DeSean Jackson and Stephen Jackson Support Anti-Semitism

I'll post the article. However, I will provide a backdrop in case it's confusing.

DeSean Jackson is a WR for the Eagles. Stephen Jackson is a former NBA player and current social activist. DeSean made an Anti-Semantic post where he attributed a quote to Hitler and endorsed Hitler's feelings on Jewish people. He later apologized. Stephen Jackson has continued to berate Jews in yet another example of how freaking deluded some of the blacks are in this country.

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Stephen Jackson doubles down after supporting DeSean Jackson's Hitler post: 'Haven't said one thing that's untrue'

Jason Owens

Yahoo SportsJuly 8, 2020, 3:19 PM

A day after defending DeSean Jackson for his controversial social media post with a fake Hitler quote, Stephen Jackson isn’t backing down.

The former NBA player made multiple appearances on Instagram Live on Wednesday to speak his mind. He did not apologize for his stance.

“You’re upset with me because I didn’t say what you wanted me to say,” Jackson said, per a transcript provided by The Athletic’s Fred Katz.

He then promoted an anti-Semitic trope when challenged by a follower.

‘You know who the Rothschilds are?’

“The point is, you did not just say to me that Jews are not trying to divide the black community," the person who joined Jackson’s session said.

"You know that for a fact?” Jackson responded … “You know who the Rothschilds are? They own all the banks. ...

“I haven’t said one thing that’s untrue yet."

The Rothschilds are a wealthy Jewish banking dynasty. The stereotype that Jewish people run “all the banks” is a longstanding anti-Semitic trope.

‘He was speaking the truth’

Jackson’s comments Wednesday arrive after he supported DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic Instagram post.

“So I just read a statement that the Philadelphia Eagles posted regarding DeSean Jackson’s comments,” Jackson said Tuesday. “He was trying to educate himself, educate people and he’s speaking the truth. Right? He’s speaking the truth. You know he don’t hate nobody, but he’s speaking the truth, the facts that he know and try to educate others.”

The original post made by DeSean Jackson cited a quote that he believed to be from Adolf Hitler that referred to Black people as “the real children of Israel” and allegedly cited Hitler’s plan to incite World War III from his grave. Snopes uncovered the passage as part of a clickbait campaign from 2017.

DeSean Jackson has apologized multiple times for the post.

Stephen Jackson followed up his initial defense of the post on Tuesday with another message on Instagram declaring “your races pain doesn’t hurt more than the next races pain.”

Jackson lashes out at critics

Jackson received widespread backlash for his stance and addressed critics in a second Instagram Live appearance Wednesday.

“Everybody that thinks I got hate,” Jackson said. “I know how to stand for my people and love my people without demeaning another race. ...

“That’s how they do it. Y’all don’t control me. Y’all don’t control me.”

Jackson was a prominent voice in the aftermath of George Floyd’s homicide. A friend of Floyd’s, Jackson was a frequent speaker at rallies and advocate for social justice.

On Wednesday he called for people expressing outrage at his anti-Semitic remarks to reserve that energy for injustice in the Black community.

“I just hope y’all keep that same energy when the Blacks get murdered,” Jackson said. “When Black people get murdered on the streets, keep that same energy.”

He also said that he’s not anti-Semitic, blaming social media for trying to “control my narrative.”

“I”m not anti-Semitic,” Jackson said. “Whatever that is, I’m not it. I love Jews. I love all races.”
Jackson’s support of Louis Farrakhan

Jackson then said he has been learning how to lead from Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, a group the Southern Poverty Law Center designates as “deeply racist, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBT.”

“I’m a fan of minister Farrakhan because nobody loves Black people more than him,” Jackson said. “He hasn’t told me to hate somebody one time. He’s teaching me how to be a leader.

“Just because you don’t like him, doesn’t mean I’m gonna not like him.”

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/stephen-jac...-191952252.html

Out of all the Anti-Semitism that goes on in this country and this is what you have chosen to focus on. Hmmm...

Antisemitism is bad.

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how freaking deluded some of the blacks are in this country.

...but this part of your post is straight up racism.

Don’t fight hate with hate.

He doesn't think he's actually doing that. Don't interrupt him, he's on a roll.

Yep.

We have a post from him insinuating that black people are loud and obnoxious.

We also have another post from him claiming he's done more for black Americans than the very black Americans who post on this forum.

Now he's talking about two idiotic individuals throwing out Semitic comments, but wants to make some point about stupid black Americans...?

Maybe with all of those things he's done for the black community one of them should have been to teach them to less loud and obnoxious? Since that seems to be an issue with him and all.

Refs, what did I say that warranted my post to be deleted?

Originally Posted By: PitDAWG

Maybe with all of those things he's done for the black community one of them should have been to teach them to less loud and obnoxious? Since that seems to be an issue with him and all.

I never said that. Rocket made that up.

But, I am not surprised that you chose to attack me instead of address the issue.

Drew Brees got slammed for saying he respects the flag, but these guys spew hate and it is ignored. Real tired of the double standard hypocrisy the BLM has brought to us.

Fighting hate w/hate is not going to be successful.

Maybe you should go start a thread in the ref's forum again.

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I never said that. Rocket made that up.

Receipts are fun.

I'll be back.

You seem to be doing a great job of finding the exception to the rule rather than pointing out the rule itself without any help from me.

Just because I point out how you ignore all of it from one side, which happens all the time, while pointing out the other side which for the most part fights against it, is nothing more than an obvious observation.

Another lie.

I am also surprised that Rocket was not suspended for the "Burning the cross" comment. Y'all cross the boundaries.

You mean we cross "what you see" as boundaries. You sometimes cross what I see as boundaries as well but I'm not going to sit here and whine about it.

No, you will just lie, attack, and slander. You have no problem w/Swish posting an article about a white guy using a BB gun in the Come Together thread. You also had no problem w/him saying things about me and Bull supporting the KKK and being good w/black people being murdered. Yet, you trash me multiple times daily.

Another thing, when I asked that Milk not post so many articles that would divide us, you jumped in and said we had to bring attention to the injustices. Yet, here you are.........trashing me for bringing attention to blacks supporting Hitler and promoting Antisemitism.

You guys disgust me. And I guarantee you that you are disgusting a whole lot of folks who won't say a word, but their vote might say more.

Keep fighting hate w/hate.

j/c:

What I've learned after seeing the only three people who have posted on this thread until this one is that I'm SO happy I don't know any of you in real life. And frankly, feel sorry for anyone that does.

Originally Posted By: Versatile Dog

No, you will just lie, attack, and slander. You have no problem w/Swish posting an article about a white guy using a BB gun in the Come Together thread. You also had no problem w/him saying things about me and Bull supporting the KKK and being good w/black people being murdered. Yet, you trash me multiple times daily.

Another thing, when I asked that Milk not post so many articles that would divide us, you jumped in and said we had to bring attention to the injustices. Yet, here you are.........trashing me for bringing attention to blacks supporting Hitler and promoting Antisemitism.

You guys disgust me. And I guarantee you that you are disgusting a whole lot of folks who won't say a word, but their vote might say more.

Keep fighting hate w/hate.

There you go again calling truth, hate just to try and silence the truth. It won't work.

How many black people have shot Jews in their Synagogues? How many blacks have marched with assault rifles yelling "Jews will not replace me!"? How many black people have been members of organizations like the KKK who have committed violence and hatred against the Jews for generations? How many blacks fly the Nazi flag?

Once again i will state, you only posted this to stir up trouble. You only posted it to bring attention to the exception to the rule rather than the rule itself.

Your tactics won't work. If you want to see what hate looks like, read that post of yours I just quoted.

Vers, smdh about what you said and how it sounds. Nobody is picking on you, only pointing it out.

Oh please. I have supported black people for ages. Not one of you guys offered to help in any way when I was trying to start the Community Service organization for black people here in Columbia, SC. Money talks. BS walks.

I don't believe in fighting hate w/hate. I believe in education. I believe in working hard. I believe in telling our black children that they can succeed and do not need to rely on handouts, gang-life, sports, or music. It's great for those who can succeed in entertainment, but most will not. I believe in treating them equally. Furthering their education and job opportunities. I do not believe in handouts. I think handouts keep minorities down. I also believe in accountability. Not one of the folks who are the black voices on here ever address accountability. It's always someone else's fault. You can't reason w/such nonsense.

I will say this to white people on here who might be sick of some of the messages being bombarded upon us on here. Most blacks are not like that. They want to work hard. They are accountable. There are successful blacks across the nations. More than we can count. Doctors, School Superintendents, attorneys, Principles, Engineers, Nurses, Teachers, Business owners, etc, etc.

The opportunities are there. Encouraging blacks to escape the ghettos by educating themselves and working hard should be the focus. Not by denouncing Jews. Not by looting. Not by rioting. Not by setting fires. Not by asking for wealth distribution. Earn what you get. I believe in blacks and their ability to be successful. I will not condone or support poor behavior, bias, and hate.

If you think that makes me a racist, so be it!!!

Originally Posted By: RocketOptimist

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I never said that. Rocket made that up.

Receipts are fun.

I'll be back.

I'm still waiting...

Here you insinuate that black people are loud and obnoxious.

I already provided you a receipt the other day where you claim you've done more, and you continue to go off about it in this thread.

Thanks for posting. What you are claiming and what I said are two different things. There is nothing in there about being obnoxious or loud.

There is something in there about them complaining a lot. And quite a few do. Anyone who is in the workplace knows that.

We had a student teacher who who would spend all day on her phone. Texting. If the kids would approach her, she would snap at them. A couple of us went to our administrators to complain. We were told that she would just start trouble about racial discrimination and that we had to give her positive evaluations.

Here is the thing that you seemingly do not get. There are good white people and bad white people. There are good black people and bad black people.

Making broad generalizations are the sign of ignorance and bias.

Btw...............how were you not suspended for saying I was into burning crosses on black people's lawns? LOL.........that is as bad as it gets.

One more thing.................I still maintain I have done more to help blacks than anyone on this board. The fact that you find that unbelievable says a lot about you. Do you think Antonio Brown does more for blacks than Chris Long?

A lot of what I have done for blacks is due to opportunity. Swish doesn't even work. I do work. And I CHOSE to leave the highest income per capita in the entire state of Ohio for an inner-city alternative school in E. Cleveland. We had armed guards, metal detectors, dogs, and a ton of gang members. We went through staff like crazy because most people could not handle the violence and stress.

I have also done a ton of stuff in community programs. A ton!

I'm sick of you acting like I have no right to say what I did. Like I have said before, when I tried to start the Community Service program here in SC, not one of you "mouths" offered to help. You just continue to slander anyone who doesn't agree exactly w/your message. No matter what you say............you can't take away what I have done.

Furthermore, I will continue to help the minority communities. They need help. However, I am going to fight hateful souls like that little gang of yours every step of the way because I think you are actually retarding the progress of minorities.

Let me guess, you will turn that comment into me calling all minorities retards?

rent free, baby! rent freaking free.

also, the more you repeat that trash ass claim that you've done more for blacks, the more you justify me absolutely ripping you to shreds in the PP thread.

you're a joke and continue to be one. i despise wannabe saviors like you.

Great. And I despise you because you are exactly the faction of the black community that helps hold them down.

thats hilariously false but keep trying, savior lmfao.

anyways,

jc

as ive made clear, i hate farrakhan. he's a certified racist, and i dont like the nation of islam whatsoever in my community.

sad that Djax decided to quote the guy.

What bothers me is that no one is even talking about Antisemitism. Six million were murdered by Hitler and the Germans. They have faced persecution for centuries. And even Americans despise them because they somehow know how to accumulate wealth. We don't need hateful idiots lashing out and bringing more negative attention their way. It's crap like that that leads to further persecution and even more violent actions against Jewish people.

we talk about antisemitism all the time in this country.

stop making things up. good lord....

I was talking about this thread, genius.

we talk about antisemitism on this board all the time.

way to pay attention, savior.

Once again, you and your goons are talking about me and no one is willing to talk about the persecution of Jews.

who brought up who in this thread?

youre the one who cant keep my name out of your mouth. if you did, i wouldnt even be here.

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Seventy-Five Years After Auschwitz, Anti-Semitism Is on the Rise

You can manage a chronic disease, treat it, or prevent its complications—but you can rarely cure it.

January 27, 2020
Walter Reich
Professor and former director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz. The date is now consecrated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as the world vowed never to allow murderous anti-Semitism to recur. Yet 75 years later, attacking Jews has once again become socially acceptable in many countries—across the left-right ideological spectrum, and among different groups that blame Jews for their grievances and oppression.

The recent eruptions of anti-Semitism in America have awakened us to a prejudice that has long resided, in quiet ways and in many forms, in this country. And the part of it that now disguises itself as anti-Zionism—hatred of the Jewish state that was established in the wake of the Holocaust as a refuge for Jews—has even seemed, to some, virtuous, a sentiment they believe puts them in humanity’s moral vanguard.

And anti-Semitism has returned, in part, because the general public’s knowledge about the Holocaust—of what exactly it was, who exactly was murdered in it, how many were killed, and how anti-Semitism spawned it—has diminished. For a time, that knowledge discredited anti-Semitism and those who indulged in it. But the passing of survivors who experienced the Holocaust and could testify to it, the denial and minimization of the Holocaust, and the hijacking of the word itself to advance numerous other causes, great and small, all combined to diminish its memory. The horrifying knowledge of where anti-Semitism can lead has been, in large measure, lost in a miasma of forgetting, ignorance, denial, confusion, appropriation, and obfuscation.
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As a former director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, many of whose uncles, aunts, and cousins, and a grandmother, were murdered in the Holocaust; as a professor who has taught a generation of students about the memory of the Holocaust; as a psychiatrist who is well aware of humanity’s repertoire of hatred and brutality; as a professor of international affairs; and as a student of Jewish history who is deeply aware of the many times masses of Jews were murdered or expelled simply because they were Jews, I watch anti-Semitism’s global resurgence, so soon after the Holocaust, with alarm and foreboding. Could murderous anti-Semitism, on a large scale, resume in our time? Could “never again,” vowed so solemnly and so repeatedly after the Holocaust, revert to “yet again”?

What motivates anti-Semitism? For two millennia, the prejudice has fulfilled needs—psychological, theological, national, and social—that have multiplied and mutated:

The need to find an explanation for a variety of misfortunes. What better and more coherent explanation is there than a conspiracy? And what more logical conspiracy is there—depending on the place and century—than the existence of a small group that, plotting in secret, poisons wells or manipulates money or controls governments or causes wars and all manner of other catastrophes and difficulties?

The need to condemn a minority whose members obstinately refuse to accept the majority’s religion, or whose role in that religion’s narrative is evil.

The need to distrust and ostracize a minority whose members act differently, don’t assimilate fully into the larger culture, and have their own customs and practices.

The need to unify the majority group by identifying a common enemy, especially an enemy within.

The need to explain a minority’s material or national success, especially by a majority whose members feel that that success has come at their expense.

The need for some members of other minority groups to find a reason for the difficulties they experience, such as poverty and oppression.

Why were Jews the group that was most regularly identified, in the lands and communities they’ve inhabited, as fulfilling one or more of these needs? The most likely reasons are historical and psychological:. When Jews were first identified as fulfilling some of these needs, they were branded as villains. Over time, that branding was repeatedly reinforced so that Jews became the usual suspects—the group that immediately came to mind when a new need arose to find explanatory villains.

So why the resurgence of anti-Semitism today?

Anti-Semitism is useful in the current moment in both Europe and America. For some on the right, it can fulfill the need for a national, religious, or ethnic agenda. And for some on the left, it can fulfill the need to establish virtue, particularly when it’s connected with anti-Zionism.

In Arab and Muslim lands, anti-Semitism is often expressed as both hatred of Jews and hatred of Israel, and is very frequently bolstered by Holocaust denial. Delegitimizing the Jewish state can serve as a means to reverse the humiliation, degradation, and oppression of Muslims.

In Eastern Europe, right-wing, nationalist parties have taken control, often rewriting Holocaust history, and often with the support of groups that are strongly anti-Semitic and have adopted Nazi slogans and agendas. In Western Europe, anti-Semitism is found among right-wing forces; within political parties on the left, especially in Britain; and among elements of the Muslim community.

But for now, the democracies of Western Europe are strong enough to withstand the pressure. And in America, the episodes of anti-Semitic speech and violence, though they’ve greatly proliferated in the past few years, have begun to mobilize communities and governmental agencies to protect Jews from violence. This won’t stop anti-Semitism’s continuing growth, but it will control it. Despite a long history of bias at many levels, from academia to boardrooms, Jews in America have established themselves during the past century in every sphere of American life, and the American tradition of tolerance will remain far more powerful than its manifestations of prejudice.

So although Jews face ongoing violence, it is not of a level that will, in the foreseeable future, result in massive death. In Europe and the United States, there might be limited outbursts. Should Iran develop nuclear weapons, it could, in a moment of irrationality, launch them to try to obliterate the Jewish state, which its leaders repeatedly have vowed to destroy and which is home to nearly half of the world’s Jews; but Iran’s fear that it could be devastated in return by a nuclear-armed Israel would almost surely keep such a cataclysmic possibility in check. In short, despite the rise in worldwide anti-Semitism, a repeat of the Holocaust—major mass murder—is, though possible, unlikely in the foreseeable future.

As we mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, I wish I could be more upbeat than that. But I’m not. I’m a physician. I know that one can manage a chronic disease, one can treat it, one can often prevent its complications, but one can rarely cure it—and one can’t ever be sure that it won’t become, at some point, catastrophic.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...he-rise/605452/

Actually I brought it up. I brought up Jews being killed in their Synagogues. About armed men marching screaming "Jews will not replace me!". About the KKK having spread antisemitism for decades. I said that you don't see blacks flying Nazi flags.

Actual crimes and hate spread about Jews that have persecuted them in this country for generations. I also mentioned how it was you who weren't discussing those actual things and rather chose to focus on something that hasn't brought about these horrific things.

But way to try and turn the tables.

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How many black people have shot Jews in their Synagogues? How many blacks have marched with assault rifles yelling "Jews will not replace me!"? How many black people have been members of organizations like the KKK who have committed violence and hatred against the Jews for generations? How many blacks fly the Nazi flag?

Once again i will state, you only posted this to stir up trouble. You only posted it to bring attention to the exception to the rule rather than the rule itself.

it's unfortunate that this whole thread has been about Vers comment and not about the fact that anti-semitism is a very big problem in the US and around the world.... violence against Jews is very real.

The hard right hates Jews almost as much as they hate blacks, the far left has been unapologetic in their support of anti-semitic language, Europe is full of it, the middle east goes without saying..

Julian Edelman, one of the few Jewish NFL football players, reached out to DeSean Jackson and offered to have conversations with him and to discuss what he said... he handled it the right way. He didn't go on a tirade about it but actually offered to help him understand. I applaud Edelman for doing it and I applaud DeSean Jackson for engaging with him.. both men will probably come out of it better people having learned something.

I've been much less impressed with the way others have handled it.

So I pointed out where the vast majority of the actual problem with anti-semitism is only in a different way than you did. Got it.

A couple of thoughts on what has happened since Jackson and Jackson made their comments.

Drew Brees was crucified for saying he believed in honoring the flag. Players, citizens, the media, etc blasted him for what he said. Yet, these two guys are echoing a message that is being echoed by others and those same folks aren't complaining. I find that very hypocritical.

When I find something so blatantly hypocritical, it makes me think deeper about why the hypocrisy exists. I think all hard-working, honest Americans may want to dig a bit deeper into some of the messages that are being sent and try to educate themselves on the end-goal. The answers might surprise you.

Tell us oh wise one what are those answers?

That was a powerful article.

Mitch Albom is a stand up guy. I used to love listening to him on the Detroit channels on both TV and Radio, as well as his articles in the Detroit Free Press. He's one of the last of the great sports reporters....and he can successfully cross the bridge into social issue reporting without being an idiot.

Originally Posted By: PitDAWG

Tell us oh wise one what are those answers?

I'm not giving answers. I am not telling people to believe one view or another.

I am asking that folks look deeper into what is going on and make up their own minds. I am asking that just don't look at things on the surface and instead dig deeper and see what the real goals of this movement are. I think people should make up their own minds, but do so w/intelligence and not just blindly follow the media and certain black groups w/out at least educating themselves.

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Jewish leaders condemn 'hurtful' words by Nick Cannon

by LUIS ANDRES, HENAO Associated PressWednesday, July 15th 2020

The Anti-Defamation League and other Jewish leaders condemned what they called “hurtful words” and anti-Semitic theories expressed by Nick Cannon on Wednesday, a day after ViacomCBS severed ties with him for the remarks made on a podcast.

And after the TV host and producer wrote a lengthy Facebook post defending himself and criticizing his firing for what the company deemed “bigotry” and “anti-Semitism,” prominent members of the U.S. Jewish community said the post fell well short and demanded an apology.

“It’s not enough to say I’m not a racist, I’m not a bigot,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. “The statements he made are hurtful and they’re false.”

Cooper said Cannon had reached out to him Wednesday to have a conversation, but he preferred to speak to him only after he issues an apology.

He said Cannon should read and heed the words of Martin Luther King Jr., who "dedicated his life for civil rights for all and a color-blind America.” Cooper also would advise him to seek out the guidance of basketball Hall of Famer-turned-writer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has condemned several sports and entertainment celebrities for anti-Semitic posts.

In the hour-plus episode of “Cannon's Class” released last month that prompted his firing, Cannon and Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin, formerly of the rap group Public Enemy, contended that Black people are the true Hebrews and Jews have usurped that identity.

Cannon then argued that lighter-skinned people — “Jewish people, white people, Europeans" — “are a little less" and have a “deficiency” that historically caused them to act out of fear and commit acts of violence to survive.

“They had to be savages,” he said.

“When I first heard about the comments Mr. Cannon made, it was very, very disappointing," said Oren Segal, director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism. "We’re in a time where hatred of all kinds is very much apparent. It’s in the news every day.”

“Anti-Semitism in particular over the past several years has been something that we've seen in increase , as well as racism and other issues," Segal added. "So when you hear an individual who has a public profile, who has influence over people, make statements that are highly offensive to the Jewish community, the first reaction is disappointment.”

Anti-Semitic violent attacks rose worldwide by 18% in 2019 compared with the previous year, according to a report published in April by Tel Aviv University’s Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary Jewry.

Segal said some members of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement see themselves as the true “chosen people,” and believe that Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans are the true descendants of the 12 Tribes of Israel. He noted that not all spew hateful rhetoric, although many adhere to an extreme set of anti-Semitic beliefs.

Bruce Haynes, a professor of sociology at the University of California, Davis, who has been studying Black Jews for more than two decades, agreed that the remarks echo the ideas of extreme Black Hebrew Israelites and of Minister Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who last year referenced “Satanic Jews” in a speech denying allegations of anti-Semitism. But Haynes took a more nuanced view.

“The danger is that those groups get confused with other self-identified Israelites like (Rabbi) Capers Funnye, who has a congregation in Chicago, and who is very much involved with the Ashkenazim Jewish community. So I want to make clear that the term 'Israelites' is a tricky term,” he said.

“Is it anti-Semitic to say Black people are the real Israelites or the real Jews? I’m not sure I’d call it anti-Semitism,” Haynes said. “It’s not a good reading of history, but I wouldn’t call it anti-Semitism. On the other hand, some of those groups that call Jews impostors certainly cross the line."

Until his firing, Cannon produced “Wild ’n Out,” a comedy improv series for VH1, the ViacomCBS-owned cable channel.

In a Facebook post, he said he welcomes being held accountable and takes responsibility for his words, while also accusing the company of trying to silence an “outspoken black man” and demanding full ownership of the “Wild ’n Out” brand.

“I do not condone hate speech nor the spread of hateful rhetoric. ... The Black and Jewish communities have both faced enormous hatred, oppression persecution and prejudice for thousands of years and in many ways have and will continue to work together to overcome these obstacles,” he wrote.

Cooper said that Cannon should reject Farrakhan’s hate speech and “reduce the long statement to two sentences” — a simple apology.

“First of all, apologizing to the Jewish community for questioning our identity,” Cooper said. “It’s simply outrageous ... and that’s not too much to ask for someone who says that he’s not a bigot.

https://abc3340.com/news/entertainment/jewish-leaders-condemn-hurtful-words-by-nick-cannon

Oh, the double-standards:

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Charlamagne Tha God Says Nick Cannon Was Fired Because Jews ‘Have the Power’

Mairead McArdle
National ReviewJuly 16, 2020, 2:47 PM

Radio host Charlamagne tha God said Wednesday that he believes Nick Cannon was fired by ViacomCBS because Jewish people “have the power” in the media landscape.

“Listen, Nick is my guy. I hate it had to be him, but that’s what you can do when you have the power. And if there’s one thing Jewish people have showed us, it’s they have the power,” he said during Wednesday’s broadcast of the radio show The Breakfast Club. “I can’t wait until the day black people are able to fire people for saying things about us that we deem racist. We can barely get cops fired for actually killing us!”

ViacomCBS canceled Cannon’s contract after the actor and television host “failed to acknowledge or apologize for perpetuating anti-Semitism” on an episode of his podcast, Cannon’s Class, which was recorded last year but reposted by Cannon last week. During the episode, which included an interview with Richard Griffin of the hip hop group “Public Enemy,” Cannon praised Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and riffed on conspiracy theories about Jewish people and “centralized banking, the bloodlines that control everything — even outside of America.” He also said that he could not be anti-Semitic since black people are the real Semitic people.

Griffin, known as Professor Griff, was ousted from Public Enemy in 1989 after making several anti-Semitic remarks, including calling Jews “wicked.”

After the backlash over his remarks, Cannon excoriated ViacomCBS, which produced Cannon’s “Wild ‘n Out” comedy show on MTV, in a Twitter thread.

“I will not be bullied, silenced, or continuously oppressed by any organization, group, or corporation,” Cannon said. “I am disappointed that Viacom does not understand or respect the power of the black community.”

Cannon also offered an apology of sorts in which he said he has no “malice” “or “hate in my heart” and invited his critics to “hold me accountable,” adding that, “Black and Jewish communities have both faced enormous hatred, oppression, persecution and prejudice for thousands of years.”

“In today’s conversation about anti-racism and social justice, I think we all ⁠— including myself ⁠— must continue educating one another and embrace uncomfortable conversations ⁠— it’s the only way we ALL get better,” Cannon said. “I encourage more healthy dialogue and welcome any experts, clergy, or spokespersons to any of my platforms to hold me accountable and correct me in any statement that I’ve made that has been projected as negative.”

Despite the controversy, Cannon will keep his job as host of Fox’s “The Masked Singer,” Fox announced, saying the network “immediately began a dialogue” with Cannon after it was made aware of his remarks.

“He is clear and remorseful that his words were wrong and lacked both understanding and context, and inadvertently promoted hate. This was important for us to observe. Nick has sincerely apologized, and quickly taken steps to educate himself and make amends,” Fox said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/charlamagne-tha-god-says-nick-184715407.html

I would just remind every human being everywhere that all human being are 99.9% identical on the genetic (DNA) level.

When we look down on someone else, we are really looking down on everyone, because we are really all the same.

I don't believe in discriminating against any group. I think we should judge individuals as individuals.

I was disappointed that Nick Cannon doubled down on his statements and blamed Viacom.

j/c

There are idiots everywhere. Nobody has the market cornered.

[quote]A series of tweets and statements have raised questions about veins of anti-Semitism and silence in the NBA

sdavis@businessinsider.com (Scott Davis)

INSIDERJuly 19, 2020, 9:11 AM

Several former and current players NBA players have recently made anti-Semitic statements or supported those who have.

Much of the NBA community has responded to those statements with silence, which was particularly notable to fans after players' strong vocal support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

A series of anti-Semitic incidents have embroiled the NBA community over the last month.

A few weeks ago, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posted anti-Semitic content on Instagram that included a quote misattributed to Adolf Hitler saying Jewish people "extort" and "blackmail" America in their plan for "world domination."

Then former NBA player Stephen Jackson expressed support for DeSean Jackson, saying he was "speaking the truth." Stephen Jackson later doubled down, suggesting that Jewish people own all the banks.
Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posted anti-Semitic content on Instagram.
Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posted anti-Semitic content on Instagram.

Stephen Jackson later apologized for using the "wrong words," but critics felt the former player had already eroded the work he did in advocating for police reform after the death of George Floyd, a close friend of Jackson's.

"It undermines everything Stephen Jackson said so eloquently on behalf of Black Lives Matter," ESPN's Michael Wilbon said on "Pardon The Interruption." "He has no credibility now."

Current players J.R. Smith and Kevin Durant both liked Stephen Jackson's posts on Instagram, including the video in which he defended DeSean Jackson.

Then this week, former NBA guard Dwyane Wade stepped into the middle of controversy by expressing support for Nick Cannon, the TV host who was dropped from Viacom after making anti-Semitic comments on his podcast.

"We are with you," Wade tweeted to Cannon, with an emoji of a Black fist. "Keep leading."

Wade deleted the tweet after facing backlash online, saying he just thought Cannon should own "the content and brand he helped create" but doesn't support hate speech.

The same day, former NBA player Allen Iverson posted a picture with Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, who has been deemed anti-Semitic by the Anti-Defamation League. (Both Stephen Jackson and DeSean Jackson have also expressed support for Farrakhan; Stephen Jackson commented, "Love u bro" to Iverson. )

The incidents, though varied in nature and intent, have raised questions about possible underground veins of anti-Semitism in the NBA — or perhaps simply an indifference to the issue.

The aftermath of these statements stands in stark contrast to NBA players' resounding response to the death of George Floyd and vocal involvement in the Black Lives Matter movement. That juxtaposition has led some basketball fans to wonder why calls to denounce anti-Semitism have gone mostly unanswered in the NBA.
Silence from the NBA community

Outrage and a slew of statements condemning hate speech would normally be expected following anti-Semitic incidents. But NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote in The Hollywood Reporter that the absence of such responses — what he called a "lack of massive indignation" — highlighted a problem in the sports world.

"Recent incidents of anti-Semitic tweets and posts from sports and entertainment celebrities are a very troubling omen for the future of the Black Lives Matter movement, but so too is the shocking lack of massive indignation," Abdul-Jabbar wrote. "Given the New Woke-fulness in Hollywood and the sports world, we expected more passionate public outrage. What we got was a shrug of meh-rage."

A few prominent voices have spoken out about DeSean and Stephen Jackson's comments: Boston Celtics players Enes Kanter and Jaylen Brown both suggested that players should educate themselves on issues before speaking. And New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (who is Jewish) and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Zach Banner both responded to anti-Semitic statements, too.

But that paled in comparison to the response Drew Brees got when he said it was disrespectful to kneel during the national anthem, after which athletes across the NFL and NBA pointed out problems with the statement.
LeBron James and Stephen Jackson at a Big 3 game in 2019.
LeBron James and Stephen Jackson at a Big 3 game in 2019.

LeBron James' silence is particularly notable this month, since he was criticized in 2018 for quoting lyrics from 21 Savage's song "ASMR" on his Instagram story, writing: "We been getting that Jewish money, Everything is Kosher."

James later apologized, saying he didn't realize the lyrics were offensive and perpetuated Jewish stereotypes.

James is friends with Dwyane Wade and was also in communication with Stephen Jackson following the death of Floyd — James offered support when Jackson protested in Minneapolis. But he did not speak up publicly following their recent comments.

The NBA as a league is in a precarious place over these incidents. The Philadelphia Eagle issued a statement on DeSean Jackson's posts, calling them "appalling." But because Wade and Stephen Jackson are former players, issuing a statement on their comments risks creating a standard of commenting on anything a former player says.

There is precedent when it comes to former players, however. As The Athletic noted, the NBA banned Tim Hardaway from the 2007 All-Star Game after Hardaway made homophobic comments. However, Hardaway was scheduled to take part in league-sponsored events.

The NBA did not respond to a request for comment for this story.
'They are a minority as well'

In his response to DeSean Jackson's posts, Banner said he thinks some members of the Black community can occasionally be naive about anti-Semitism.

"There's a common misbelief that among Black and Brown people ... that Jewish people are just like any other white race. You know, you mix them up with the rest of the majority and you don't understand that they are a minority as well," Banner said.

He added: "We need to understand that Jewish people deal with the same amount of hate and similar hardships and hard times ... When we talk about Black Lives Matter and talk about elevating ourselves, we can't do that while stepping on the back of other people to elevate ourselves."

The Atlantic's Jemele Hill also described a trepidation in the Black community about speaking up about anti-Semitism for fear it will hurt the Black Lives Matter movement.

"At a time when there is an understandable focus on how Black Americans bear the brunt of systemic oppression and police brutality, some commentators believe that people are afraid to rebuke Jackson, because it may hurt the movement," Hill wrote, adding, "Black people's fight for their humanity is unrelated to Jackson's error, but they must use their own racial experiences to foster empathy for others."

In his recent piece, Jabbar wrote that no form of discrimination should be tolerated.

"If we're going to be outraged by injustice," he said, "let's be outraged by injustice against anyone."[

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Once again, athletes, the media, and many folks destroyed Drew Brees because he honors the flag, but remain silent when others make racial comments about another group of people .

Losing credibility.

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The Disturbing Rise of Anti-Semitism Among Black Celebs

Cassie da Costa
The Daily BeastJuly 15, 2020, 11:01 PM

Often, we discuss conspiracy theories as if they are kooky yet benign tales spun by our neighbors, acquaintances, and even friends. But in America’s current political and cultural configuration, prejudice combined with ignorance often masquerades as legitimate thought and leads to devastating outcomes (just see how Floridian COVID-19 deniers are doing now). And in a society marked by incessant high-speed information and spin, anecdotal and instinctual bias becomes the basis of bad-faith arguments about free speech and a “marketplace of ideas.” As much as social media has brought us smart thinking by typically marginalized voices, it’s also allowed careless people with big platforms to speak more loudly—and without the immediate intervention of the wiser and better-informed people who may (or may not) surround them.

Recently, big-name Black entertainers like Ice Cube, Nick Cannon, Diddy, the Jacksons (Stephen and DeSean), and even beloved Black author Alice Walker, have spouted age-old anti-Semitic talking points—usually by quoting known bigot Louis Farrakhan—insisting that “the Jews” run everything, and locating Black liberation in anti-Jewish suspicion.

On his podcast, Cannon spoke to fellow anti-Semitic conspiracist Professor Griff, formerly of Public Enemy (he was kicked out of the group for his anti-Jewishness, specifically for calling Jews “wicked”), agreeing with Griff’s racist view that Jewish people control media and claiming that “Semitic people are Black people” so Black people cannot be anti-Semitic. After Cannon was dropped by ViacomCBS for his comments, Diddy then took to Instagram and invited Cannon to his network RevoltTV. On July 4th, Diddy’s RevoltTV broadcast a speech by Farrakhan—a man who has praised Hitler and repeatedly calls Jews “Satanic”—worldwide, and also shared a Farrakhan video on Twitter in which the Nation of Islam leader called the Jewish head of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, “Satan” and claimed that “those of you that say you are the Jews, I will not even give you the honor of calling you a Jew. You are not a Jew. You are Satan, and it is my job now to pull the cover off of Satan so that every Muslim when he sees Satan, pick up a stone, as we do in Mecca.”

Ice Cube’s Long, Disturbing History of Anti-Semitism

Hollywood Celebs Are Praising an Anti-Semitic Hatemonger

The rapper and actor Ice Cube, for his part, has shared a series of anti-Semitic memes, and even lobbed an anti-Semitic trope at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for denouncing anti-Semitism in a Hollywood Reporter op-ed, accusing him of accepting “30 pieces of silver” in exchange for the column.

It’s difficult to make sense of the smoke-and-mirrors anti-Semitism that emanates from Farrakhan, who feels he gets to decide who the real Jews are and then leverages any critique amongst Jewish-led institutions he doesn’t like on the basis of a Jewish identity he refuses to recognize. This is not too different from the “criminals” Trump claims are crossing the border from Mexico in droves—demonizing characterizations and willful erasure allow racist ideas to haphazardly take the form of concern. In the same way, Cannon denies that what he is saying is anti-Semitic because the only Semitic people he recognizes are Black people.

What’s more is that the crafted incoherence of these ideas make them easy to gloss over or outright ignore. Anti-Black and anti-Jewish racism are not interchangeable realities, but they are related and feed upon each other, undermining the liberation of Black and Jewish people (and, of course, Black Jewish people) alike. Like anti-Black racism, anti-Jewish racism cannot have a place in any legitimate anti-racist liberation movement, yet unfortunately, like with anti-Black racism, those who spout anti-Jewish ideas refuse to acknowledge their prejudice, instead qualifying their hateful words with claims to good intentions.

It’s easy to center the self, particularly when the self can serve as an avatar for an entire diaspora. But part of freedom work means imagining well outside of and beyond the self, persistently being in community with others committed to similar work. When Black celebrities claim that their anti-Semitism is actually a “pro-Black” stance, they assert that the only possible form of liberation for Black people is through creating our own “Other.” There is a huge difference between critiquing whiteness—a racist fabrication with undeniable social consequences—and denigrating Jewishness. Anti-Black racism (as well as anti-Arab racism) as practiced by Jewish institutions and individuals ought to be critiqued where observed, but on the basis of white assimilation and imperialism, not on the basis of Jewish identity. Scapegoating Jewish people—rather than challenging harmful institutions formed and led by people of any identity—plays directly by the facist rulebook.

But conspiracy theories often serve as a salve to incurious and unresilient people, even as the greatest conspiracy of all—racism—hides in plain sight. And it finds its way to even those of us directly harmed by its systemic manifestations. Like anti-Black and transphobic violence, anti-Semitic hate crimes have undeniably been on the rise since Trump’s inauguration. A viable counter to the bad and dangerous ideas that fuel this violence is deeper and more rigorous reading; rather than latching onto charismatic figures and cultural idols, we ought to get used to researching beyond YouTube videos, Google-able quotes, and Instagram reading lists. We need to engage less in forums filled with fearful people and step out into spaces of accountability and vulnerability. What would it mean to invest in a liberation movement that isn’t ego-driven or self-centering, but expansive and legion-gathering? How do we state our commitment to Black liberation without falling back on lazy and harmful thinking? Perhaps we still look to confused people like Ice Cube and Diddy because so many of us have refused to read, share, and discuss the vital work of critical thinkers like Angela Davis and Noel Ignatiev.

So, it is terrible when it happens to you and you can riot, loot, and attack others.........but when you do it to another minority group.........it's righteous?

You are hurting your own cause when you fight hate w/hate.

Here is another Woke vs. Racist agreeing with each other.

Deshean Jackson - these people are bad based on their race.
KKK - These people are bad based on their race.

How can you not see that before you post something like this?

Originally Posted By: BpG

Here is another Woke vs. Racist agreeing with each other.

Deshean Jackson - these people are bad based on their race.
KKK - These people are bad based on their race.

How can you not see that before you post something like this?

People rarely see their own flaws and faults. Critical self examination is a lost skill in today's world.

Kareem and Charles Barkley have recently addressed those who are sending anti-Semantic messages. I will post Barkley's comments, but just provide a link because Stephen Jackson's comments contain a lot of profanity. The article doesn't actually say the words, but they use the first letter and it's hard not to see the masked profanity.

I decided to post this because I have been preaching a similar message to what Barkley is saying for years.

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Listen, DeSean Jackson, Stephen Jackson, Nick Cannon, Ice Cube. Man, what the hell are y’all doing? Y’all want racial equality. We all do. I don’t understand how insulting another group helps our cause. And the only person who called y’all on it was Kareem. We can’t allow Black people to be prejudiced, also. Especially if we’re asking for white folks to respect us, give us economic opportunity and things like that. I’m so disappointed in these men. I don’t understand how you beat hatred with more hatred. That stuff should never come up in your vocabulary, and it should never come up in your heart. I don’t understand it. I’m never gonna accept it. And I’m asking you guys. I’m begging you guys, man. You guys are famous. You’ve got a platform. We’ve got to do better, man. I want allies. I don’t want to alienate anybody. And to take shots at the Jewish race, the white race, I just don’t like it because it’s not right. And I had to call them on it because it’s really — it’s really been on my heart

You can read the entire article here: https://www.yahoo.com/sports/called-anti-semitism-stephen-jackson-171514806.html

Originally Posted By: PitDAWG

Originally Posted By: Versatile Dog

No, you will just lie, attack, and slander. You have no problem w/Swish posting an article about a white guy using a BB gun in the Come Together thread. You also had no problem w/him saying things about me and Bull supporting the KKK and being good w/black people being murdered. Yet, you trash me multiple times daily.

Another thing, when I asked that Milk not post so many articles that would divide us, you jumped in and said we had to bring attention to the injustices. Yet, here you are.........trashing me for bringing attention to blacks supporting Hitler and promoting Antisemitism.

You guys disgust me. And I guarantee you that you are disgusting a whole lot of folks who won't say a word, but their vote might say more.

Keep fighting hate w/hate.

There you go again calling truth, hate just to try and silence the truth. It won't work.

How many black people have shot Jews in their Synagogues? How many blacks have marched with assault rifles yelling "Jews will not replace me!"? How many black people have been members of organizations like the KKK who have committed violence and hatred against the Jews for generations? How many blacks fly the Nazi flag?

Once again i will state, you only posted this to stir up trouble. You only posted it to bring attention to the exception to the rule rather than the rule itself.

Your tactics won't work. If you want to see what hate looks like, read that post of yours I just quoted.

You mean like this?

Once again, certain posters are trying to sweep the alt left under the rug. Not sure how you can do that here, though.

We have multiple celebrities using their "platform" to promote the values of a certified hate group, the Black Hebrew Israelites. How is this not a major problem again?

This would be akin to Ryan Seacrest saying that he believes in the ideals of the KKK.

If we have celebrities who are willing to say they believe the same ideals as a certified hate group, how many more people also believe in them?

Title of the thread should be "DeSean Jackson and Stephen Jackson Support Black Hebrew Israelites."