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A teen’s guide to the antisemitic slang flourishing on social media

JL;DR SUMMARY Social media has become a breeding ground for antisemitic coded language, often disguised in memes and slang to escape detection by content moderators. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Social MediaHolocaust DenialInstagramTiktokCoded LanguageDog WhistlesYouth CultureCyberwellAntisemitic SlangTeen Awareness

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Raphael Jankelovics, a Jewish teen from Chicago, often hears such jokes online."

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