Is there a joke in your comment somewhere? If not, I am confused.

This is all indicative of why the “left” in this country can never accomplish anything.

Sarsour: “Some of my best friends are Jewish!”

It’s comedy how you guys regularly take people down for all the reasons these women should be taken down, but now you want to devote some nuance to matters. Look in the mirror. Put down your gun and people will put down theirs. You are right that critiques of Israel have recently been used to by some to call others…

Good to see you not bothering to come even close to telling the truth, leaving out all the antisemitic ways Mallory and Sarsour defended Farrakhan.

Gosh, so many words to defend anti semitic, anti LGBT and anti women sympathizers!

This won’t go away because The Womens March and Linda Sarsour in particular refuse to actually apologize and change their behavior after being called out. Just straight up apologize for supporting Farrakhan and promise to never have anything to do with him and his organization ever again. Don’t call Jake Tapper…

Was it though? The photo from when it happened showed a rainbow Star of David, not an Israeli flag (though it’s easily apparent how the two can be conflated)

Yeah, they wouldn’t have been in trouble if they’d chosen to distance themselves from his views on Jews or even stayed silent. After all, Maxine Waters is close to him and hasn’t faced any heat for not condemning him. The problem is that they responded by calling us Christ-killers, of suspect loyalty, and a fifth…

I have plenty of problems with Israel, but as a Jew, it definitely feels frustrating that Palestine is the ONLY international issue that is ever given a seat at the table of intersectionality. Israel is just one abuser among many, but I’ve been to tons of rallies where pro-palestinian speeches were given, regardless…

Yes. Why is this so fucking hard to do ?

Yep. Purely from an org standpoint, this is the time to bring in fresh perspectives and energy. That doesn’t mean steering in a new direction or changing values, but it does mean allowing for growth and evolution. 

You can’t be a feminist and a Muslim.

All of this.  I’m Jewish and in Chicago.  You can be critical of the Israeli government without calling in an apartheid state but apparently that isn’t good enough anymore.

In general, they’ve now been at the helm for almost two years. For an organization of their size, that is a good time for leadership turnover regardless of who the leaders are. Vibrant organizations tend to decentralize the leadership anyway, and have leadership change on a regular basis. 

While I certainly can’t speak for all Jews, I understand where the frustration is coming from. In many groups like this, if you openly identify as Jewish then you’d better be prepared to pass a litmus test on Palestine before anything else. The Chicago Dyke March was neither the first nor the last to do this and…

“Always be wary of leaders who believe they are un-replaceable and more important than the movement.” This.

I’ve never trusted Linda Sarsour. She is someone who claims to be an Intersectional Feminist, while regularly defending Saudi Arabia and Sharia Law. I guess we’re supposed to ignore what happens to Women and the LGBT community under sharia, which we often do, in order to not be lumped together with far right bigots. An…

Yet in the midst of all of the calls demanding that Mallory and the rest of the Women’s March leaders denounce Louis Farrakhan, I’m left wondering if there is equal outrage over the painful truth that Mallory expressed as she stared out at the crowd at the first Women’s March. I think I know the answer.

3 things can be true: