Category Archives: Anti-Semitism

The Separation of Church and State in Early 19th Century England

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

When my brother-in-law died a couple of years ago, I inherited from him a pristine set of The World’s Orators, a multivolume collection of “the greatest orations of the world’s history,” edited by Guy Carleton Lee and published by G. … Continue reading →

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Because antisemitism means never having to say you’re sorry

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

From Jewcy: Now, to be fair, this ad seems to be part of a theme. Go to Wodka Vodka’s website, scroll through the gallery just under the navigation bar and you’ll find–or at least I did just now when I … Continue reading →

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Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky, Foreskin Man, Vulva Girl and the Two-Thirds of My Freshman Composition Class Who Are Failing Right Now

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

You know that feeling when there is so much going on, so much you have to do, so many different threads that you need to keep weaving together, or balls in the air that you can’t let drop, or spinning … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Anti-Semitism, Education, Gender and the Body, Jews and Judaism, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 27 Comments  

Continuing a Discussion about Brit Milah

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Commenting in the thread about the circumcision ban that has been proposed in San Francisco, Chingona wrote the following: Secondly … and here I’m trying to put into words something that I think is felt on a subconscious and instinctual level … Continue reading →

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Want To Ban Circumcision? Include A Religious Exemption

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Ampersand

From a Time Magazine article about the proposed circumcision ban in San Francisco: The San Francisco debate over circumcision initially centered on the value of the procedure itself — opponents call it barbaric, supporters point to its long tradition and … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, crossposted on TADA, Sexism hurts men | 128 Comments  

Our Newest Superhero: Foreskin Man?

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I found a link to Foreskin Man on The Good Man Project. To respond fully will require a more careful reading than I can give the comic now, but even paging quickly through issue two reveals an awful lot that … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Cartooning & comics, Gender and the Body, Men and masculinity | 26 Comments  

Microaggressions

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Myca

My wife pointed me to an excellent, if infuriating, blog last night, and I was up until 2 AM reading through it. Microaggressions is a blog about the little daily fuck-yous that populate the world if your race, gender, ethnicity, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Colonialism, crossposted on TADA, Disabled Rights & Issues, Fat, fat and more fat, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Links, Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 10 Comments  

Thoughts on Political Speech in the wake of Arizona

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Myca

There are just a few thoughts I have about all of this that I wanted to share. First, Sarah Palin. As Xeni Jardin says, “I try to avoid blogging about Sarah Palin, for the same reasons I’ve tried to avoid … Continue reading →

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Greek Bishop Equates Zionism to 'Satanism' – NYTimes.com

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I am not quite up to typing a full-fledged post yet, though I will be soon. Still, I couldn’t resist posting a link to this piece on The Lede, by Robert Mackey. Greek Bishop Equates Zionism to ‘Satanism’ – NYTimes.com: … Continue reading →

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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: When Witches Stole Penises 2

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Part 1 ended with the following paragraph: And so on and so on, until the fundamental difference between the Jew and the woman. Neither believe in themselves; but the woman believes in others, in her husband, her lover, or her … Continue reading →

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