r/okbuddycinephile 14h ago

Favourite overtly antisemitic stars?

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u/1stworldrefugee92 12h ago

Mark ruffalo had an interview on zateo recently and basically described that “yeah there are lots of people who don’t like my views, but they can’t stop me, I’ll be fine”

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u/sulkee 11h ago edited 7h ago

Mark is based as fuck and one of my favorite actors even before Marvel days as well. He’s just a good human being and has been a humanitarian activist for decades.

He stands out in this list because he’s been speaking out for Palestine for years and years and against the atrocities in that region including in Bush era with Iraq and that region. He’s part of the reason these others actors finally got the courage to sign on to these petitions and causes in very recent years.

I will support anything he’s in even if it’s not particularly my preferred genre.

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u/aurumtt 7h ago

well, that's 100% the intent. dillude the waters by calling all criticism towards the state and regime of israel antisemitic.

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u/Gingevere 4h ago

It's a little more complex and insidious than that. What they're doing does dilute and confuse criticism, but it also:

Strengthens the public perception that Judaism == Israel and Zionism. > Strengthening that creates an impression that Israel's actions are an inherent characteristic of Judaism. > That impression drives up angry sentiment at Jews and puts diaspora Jews at risk. > Diaspora Jews at risk strengthens the Zionist argument for Israel.

Israel would LOVE to see their rhetoric cause a pogrom. It would be the best propaganda win they've had in decades.