Honest to god question.
What is it called when you talk on a topic and someone comes in and brings up something that is barely related to make you look awful? Is it a red herring?
I ask because Im currently infuriated by some responses I got on a reply I made and it's turned into this thing where I'm antisemitic?
For context I was watching a video on someone not learning how to clean themselves properly until they were in their teens, TOPIC Hygiene, someone commented saying "This is why we need to circumcise". I came in responding "teach people how to clean themselves you don't need to mutilate them." Entire thing is about hygiene. Then someone came in calling me antisemitic, I am confused. There is no comment or mention in the video about any religious practices regarding circumcision, it is solely hygiene related. Then there was another and I'm just confused.
I understand the connection between the two but the conversation and subject matter was solely about hygiene and how people don't know how to take care of themselves and that no one seems to teach them.
I genuinely want to know what this is called, is it a red herring? Tangential shift? Or are people so media illiterate or just so illiterate that they can't read something without jumping to something unrelated and get upset?
It's literally the "I like pancakes, Oh so you hate waffles" post on Twitter.
Sorry for the ramble but it's so dumb. It hurts my head and I've been trying to find the right word for it.










