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0 Politics Antisemitism

The Trump administration says it's posting 'banger memes' — here's why that's a problem for Jews

Mira Fox in Forward · 25 Aug

The article discusses how contemporary cultural dynamics allow for controversial or offensive content, including white supremacist dog whistles, to remain unchallenged in mainstream media, as seen in American Eagle's ad campaign and a Department of Homeland Security social media post under the Trump administration.

0 Politics Ethics

Why is the Department of Homeland Security quoting the Bible on Instagram?

Mira Fox in Forward · 14 Jul

The Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. agencies have been incorporating religious imagery and biblical quotes into social media posts to justify and promote actions such as deportations, reflecting a trend of Christian nationalism in the Trump administration.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Genocide is not a meme, so stop treating it like one.

Avi Taranto in Future of Jewish · 10 Jun

In this essay, Avi Taranto critiques the misuse of the term "genocide" by the pro-Palestinian movement, arguing that it diminishes the gravity and specificity of genuine genocides, such as the Holocaust.

0 Television/Film History

Seymour Weiner, Jewish WWII vet and Mets folk hero, dies at 98

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 1 May

Seymour Weiner, a Jewish WWII veteran and dedicated New York Mets fan, passed away at age 98.

0 Politics Culture

Is ‘Momala’ Kamala Harris’ new viral meme moment?'

Mira Fox in Forward · 24 Jul 2024

Kamala Harris has garnered the nickname "Momala" from her stepchildren, a term resonating with both familial and Yiddish connotations.

0 Antisemitism

Meta is failing to catch memes and innuendo promoting Holocaust denial, oversight panel concludes

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 23 Jan 2024

A recent case reviewed by an independent oversight panel revealed that Meta, the parent company of Instagram, failed to detect and remove a post using a SpongeBob SquarePants meme to promote Holocaust denial.

0 Antisemitism History

Digital Anti-Semitism: From Irony to Ideology

Gavriel D. Rosenfeld in Jewish Review of Books · 20 Dec 2018

The text discusses the rise of digital anti-Semitism, focusing on the evolution from ironic online memes to dangerous ideologies that fuel acts of violence like the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting by Robert Bowers.

0 Antisemitism Culture

‘Pepe the Frog’ is Now an Official Hate Symbol

Forward · 28 Sep 2016

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has classified Pepe the Frog, an internet meme, as an official hate symbol due to its appropriation by alt-right and white supremacist groups.