIFTIH POINT :

Why do some people treat Noah Schnapp this way?

There are several social and psychological mechanisms at work, all amplified by the toxic dynamics of social media, particularly Twitter (X) and TikTok, which foster polarization, oversimplification, and symbolic violence.

1. A need for a "culprit" to punish

Noah is Jewish and American, and is therefore perceived by some as a symbol of the "oppressive side" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It doesn't matter if he is individually innocent, nuanced, or silent on the subject:

for some, his identity alone is enough to condemn him.

This is a dehumanizing, essentializing logic: "Jew = Zionist = settler = accomplice." This shift is fundamentally antisemitic, even if it hides behind "progressive" rhetoric.

2. The Power of the Herd and Virality

On TikTok and Twitter, "callouts" go viral, attacks gain visibility, and people feel validated by attacking an already weakened target.

Noah has become an easy figure to attack because:

He's young.

He's silent.

He's vulnerable because of his queer and Jewish identity.

He's perceived as "replaceable" by other actors.

It's harassment disguised as activism, and it functions as a kind of collective outlet.

3. The "scapegoat" effect in fandoms

The Stranger Things fandom is vast and very young. And like all major fandoms, there are internal tensions: preferences between characters, jealousies, fantasies projected onto the actors, ship conflicts, etc.

Because Noah is associated with Will Byers, a queer and traumatized character, fans have projected a lot of their own pain and identities onto him. When Noah doesn't perfectly fit their fantasy of who he should be (even outside of fiction), the betrayal feels personal. And that's when we move from disappointment to hatred.

What this reveals most:

Many people don't understand the difference between criticizing a system and hating a person because of their identity.

The fight for human rights is used as an excuse to legitimize behaviors that are cruel, exclusionary, and sometimes oppressive in turn.

Some online "activists" aren't fighting for a cause, but for an emotional outlet. (the performative activism)

So my final words for anyone who want to justify this treatment still today :

This Isn't Activism. It's Abuse.

For months now, we've watched Noah Schnapp—a young, Jewish, openly gay actor—become the target of an organized hate campaign under the false guise of "activism." And it’s time to say it plainly: what’s happening to him is not justice. It’s cruelty. It’s bigotry. And it’s dangerous.

No one is above criticism. But what Noah is enduring is not criticism. It is systemic harassment. It is antisemitism. It is homophobia. And it is justified every single day with the excuse of activism—as though the cause of Palestinian liberation depends on destroying a 19-year-old’s life, image, and identity.

Let’s be clear: you can support Palestinian liberation without dehumanizing a Jewish queer teenager. You can care about ending genocide without calling someone a "f*g," without telling him to kill himself, without making disgusting edits of his childhood photos, without trying to erase him from a character he grew up with and helped create.

Let’s Deconstruct the Excuses:

“He brought this on himself.”

No, he didn’t. He was filmed near people in a restaurant with IDF stickers—something he did not post, endorse, or comment on. That’s what started this. Not his peaceful statement. Not a donation. Not a political stance. A sticker. In a restaurant.

Meanwhile, his castmates continue to love and stand by him. They know who he is better than you do. Maya Hawke, an outspoken pro-Palestinian activist, continues to post about missing him and spending time with him. But you, a stranger on the internet, have decided he’s irredeemable. That’s not activism. That’s ego.

“He’s ugly now / I never liked him anyway.”

Then why are you using his childhood photos in your fan edits? Why are you so obsessed with replacing him in fan casts? Why are you making content around him constantly—while saying you hate him?

Let’s be real: you liked him until it became trendy to hate him. Now, you use aesthetics and queerness when they suit you and discard the human being attached to them when he no longer fits your sanitized narrative. That’s not progress. That’s dehumanization.

“He deserves it because he’s Jewish / Zionist / privileged.”

Do you hear yourselves? You're targeting someone because he is Jewish and gay, and you’re pretending that’s resistance. You’re pretending that mocking a 19-year-old queer Jewish actor is "punching up."

It's not. It’s hate speech. It’s violence in the same way it always has been, no matter who’s doing it or why. Antisemitism and homophobia kill. That doesn’t stop being true just because it’s politically convenient for you.

You are not fighting for the oppressed when you use genocide as a license for cruelty. You are just creating new victims.

The Hypocrisy Is Loud

You claim you’re holding people accountable. But you:

Excuse every other Stranger Things cast member who associates with Noah.

Recast his role with non-Jewish actors, ignoring what Will Byers means as a character portrayed by a Jewish, gay actor growing up on screen.

Stay silent when other public figures with far worse statements go untouched, simply because they’re more attractive or less visibly Jewish or queer.

You say Noah’s proximity to a sticker is unforgivable, but Finn Wolfhard’s friendship with him is fine? You say Noah is ugly and irredeemable, but you praise others who look like him or benefit from his work? Your standards aren’t ethical. They’re emotional, biased, and rooted in cruelty.

Let’s Talk About Real Impact

While you're busy calling Noah Schnapp a slur for clout, Jewish protesters in Colorado were firebombed. An Indigenous gay man was just murdered—shot in front of his husband—after his home was burned down.

And yet the fandom that supposedly cares about liberation is focused on… mocking a queer Jewish actor for existing?

Do you think this violence happens in a vacuum?

When you normalize antisemitic and homophobic rhetoric—even in the name of a cause—you are fueling the very systems that hurt us all.

The line between "he deserves it" and "they all deserve it" is razor-thin. And you're dancing on it every day while pretending to be righteous.

You Don’t Have to Like Him. But You Should Care.

You don’t have to be a fan of Noah Schnapp. You don’t have to follow his career. But you should care that the rhetoric around him is rooted in the same types of hate we claim to fight. You should care that antisemitism and homophobia are being treated as acceptable tactics. You should care that someone is being harassed for their identity while people cheer.

You should care because this won’t stop with him. It never does.

This isn’t activism. This isn’t justice. This isn’t liberation.

It’s hatred. It’s trauma projection. It’s people using real-world atrocities to justify internet bullying—and endangering real lives in the process.

If your activism relies on destroying a queer Jewish teenager, then your activism is broken. And it’s time to fix it.

If all the accounts on Twitter that jump at the chance to humiliate, bully and insult Noah like they did for 4 second acting as soon as the teaser came out on Sunday were truly sincere, they would have been present and loud when Riman Hassan and Greta Thunberg needed viral tweets to put pressure on Israel and the complicit politicians who threatened a sailboat with a European MP on its way to help Gaza as I pointed out here.

But NONE even bothered to give a retweet. Because you don't care about the Palestinian cause and all that it implies geopolitically for the whole world and humanity. You want to keep your scapegoat and you don't want to admit that you went too far with him, it would be too hard to admit that you abandon your humanity to do harm when it is to denounce these actions that you started your campaign of hatred against this young man.

What I'm saying is that Kanye West and Chris Brown, who said and did 100 TIMES WORSE for over ten years, didn't get the same treatment and for 10 years they were treasured. (and I'm firmly convinced that the fact that they're not queer and not Jewish has something to do with it).

This was a very long statement, but I needed to get it out of my system. I thank in advance anyone who took the patience to read me, who will have the kindness and presence of mind to share it. You are free to ask me questions or send me your opinion by ask or comment. The important thing is that we can exchange and communicate so that we can unite. And I think that given the spirit that Stranger Things gives, in this Pride month during a period where violence is only increasing, it is more than necessary that we put our foot down so that we all move forward together and stop normalizing any violence against anyone and use our energy to beat the real culprits: the far-right systems of politicians who actively act with Israel. Noah Schnapp, as a young gay and Jewish man is just as much a target of these ideologies, do not believe otherwise. The Zionism of the Israeli government does not care about true Judaism, they only use it to justify their crimes against humanity exactly as the Nazis did to Jews, gays, resistance fighters, communists, socialists (anyone who does not submit to their monstrous ideologies).

Love and peace

[hawkins-batman]

elsbangs the homophobe is now mocking noahs jewish features by comparing him to the 1937 snow white’s evil queen 🙄😬

Just saw this.

Posting for context for those who haven't seen, and so people can see the kind of traction it's getting, since I'm constantly told that the hate directed at him isn't antisemitic:

Absolutely rancid people.

Glad to see at least a few people calling it out in the comments; but the amount of people prefacing it with "I hate Noah Schnapp, but..." is just as revolting. Apparently, you can't call out bigotry without a qualifier these days 🙄

Oh, and she JUST posted this:

So, you know, let her know what ya'll think!!

[kosherdragon]

In yesterday's funniest twitter antisemitism, an individual who appears to be disgruntled OTD and/or has frum relatives in Midwood shares their perspective on Avenue J:

[kosherdragon]

These people are such giant BABIES.

I don't believe that antizionism is inherently antisemitic. You sometimes get a feeling though that when they complain about Zionist propaganda in pop culture, they're actually complaining about having to see Jews.

Apparently, the mentions of Israel were literally just the word "shalom."

Also, some people just need to grow up!!