Amy’s post that said “I supported black people so you have to support Israel” took me all the way out. That post shows exactly how people like Amy operate: they think human rights advocacy is social currency through and through. She missed the memo. Human rights are sacred things, not points on a scoresheet for you to pull out, point to, and say “I’m a good noodle, I said black people shouldn’t be taken out for existing.” Bare minimum is what that is, not a special tick on the box of social justice. Been over Amy
That's honestly what we get for calling for people to be "allies". The definition of an ally in most cases does require mutual benefit. I have said this for many years: I don't want allies...I want advocates only. Advocates simply believe in something regardless of mutual benefit because it feels right to them. Allies will stand with you, but eventually expect you to stand with them (even if what they are standing for is oppression).
No, you are misunderstanding her point. As a Jew, she stood in solidarity with black people. Therefore, black people should do the same. Any black person advocating for the genocide of Jews is a traitor and a fool.
Amy: "Saying I'm islmaphobic is crazy. I want peace" Also Amy: "You are antisemitic because I say so and I am Jewish and don't require any evidence of you actually being antisemitic" Supporting Palestinians not dying is not automatically antisemitic and I need people with brains to understand this.
Israel should not even exist in the Middle East, they could have just as easily given Jewish people part of Germany or Italy if they could not trust themselves to not try anoter genocide
I think people also forget that using antisemitism as a blanket statement for being anti this war, is exactly the augment that both the Israeli and US government use so that they can continue with it without fear of argument. I also think people forget that being Palestinian is not a religion (there are Jewish Palestinians).
She's a media puppet.:/ Don't listen to her, pls. She represents the comfortable minority. ...Literally had extended fams die in the camps. My whole family agrees Israel needs to stop with the food supply BS, at the very least. It's been going on way before the most recent attacks. I understand what having dangerous animosity with a neighbor is like (both sides in the case at hand are being violent). But hurting kids through starvation, is a tactic that should never be taken in the modern world. Truly disgusting.
I wish these celebs would look up the terms "semite" and "semitic." I think they'd be surprised that it refers to Arabs, too. Amy is all like "I have a point" while simultaneously not understanding terms she uses. I guess that's predictable from people like her, which in turn confuses everyone who follows her train of thought. Same goes for all these people in higher positions.
As a mixed race Palestinian-American, I grew up learning about Palestine and Israel in ways that many people do not. Baby me was at protests with my parents, holding up my little Free Palestine sign. These protests had like 20 people at them. So when I look at the way people are mobilizing for Palestinians, it’s hard for me to completely convey my absolute gratitude and yes, shock, that this many people care and are educating themselves about the situation. Especially to all the Jewish people coming out and saying, “not in our name…” that shit brings me to tears. So thank you to everyone who cares. It means the world to us. You definitely hit the nail on the head with what is bothering me about some Jewish people’s response to this. I condemn Hamas’s October 7th attacks. They are indefensible. But as you said, now it’s 10K dead Palestinians and rising. When Jews complain that no one is helping them and they aren’t being centered, I have to say, when the hell have Palestinians ever been centered? This is literally the first time! Ever! Many Jewish people seem unable to hold multiple concepts at once. And I know it comes from a place of fear, anger and suffering. But they don’t hold the monopoly on fear, anger and suffering. Ask any Palestinian, Black person, queer or trans person, immigrant, Indigenous American, Japanese survivor of an internment camp, the list goes on and on. We all suffer. And as you said, no one is free until we are all free. Israel cannot be safe until Palestinians are safe. You cannot heal trauma by inflicting more trauma. Many thanks to you and all you do. ❤
Beautifully said🧡💛 no one has a monopoly on suffering. I hope you and your family feel welcomed and safe here, I am so sorry what is happening to Palatine and has been happening to Palatine forever. They deserve to be safe, feel safe, and be peaceful in peace without fear of hatred for simply being.
What makes Amy's messages against Asia Jackson even more heinous and harrowing is that Asia and her mother are specifically Ibaloi. An ethnicity part of an indigenous ethnic group in the Philippines that have faced discrimination by the state. And a large part of that discrimination being that we (I'm also Ibaloi) were not assimilated during the Spanish colonization period. I want to point this out because I've seen pro-Israeli people use indigeneity for their side, but when Indigneous people like Asia Jackson, Quannah Chasinghorse, and other indigenous people are pro-Palestine, something is off.
The whole irony of the "indigenous" argument is so frighteningly hilarious. Yes, there are indigenous jewish people. They are palestinian jews. There are indigenous palestinian muslims and indigenous palestinian christians too. But all three of these groups are victims of the colonial apratheid state. Most of the jews in itsnotreal are NOT indigenous. They are european and american jews who were displaced during WWII. They are indigenous to europe, not to palestine.
I saw Amy Schumer live in St. Louis in 2014, and she made a joke about how white women couldn't get dates anymore because more guys were dating minority women. I was there with my white boyfriend and his friends... so awkward. Apparently, she has a pattern of wanting to be the victim and veiled hostility toward "others."
Just wanna say, as a disabled woman, your comments about disabled activism are so refreshing and aware and full of compassion. I don't really have anything else to say, I just want to say thank you for the acknowledgement of how disability rights are so often ignored and under-served and how so many of these 'fringe' issues really do end up becoming snowball that get bigger and bigger over time, till they're so distant that most people wouldn't even see the connections when laid out for them in plain english.
It's unfortunate that disability rights get ignored so often. Everyone's basically a banana peel away from becoming disabled at some point in their lives but that shouldn't be the reason to advocate for Disabled people and our rights. It should be done because ableism harms all of us especially Disabled people.
I feel like ableism is more “excusable” in a capitalist society. When the only thing that determines your worth in society is your “productivity”, disabled people will naturally be pushed aside. Not saying disabled people aren’t capable of being productive but there are higher hurdles.
Hi friend. I just wanted to thank you for sharing your perspectives always with nuance and compassion, but especially on the topic of israel-palestine and solidarity. As a leftist jew, I absolutely cosign everything you've said here, and thank you for navigating the topic of antisemitism as deftly as you do; antisemitism is not a tool of liberation. Never Again means Never Again for anyone, and my Judaism teaches me that my freedom is tied up in everyone else's--so I do not have solidarity with Palestine in spite of my jewishness, but BECAUSE of it. 🇵🇸 ✡️
I am a vet and super anti war ....its crazy how many folks are ok with Children's death's that aren't their own....It just makes me depressed we learned nothing from Irqaq/Afghanistan
As an Indian muslim myself, I'm genuinely scared of what the future holds for us. The way Indian hindus have been supporting and cheering the Israeli govt for a genocide is very,very concerning. Islamophobia has increased 10 folds in recent times in India. Pretty sure they dream of doing the exact same to us
Yes brother, islamophobia since many decades have actually been on the rise but apparently being an islamophobe is not that big of an issue. Hope the best for indian muslims, stay strong and safe. Love from Morocco ❤
the israeli ballwashers from india is some of the most wild shit i've seen from this conflict. i wasn't even aware of this hyper specific sociopolitical aspect of the world, but after seeing how many there are and how fuckin shameless they are it's honestly both hilarious and horrifying.
Yes indeed, Islamophobia is reaching new heights now. My psychology professor openly preaches Islamophobia in class and even after many complaints she still continues and the management is doing nothing because her husband is a BJP politician. Now many of the students are under her influence and the future looks scary
@@keemstarkreamstar7069 you sound dumb😂that can be applied to yourself. Just say you're an isrdevil supporter. Sickening! You must side with the Russians
@@bubullibooooo9928 Israel is a Jewish state and defines itself as such. You necessarily have to be against Jewish statehood to propose things like “from the rive to the sea”.
@@keemstarkreamstar7069 I am not against Jewish statehood ( even though the idea is inherently prejudiced....when white people did that it was called apartheid I don't know why Jewish people are allowed to discriminate against others racism is wrong whether your jewish or not) You can make a Jewish state (it will be a racist state like Israel but I assume you think racism is your right somehow) but not on someone else's land.... Palestinians shouldn't be persecuted in their homeland. They shouldn't be killed for their land.
You know we live in one of the darkest timelines when you can say "I believe we should protect Jewish people but also Palestine should be free" and that is not universally replied to with "Yes! We should not kill or subjugate people"
People being afraid and angry when their friends and families are being killed is natural. The propaganda aiming that anger at other people who are _also_ afraid and angry because their friends and families are _also_ being killed (sometimes much more frequently), and blaming that second group's anger for one's own...I hope that it will be remembered as one of the most harmful ideological weapons in human history.
@@M_M_ODonnell This is such an important point. A Jewish family member was in Israel with her kids at the time of the incursion, and I was absolutely terrified for her and every other civilian AND ALSO at no point did it ever enter my mind to go 'wow that was scary; they could have been killed. NOW WE MUST KILL OTHERS'. The revenge reaction is so visceral, and so widespread. It's really shocked me how many people I had considered intersectional allies were suddenly 'Palestine technically never existed; this land belongs to Israel per God's covenant with Abraham' .... Like, my dude: let's assume that entire sentence is 100% true. How, how does that make it okay to wipe away every man, woman, and child in Gaza? It's heartbreaking and horrendous and infuriating.
@@rightsarentpolitical Something that’s been really upsetting for me to watch is one of my friends on Facebook, who is usually a very discerning leftist and someone I look to as an activist is not willing to admit that Israel has a far more proportionate blame for this situation than Hamas. Not as extreme as what you’re describing, but she’s clearly bought into mainstream narratives and propaganda that diminishes the Israeli atrocities towards Palestinians, and frames Hamas as much more powerful than they actually are. And it’s really obvious that her media literacy has just left her body because…she has family in Israel. And she’s afraid for them. And I get it!! I don’t know that I would be my most principled self if I thought my loved ones were in danger. But man, it is really disheartening to see someone who I know is so intelligent being manipulated so easily.
@rightsarentpolitical you really seem confused about how this bloodshed started and the reason Israel can't just do nothing after terrorists invade its innocent civilians to rape, murder and dismember women and children. But let me guess... you haven't watched any of the graphic first hand footage from 10/7, but you just 'know' it's all fake, huh. Bet you also 'believe' the holocaust was fake.
Historically, our current reality isn't darker than previous years. I think that it feels like it is darker because of how instantaneous news is now. There's more injustice out in the open than there was in the past, amplifying the awareness of it in our social consciousness. I went to a rally yesterday in support of a ceasefire. While I was there, part of me felt discouraged. I wondered what was even the point of protesting, demanding change. But then I looked around. And I was surrounded by hundreds of people supporting the Palestinian people. And that is remarkable. I have never seen that level of support before when it comes to the oppression of the Palestinian people. I am a historian and a history teacher. The genocide and war that is happening right now is dark and ugly and horrific. But the number of people around the world who are demanding peace for this conflict is unprecedented. There is more light than there is darkness.
Appreciate seeing one of my favorite creators be so educated and outspoken on this. And as an arab immigrant doing labor organising in white white lands, I love how you think about solidarity! Also I spotted you at a protest last week but was too shy to say hi! Want you to know that it gave me joy seeing you walk the walk (literally)
Even as a black person, I feel probably the most bad for native Americans other than my own people. Like…this is their motherland and they’re somehow one of the smallest groups???? Even if I’m not from there and most western countries left her tattered, at least my motherland is still around if that makes sense. Also native Americans aren’t really seen as a group that will continue to exist from the way people talk about them. Like they’re always referenced by their past and hyper spiritualized. I know they don’t have to do with the video directly, but it got me thinking about it, plus I feel like I never see anyone talking about it. It’s like people have been saying from the jump-until we stop letting any oppression slide, none of us are free. Anyone can get it if it benefits the government, trust. We might come back for the lefties……. 👀
I watch a lot of conspiracies and tarot/magic/witchcraft content and your comment reminded me when someone said in one of these channels to talk about the disappearance of the Mayan civilization and someone said you don't need a reading or a conspiracy to understand they didn't "dissappear" from thin air, we still around, some mix with european dna, just colonization happened. Some still were like "well that's a partial theory, we need more context/info" and I was like..? It made me realize that a lot of people see indigenous people as past people, even like spiritual beings who only linger in a higher realm. That may sound as a something positive but if you dig deeper it just shows that marginalized people aren't seen as humans, only as these "all-foregivunf wise beings" who don't have dislikes, hatred, personalities, needs, etc. Which is devoid of humanity. Sorry, I kinda went on a rant.
@@evasdorling7555 Absolutely! That, and it ignores what you said about the intentional eraser of culture more than a disappearance. Plus, it implies that indigenous peoples don’t have a future, and therefore, shouldn’t be considered in society.
@@evasdorling7555Yep. A lot of mayans aren't even mixed race. They're everywhere on the mexican southern peninsula and northern central america and still speak their own language and live almost separated from "western civilization". People will visit only the gentrified parts of the peninsula where white foreigners are settling and think natives don't exist anymore. ETA as per the second part of your comment: It's funny because they're stereotyped as being mean and always being in a bad mood...excuse me, why wouldn't they? Their whole lives are being forced to be reshaped to catter to your white/whitexican touristy needs.
I'm an anarchist from Israel. This video means a lot. I feel guilty and helpless all the time, and pretty much have to shut up about it, as most Israelis are leaning toward Amy Schumer 's ideology . The amount of times I heard the sentence "you know I'm a leftist, but..." this past month is both enraging and depressing. So, seeing others from around the world, from different groups, understanding the deep meaning of solidarity and common struggles is pretty much what keeps me - I wouldn't say sane, but not completely out of it, when I wake every morning to a scarier, cruel new number of dead children 😔
If I'm far away and feeling all the feelings, I can imagine you right there, seeing all this craziness unfold and feeling "trapped". Keep strong and fighting for whats right, sending good vibes to you
you are a leader. thats why you dont succumb to the group think/hive mind. in germany, hitler put those in concentration camps that questioned him. i'd suggest you stay safe...but also stay strong bc i 100% know that netanyahu would do the same thing.
@@FromTheHipp I am not afraid of HIM, I'm afraid for real people, their actual lives,and the morals of those who will stay when this is, somehow, over. I think that Netaniahu is a big problem, and possibly right now the biggest one - but he certainly didn't start this bloody regime... Nor will he end it 😔
I think you using the "canary in a coal mine" metaphor is really important. If the early warning signs are ignored or downplayed, then things will just get worse. If people aren't listening for the canary going quiet, they're not going to have time to react when the mine starts to collapse. It feels like some people forget or don't care about intersectionality and solidarity. Maybe they aren't personally the canary, but that doesn't mean that they're immune to harm.
Great point! I did want to point out that canaries don’t indicate that the mine is going to collapse, they indicate the presence of carbon monoxide or other gases which impacted air quality and posed a risk to miners
as an autistic woman who actually hopes to write a book contextualising the hyper-capitalistic state of our cities / city planning with the concept of canaries in the coal mine, it’s a most fitting concept for a lot of issues surrounding solidarity with all marginalized people. I did a double take when it was actually mentioned in the video in relation to disability rights! So amazing to see that other people get it - the way we treat the most marginalized people in society says EVERYTHING.
As a neurodivergent person who needs accommodations in school, I remember reading about a protest that people with disabilities had via sit-in and the black panthers were there in solidarity and did things like making sure they had access to food and basic amenities so they were able to continue their sit-in touched my soul. That is collectivism. That is solidarity. That is friendship and that is honorable. And there is so much that connects all those who are marginalized. You are so right when you say looking after and ensuring at risk people to a feeling and reality of safety will really raise the bar for everyone as a whole.
Yeah dude, I'm AuDHD and I've seen some shit lol. Social impact of disabilities definitely has a long way to go compared to the great strides made for physical disabilities, but we're not being murdered so much in the grand scheme of things so we're probably not top priority lol. Although I still get mad at society sometimes - because even well meaning people often do their damnedest to infantilize and segregate us in the name of "accommodations" For example: there was this lady who put a flyer in my workplace advertising an autism safe prom they were doing. I appreciate the concern, but sweet jesus no one in their right mind would ever say "we noticed this building is hard to get to, so we're going to just have a separate prom for all the wheelchair users, isn't that cute 🥰" BITCH. BUILD. A. FUCKING. RAMP. It's not even that hard to do. Have a couple sensory cool down rooms available, don't put the music at a volume that causes permanent hearing damage (ffs 80db shouldn't be your starting point anyway 🙄)(and even if you do a stupid and have the music that loud, just make it retreatable from), and don't be a dick if someone shows with sensory aids, human aides, or for less time than the whole event. We are not the problem, society refusing to tolerate micro-accommodations is the problem.
The black panthers were militant black supremacists many of which became republicans later in life. But they liked cripples so i guess they were epic and wholesome
@@maydaymemer4660 don’t even get me started on my gripes with the organization, especially with lack of leadership with black women and black men counting them out. That is where you see that stripe of patriarchal bullshit and really fucked them.
@@maydaymemer4660 also. I think my comment was more to highlight an example of collective action and intersectionality. But yes, the black panthers lost the plot when they didn’t embrace feminism and really dug their heels into this patriarchal militia narrative. 2 things can be true at once.
@@KhadijaMbowe funnily enough, Mandla Mandela, who is Nelson Mandela's grandson (you know, the nobel peace prize winning anti apartheid activist and legend) was recently in a similar situation. Someone filmed him getting into an argument at a pro palestian march with some authority figure (I don't remember the details). FYI, Mandla Mandela is a pro palestinian supporter, as was his grandfather. It was almost like watching history play back 🤣 "Our (South African's) freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians". Those are the words of Nelson Mandela who would no doubt be horrified by how Israeli apartheid has intensified
Im not sure if anyone will see this, but here I am anyway! Im isreali. and ive been spending years trying to detangle myself from the crazy amount of military and nationalist propaganda that was ingrained in me since i was a young kid. those videos are so helpful for me. thank you for giving me the chance to change my mind!
I want to thank you so much. I know how difficult it can be to choose to see the other side and perspective so I really appreciate you and all Israelis who have been critical of these actions. I hope you and your family are safe ❤
You hit the nail on the head. I'm guilty of this too - it's easy to care when it feels personal (and with Israel vs. Palestine, it does), but the facts are the facts. Israel gets to commit war crimes and still get US and UK tax dollars in exorbitant amounts. Palestinians get whatever Israel decides they get - which is usually either subhuman treatment or their blood on the streets. That's not about Jews vs. Muslims, it's about a colonial power vs. the colonized.
@Roniixx Dude dont be too blind This thing happened way before 7/10 Israel hv been oppressing Palestinians even before Hamas was formed and funded by Netahanyu
@RoniixxWould you say your dog has autonomy within the walls of its own cage? It can definitely move around a little inside the cage, but you control what it eats, when it eats, if it gets to come out, or if it stays inside. Cause that's exactly the situation Gaza and its people are living in for the past 15 years. Gaza has been under land, air, and sea blockade since Israel withdrew it's forces and settlement from Gaza in 2005. Nothing and no one goes in without Israel's say so, and nothing and no one comes out.
@@lishengshun2873 do you also blame Egypt for that cage? They and most other nations in the area also oppose refugees from Gaza entering their territory. The problem is Hamas is so deeply entrenched in the area that nobody trusts which civilians have or have not been radicalized. Imagine if the dominant political ideology in Mississippi was “you need to kill all Black people at any cost because they are stealing our land and opportunities”. I think I would support blockading that area even knowing that there are many civilians who don’t entirely agree with it (most in Gaza are not genocidal, but, if forced to choose, they do support Hamas over Israel). It is a rough situation that will remain rough unless one group is removed completely from the land (or eliminated), which most agree is a bad outcome.
This video is saving my sanity. I feel like I've been going crazy trying to convince people in my life that Palestinians are human beings and that what is being done to them is horrific. But all you see in the news is Israeli propaganda about how these deaths are somehow justified. I want these people to see the video i saw last night of the Palestinian woman who lost all of her children and refused to wash their blood from her hands because that was all that was left of them and tell me how that can possibly be justified.
THANK YOU. I am a Palestinian-Jew (one of my parents is palestinian, the other is eastern european jewish because apparently i keep having to explain that this doesnt automatically mean im israeli, which i am not, to people), I live in Montreal and some of the shit I am seeing people here say sounds exactly like it was ripped from Schumers fucking twitter account, its actually wild to me. Like antisemitism it a very real problem, I've experienced it I know it's real but Palestinians and supporting Palestinians right to be ALIVE in our homeland are not the the root of antisemitism in the world. In fact many of people in the west supporting israel are wildly antisemitic towards jews in the west. Much of Israel's support comes from people who don't give a flying fuck about jews. These are people who profiting from the massacre of innocent Palestinian lives. They don't care about Jews, they care about income, about power. Also equating anti-zionism to antisemitism and using that guilt to try and get away with actual genocide WHILE SIMULTANIOUSLY PREACHING "NEVER AGAIN" LIKE THE INNOCENT PALESTINIANS (NOT HAMAS, WE ARE NOT HAMAS) ARE ABOUT TO LAUNCH A SECOND HOLOCAUST ITS CRAZY. It's wild and it's disgusting and actually pretty anti-semitic and disrespectful to the jews who survived the actual holocaust....... like WHAT. Not to mention, this bullshit takes attention away from the very real anti-semitism that is happening all around the world right now unrelated to palestine. This shit makes me so hurt. As a Jew and a Palestinian, seeing other jewish people actively fight for the death and destruction of my palestinian people is fucking heartbreaking. Anyways, free Palestine.
I appreciate your unique perspective and I didn't consider how Palestinian Jews must be feeling right now. Thank you for sharing. Never again for anyone. From the river to the sea.
Thank you for sharing your perspective. I've had an Israeli settler tell me "Jewish Palestinians don't exist!" when I was literally sharing a vlog of a Jewish Palestinian woman and her experiences. It's crazy how people deny basic reality.
Thank you for correctly identifying the cause of all this: profit. I keep trying to tell people that this war isnt about religion or terrorism, its about money. More specifically, oil and gas. In 2019, the UNCTAD released a study on the unrealised potential of palestinian oil and gas reserves in the occupied palestinian territories, including reserves along the Mediterranean coast of Gaza. In October this year, Israel granted 12 licences for oil and gas exploration along the Mediterranean coast. On a totally unrelated note, just this year Infosys, the company founded by Rishi Sunak's father-in-law, signed a $1.5 billion energy deal with BP, one of the companies granted oil and gas licence by Israel. The reason why israel gets so much support from western media is because they are all complicit in profiteering off palestinian suffering. Just as they are complicit in suffering in the DRC, Sudan, and every other impoverished nation that has resources to be extracted
Hey! I’m Jewish and I find everything you are saying is valid. It’s a very lonely space but more of us Jewish folks are speaking up against the situation in the Middle East. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
this has got to be the most empathetic look at Amy Schumer from someone who is pro-Palestine I have seen since October 7th. Thank you for helping me calm down and get a little more empathy in me.
In India, there has always been some or the issue with the minorities and it still continues with disastrous results. Fellow dominant caste people will always make the issue about them whether it’s bridging caste-gender inequality and even queer issues. They will live in ivory towers and act like they’re under attack by minorities (read: a narrow minded idea of Muslims).
the support for israel and the calls for genocide coming from hindus is astounding. i am so filled with rage at every moment i have to encounter a hindutvavadi
@@eileenguy9478 I feel like the genocide they are committing right now has opened some nationalists to the reality of what they're supporting but the evil and brainwashed ones continue to support while seeing red, its scary and they're destroying India and the hindu religion for their own benefit.
Thank you for talking about the disability activists!! It’s so often that we are left out of the conversation and I really appreciate you bringing up how being inclusive benefits everyone!
I'm obsessed with the ramp comparison, it's the perfect example and simple enough for everyone to understand. I'm definitely gonna use it when talking to folks about activism for the most marginalized, thank you Khadija! 🙏🏿
Wasn't Amy the one who felt victimized by Will Smith smacking Chris Rock? Her voice being added to any conversation will only add confusion instead of clarity.
She said that, then proceeded to reveal she was going to make a joke about the Rust shooting accident, just a self-centered hypocrite and an all-round deplorable figure
I've been feeling gaslit by both legacy media and social media because of this. The Israeli perspective IS centered. Everywhere. All institutions with power and money and weapons and international reach have come together to support this siege on Palestinians. And yet half an hour back, I saw posters on X/Twitter for the "largest march for *Israel* in history". What more are they asking for? All I can tell is they dislike the widespread citizens' call for ceasefire, which isn't even being entertained by governments anyway so it's not like they're losing political ground there.
@@theprofessionalfence-sitter yes it was and they admitted to it at first then kept changing the narrative each time and every time new evidence pop up that points to israel
imagine posting some of the most heinous islamophobic/anti arab/palestinian shit anyone has had the dishonor to witness under the supposed shield of "protecting israeli civilians/jewish ppl" and your response to being rightfully called out on it is to go on about how you aren't a hack because you're "the most successful female comedian of all time" which btw, is a LIE, but i digress. i didn't think something would top THAT ukulele response, but the way amy's been responding to this all comes very, very close. possibly even worse.
Amy Schumer was the pariah of the comedy world til this bit. And _up until this bit,_ I disagree (bit much, y'know?). But it's sure weird how people just "forget" that they hated this person cos now she can serve their agenda. Even if it's just an individual fighting cos they must _prove_ that they're _'right'_ as so many people feel a need to be. (At the behest of those of us who actually care about the human lives being destroyed, and the bonds between the truly marginalised and those more or less so, but allies nonetheless.) Then there's the many people with ulterior motives, like antisemites hiding behind the tired old facade of "it's antisemitic not to support these war crimes" as they lean _toward_ antisemitism and try to grab some normies along the way to ease them into it too. There's a _lot_ of disinformation going on, different folks & groups using this conflict as ammunition for their "causes", most of them with actually zero care for anyone involved, but for some it's easy to lie if it means influence, money, & power. Dead Domain explained the disinformation stuff (and displayed examples, like Ben "Definitely Jewish" Shap & his addition to the growing pile of AI-generated images of "real dead babies c/o Ham/\s".
Cant these people stop claiming that being islamophobic is the same as protecting jews and/or Israeli citizens for one second because they're not really helping jewish people as they think they are.
There was a quote I came across a few years ago on FB. I don't remember what it said verbatim, but it was something like, "We will only achieve real change when we start caring about issues that don't involve us." I have never forgotten that.
Been reading up on the history of Palestine/Israel through the 1900s, and the vibe I've been getting is not necessarily weaponized victimhood from the Jewish people (though that is there), but the idea of the perfect victim. Jewish people are not perfect victims. Horrendous acts of anti-semitism have been committed against them, but they have also persecuted Palestinians. We expect victims to be perfect and innocent, and when they aren't, we don't believe they were ever victims (being a woman, this is a lived experience for sure). If Israelites and people from the Jewish diaspora admit that atrocities have been committed against Palestinians by their own people, then others might say the holocaust wasn't that bad (or deny it happened). They could say the acts of anti-semitism proliferating around the world are deserved or not worth stopping. That's the fear I see
I feel as though there are actually people who abuse the meaning of or may have mislabeled themselves as 'the victim' in a given circumstance. We appreciate the fact that Khadija is transparent and concise with her thoughts and ideas on this topic alone.
My therapist taught me about “YES AND” thinking yesterday, and I think it really applies in this as well. “YES, I had a good time hanging out with my friends, AND I still have severe depression.” Just as you mentioned, two things can be true. YES, Hamas’s attack against Israel was terrible and the hostages should be released, AND Israel’s continuous bombing of civilians in retaliation is horrific and should end. It almost seems like you can’t acknowledge both statements/care about all innocent lives on both sides.
Do you think that these events happened in a vaccume and there isn't decades of violence? If you keep the largest open air prison in the world running, don't expect the inmates to just sit there and take it. I know if I had to file for permits to even travel to the Jerusalem for the day, and even that has to be approved by another government, I wouldn't sit there a take it.
Thank you, thank you SO MUCH! You’re one of the first creators I follow who’s actually spoken about this as of now. I appreciate you being brave enough to voice your opinion amidst a conflict that is dividing even the left in my country of origin (Germany). My friends have lost family members to bombings in Gaza and we‘ve been to protests, have held meetings, have tried to use our social media to talk about what‘s happening in Gaza right now and I feel like we’re facing a wall of silence. It’s so refreshing to hear a creator actually TALK about it. I deeply appreciate you!
Thank you so much for bringing up how disability is often left out of many leftists conversations because disability rights is truly central to issues like healthcare, the prison industrial complex, veterans issues, and police brutality and I don’t see many leftists talking about it! Disabled people are the largest minority and one of the most invisible, especially disabled POC, and we have to start doing a better job of uplifting disabled voices!
The point you made about elites wanting to make sure every oppressed group fights each other instead of focusing on them is so real. It's so easy to point fingers and place blame on one other individually while missing the bigger picture. We're all getting screwed by this late stage capitalist world in some way shape or form. More and more of us are starting to wake up, but we just have to continue to be persistent in making sure we workout our empathy muscles. Especially during times like this. We owe it to each other. I also wanna add that saying Palestinians don't deserve to be literally murdered is not a controversial take, nor should be looked at as one. Seeing our government use all this "Israel has the right to defend itself" rhetoric has been frustrating. But I'm trying my best to focus that frustration into action and continue to spread the word about what's going on while also educating myself. Doing the work is not easy, and it does require breaks. It's still better than what some of these celebs and influencers like Amy continue to do.
"Divide and conquer" is an ancient tactic, and it's a very effective one for those in power who wish to stay in power. Luckily, this also means solidarity among oppressed people is something strong enough that powerful people feel they must fight against it in the first place!
Yes! And keep that in mind when police are turned against communities and vice-versa. Over 95% of the time when a person is killed in an encounter, the police are following the policy to the letter. But instead of (correctly) getting mad at policymakers and politicians, we focus on the police who are generally not that much more wealthy/powerful than the communities they are policing. If you have a problem with police policies (which I do, I’m a firm believer in “8 can’t wait”, and open to further changes if that proves inadequate) then go after the politicians that make those policies!
@@thrawncaedusl717I feel this way about A C*A B in my country. In Mexico, being a cop is one of the most unsafe, underpaid and exploitative jobs you can have. Of course a lot of them are horrible and corrupt but how much of that is a consequence of living in this system? ETA: I also frequently hear the argument "ok but they chose this, they could chose another thing"...really? Wasn't it that capitalism makes us make those choices?
@@missnoneofyourbusiness yep, through weird circumstances, a friend of a friend of mine was a state officer. He was constantly talking about how hard his job of protecting some people who hated him from other people who hated him was. Ultimately, he told me he quit when his family’s life was threatened by a high ranking judge (I truly believe he was one of the good ones; and he had no chance).
The point made at 22:06 , "I think some of yall have had the privilege of having your narrative centered a lot," is crucial. I had an aha moment and was able to recognize moments in the past when even I have tried to center myself in narratives, whether to feel like my problems are being seen or that I don't feel invalidated. Beautiful language as always, Khadija :)
As a disabled queer person I also know I have gaps in my knowledge about race, islamaphobia etc - so I try my best to just focus on others who are being actively killed in large numbers first while not ignoring other ones. Right now I'm trying to show solidarity and centring Palestinians and Sudanese people - with the more lighter end continuing to support SAG-AFTRA. What I have been trying to learn about dealing with multiple identities (and I am always learning) is that you can, should, and NEED to care about multiple issues at the same time. That it doesn't take away to show up for many issues - it adds (ideally). From the River to the Sea. #FreePalestine #HelpSudan
Yeah, just because you are not discriminated with something anymore doesn't mean other social issues are whipped out and forgot now. Black peeps face discrimination not only because of their race but also their romantic identity, and we need to simulatbousy address all these.
If you’re still educating yourself, please avoid slogans like these. Do you know from what river to what sea? Do you know what’s between them at the moment? Do you know whose slogan you’re repeating? Palestinians deserve freedom and human rights, but not at the cost of killing all 9 million Isrseli civilians. Make no mistake, this is the Middle East and some very violent ideas can be seen as legitimate here, so vetting your sources carefully and bare witness to the events of October 7th, as well as to the horrors that followed in the Gaza strip. We’re all in hell here, even if the numbers are uneven, and most of the people suffering are civilians on both sides, while those who doom us are free and safe.
@@LJ508 I meant in GENERAL. Not specifically on the conflict. I know it's From the River Jordan to the Mediterranean sea. I know that while we all call it the Middle East it's actually the Near East because the middle east is India. I know the Zionist project was supported by the Nazis (Hitler loved it), and evangelical Christians in the US and UK who believed that "establishing Israel/Zion" would hasten Armageddon and the end of the world. I know it was also a means for European countries and the US to shove Jewish people out of their communities in those countries (where they belonged just as much as anyone else there) because of their own antisemitism. I know there were plenty of Jewish and Christian Palestinians already in Palestine many of whom were working together at all levels of life and community just fine. I know a lot of the tension was stirred up by the UK not keeping it's nose OUT where it didn't belong and asserting white supremacist colonizing bullshit literally everywhere. I have watched for years videos of Palestinian Muslims being verbally and physically abused by settled colonials who are taking their houses. This didn't start October 7th and I didn't JUST start paying attention then either. Israel should not exist. Not because Jewish people don't deserve homes... But because we should have NEVER driven them from the homes they already had here in white global north countries. They should always have been safe here, in our communities, where they had try to settle and make lives for themselves. Or if they were to live in Palestine they should live in Palestine. Like other Palestinian Jews. Not taking over and displacing people from their homes and committing a literal genocide funded by the US and UK with US weapons while using their own experience on the receiving end of a genocide (that is rapidly leaving living memory - unlike the Nakba and this) as a flimsy defense for settler colonialism and reinforcing white supremacy and the US Empire. #FreePalestine.
I love your videos! I wanted to add a little bit to the conversation, victimhood and persecution should not be carte blanche to just do whatever you want, and you should still adhere to justice even if you did not experienced it in your moment of need because of the principle implied in it, that you are willing to do better. One of the reasons that I find intersectionality as a theory so hard for people to grasp in practice is because we only want to acknowledge how we can be disenfranchised by collective history, economics or family trauma, but we rarely come to terms for our own capacity for power and how we can misuse it. We are also collectively very much into the idea that power sits lineally, when in reality there are different levels to power and there are different ways to access it, and the whole idea that we can be both oppressed and the opressor scares us because it radically undermines the concept of our goodness and even to an extent our victimhood.
YES! I’ve been harmed over and over again by other survivors who have a very binary way of thinking about those who do harm vs those who are harmed, and trying to get them to understand they’re capable of and HAVE harmed other people is nigh impossible. It would crumble their identity at its root. It’s so frustrating. And seeing it on this large of a scale is horrifying but very familiar.
This! 💯 Whenever I think of the ever changing dynamics of power. I’m reminded of African-American colonization of Liberia. People who without a doubt were victims, yet and still they who were looked down upon as black in America… went to Africa as American and colonized just the same. It must be a wild power trip survive and then be in the position to hurt people like you were hurt 😔 But not even the people who hurt you!!! New people, unrelated 3rd parties Humans are wild.
Thank you so much for this video. I come from a white Christian family that hasn't had access for many decades to resources and media that aren't biased. My grandmother especially has been wanting to truly understand the "conflict" she's known her whole life. Still, I've been struggling to string words into sentences for her and other family members to understand. This video perfectly explained what's been banging around in my head since October and for YEARS. Once again you're video is going to be a great tool to help me.❤
What drives me crazy about Dave Chappelle is his joke about the gay man, lesbian, bisexual person and trans woman navigating the streets of oppression is a brilliant and hilarious opportunity to highlight intersectionality but then he turns around and gets offended and sucked in by the loud minority of people who want to turn oppression into another hierarchy with the most oppressed at the top and everyone else needs to shut up until they get theirs first.
First of all either it’s OK to make fun of everything or it’s not OK to make fun of anything. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with anyone making fun of minorities as long as it’s not deliberately cruel. stereotypical jokes have been a staple of comedy for years and actually Helps grow support and understanding for minority groups because exposure. So I agree with you. Yeah, the people are trying to turn oppression into a hierarchy. But it’s not the silent m majority who’s doing that, it’s the loud minority. I am a black, gay male, and I find nothing wrong with making fun of people for our differences. However, ignorance is also ignorance it’s all about how tastefully someone is doing something, or how extreme you view it. it’s OK to be offended because someone made fun of something you don’t find to be a laughing matter. what’s not OK is trying to cancel them, When you know that they make jokes like such and you know they’ve been doing it for years. Walking on eggshells is the antithesis of comedy.
@@LoganMccullar I’m not sure whether or not this comment was made explicitly to defend Dave’s actions because it’s not stated in the comment, but I’m just going to say what Dave and a lot of other comedians/celebrities did/have been doing was not “walking on eggshells.” The man literally called himself a TERF and said he stood with them. Then proceeded to use the story of a woman who killed herself to justify his views, and then proceeded to try to defend one of the richest white women in the world who got rightfully got public backlash i. e. “canceled” for her shitty views. You can’t cancel rich people. He rightfully caught shit for it. Comedy is not some sacred cow immune to scrutiny. Comedians are fallible and need to know when and where to have the tact to make their “jokes.” You can try to justify your thinly veiled contempt all you want in the guise of “comedy.” it’s a tale as old as time. The Schrodinger’s asshole paradox where someone can say something incredibly misinformed and bigoted, but since they have a bulletproof shield, that is “ comedy” or “ it was a joke” we can’t take them to seriously right? But behind closed doors and the right people they 100% meant it. In this case we don’t even need to close doors.
"Some of y'all have had the privilege of having your narrative centered a lot, and so now that it's not, you don't know how to be in solidarity with others, because people have always had to show up for you, but you don't show up for other people.". EXACTLY. That's exactly what it feels like and it's infuriating, which ofcourse brings us further away from feeling empathy.. I am trying, but this, THIS, makes it hard.
Im sorry but to call Jews’ narratives “centered” because you were forced to hear that the holocaust is bad is sociopathic thinking. If centering the narrative makes jews privileged how come all this heinous shit still happens? And its just blatantly anti-semetic conspiracy theory-ing. “The Jews run the world” type beat
grrrrrrrrl loving the anarchist talking points in this!!! solidarity and multilateral approaches to solving problems?? i'm weak in the knees. but seriously, i'm so glad you brought up how important it is to SHOW UP. an online friend of mine is palestinian and as an american i feel a duty to support them and show them that they're loved; but being a disabled person i can also empathize enough (but never fully) to know that they shouldn't have to go through this alone and at the VERY LEAST need kindness and love and peaceful protest. my mama always told me treat others the way you wanna be treated. i think a lot of people need to be reminded of that.
dealing with this on a personal level rn- my ex is weaponizing the word "abuse" (a la Johnny Depp) and is acusing me of being abusive because i was "always angry about the kitchen" LOL aka he perceived me asking for an equal distribution of household labor as abusive to him. mind u he knows full well i have experienced a DV situation in my past relationship. ~~~fragility~~~ :/
thank you 💕 i have him blocked but unfortunately still have to email him because he is refusing to send me money he owes me/ some of my graphic design work that was on his laptop , but thats a great idea to have someone else do the messaging! @@Myjordandsavior
Thank you Khadija for an incredibly insightful take and really giving voice to all the things I’ve (we’ve) been feeling. As a left-leaning Jew I really found this on point. Compassionate, educated, and smart as hell ( as always), and not reactive. Liberation for all. Safety for all. Thank you.
Just want to say, I'm a Jew, and Amy Schumer has been embarrassing and shameful. Now, my family immigrated here decades before the Holocaust (cause it was bad in Europe long before Hilter came to power) so I don't have the direct family tragedy stories that many others have. But being a Jew means standing for the right to life for everyone. Thanks for talking about this. I really enjoying learning from you.
@@keemstarkreamstar7069 What a bizarre thing to say. Do you think all Jews live in Israel? How is this person endangered by this conflict? Did you even read the whole comment?
@@sonohito5 Not all, just a good chunk. Because global anti-semitism has increased? I don’t get what is so complicated here. “Erm what do you mean???” What I said pal, it’s not that hard.
@@keemstarkreamstar7069 If you define anti-Semitism as "opposition to Israel's war crimes", then yes. But being Jewish does not mean you live in Israel and/or support what Netanyahu's doing to Palestine. Why is that so hard to understand?
@@sonohito5 I don’t define anti-semitism as that, I’m just saying that the majority of Western Jews are zionist, albeit not Likudniks specifically. Given they disproportionately wield clout in the West (median Jewish American income is thrice that of Gentile Americans), this is the demographic stronghold of Western support for zionism. Why do you think liberal European countries are suddenly able to turn face and propose laws banning immigrants who don’t swear fealty to Israel? This has been suggested in France, Germany, and the U.K. so far to my knowledge, all by prominent government officials who were previously pro-immigration. Who do you think disproportionately makes up the donor class? My point is that if you really wanted to be effectively anti-zionist, you would be anti-semitic. I disagree with doing this, but its the logical conclusion of your beliefs if you wanted them to mean something beyond feeling nice. You can protest and whine all you want but that’s not going to likely change the opinions of the majority of Western Jews, who are the deciding factor along with the Israeli lobby in securing Western support for zionism.
I am soooo tired of two lines of rhetoric from this last month: 1. Being against the actions of Israel is antisemitic & 2. Being queer means you have to be pro-Israel because Israel is nicer to queer people. Multiple realities can exist at once, Oct 7 can be & was horrifying and wrong, Hamas could have a not great LGBTQIA+ record and that can be & is horrifying and wrong, AND it can STILL be wrong to indiscriminately bomb a population that is 50% children. They’re not mutually exclusive, and it’s a super weird bit of rhetoric to insist that being against the mass killing of civilians necessitates that you’re pro-Hamas, that you condone Oct. 7th or the poor treatment of queer people, or that you’re antisemitic. Like please, stop trying to box me in to the position where I “have to” accept these things as justification for apartheid, siege & genocide. That’s bananas & there’s no galaxy in which you will find me fixing my internet thumbs to say “well, their government that hasn’t held an election in 16 years sucks and so it’s fine what Israel is doing, actually”. And another thing is just that the entitlement from Israel & its supporters is just full on shocking tbh. Like they are truly shocked and appalled that the UN & the world, really, weren’t just like “oh well yeah, do whatever you want! It’s totally fine that you’re using genocidal rhetoric and planning the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza!” Like WE are the ones who are divested from reality because we say that actually, we don’t think it’s okay that you’ve killed thousands of children in a matter of weeks and we want you to stop. It truly blows my mind daily to see the official Israel account on X day in and day out throwing narratives at the wall like spaghetti to see what sticks as if at some point they will find the perfect angle and everyone will stop being mad at them. Anyway, I have felt so agitated lately & I’m thankful I stumbled upon your video as a much needed break from Piers Morgan asking everyone and their mother if they condemn Hamas.
Last bit I wanted to touch on but forgot bc I trashed and rewrote a couple times: it really, really bothers me how Israeli propaganda & Israel supporters tie Israel to every Jewish person. I hate it, because their intent is to make the Jewish diaspora & Israel inextricable from one another not only to weaponize antisemitism in the face of reasonable criticism, but also to the detriment of Jewish people who do not agree, who will get called “self hating Jews” & worse because of that forced connection. Jewish people are facing antisemitism & hatred BECAUSE of the push to make the state inseparable from the people/diaspora & it makes me sick.
You continue to be a clear, coherent, compassionate voice in a sea of nonsense. Always researched, always thoughtful, thinking of everyone but, never lacking a crystal clear point of view. Thank you for all you do. 🙏
It's times like this when I feel that quote "A rising tide lifts all ships" is appropriate when you talked about the accessibility example of ramps originally intended for people with disabilities and how it benefits everyone. No one can be free unless everyone is. I feel like a lot of this freak out too has to do with the fact that the people who used this (in Amy Schumer's case) marginalization as a shield have to now come to grips with the fact that none of us are innocent when it comes to the indoctrination this world has instilled in us and they now are running out of excuses to avoid doing some work as well. It gives a similar vibe as people in the LGBTQIA+ community who strongly identify with their queerness but then get confronted with the fact that they still have some racist or transphobic/biphobic/etc. ideologies that need to be checked and unlearned. I think a lot of people hide because we don't want to be seen as bad people, but our brains were wired to conserve energy. Evolutionary wise, the humans who survived all those famines and droughts used shortcuts and developed multiple habits and behaviors on autopilot so they can function. It's not entirely a bad thing otherwise we would hardly function at all, but when people have to unlearn stuff from indoctrination, they have to confront their biology that had already "solved" this thing by having to manually alter things themselves. That takes work. That takes energy. People don't like spending energy (unless they decide the cause matters enough to them but that's the real challenge: convincing people to care enough). So, people will double down in that victimization because, "if I am a victim, I don't have to look at what hand I have in perpetuating this other thing that's oppressing other people." The work. The *real* work involved in really joining arms in solidarity means having to relinquish a LOT of the comfort as well. It's the same reason why Capitalism is still at large because in order to truly dismantle it, people are going to have to get really fucking uncomfortable and so many people are just....unwilling to do that. They want their mickey dees and coffee and stuff. Amy Schumer wants her contracts and money and comfy nice house. I feel like this is reiterating what you say in the video but I hope I'm making sense lol. Thank you so much for taking the time and care to do those two years to research. I'm mixed Palestinian with extended family (while not in Gaza but dealing with its own kind of....let's just say, "issues" with the Israeli government) and even just people being willing to learn about this means more than you know. ❤💚🖤🤍
i posted a tiktok talking about how we maybe shouldn’t let Shaun King use Palestine to build himself a new platform and i am getting accused of getting paid off by the Israeli government 🤪🤪🤪
LOL Palestinian-Latino here to say YUPPPP!!! We definitely shouldn't have Shaun King as part of our movement lmao *especially* because of his transgressions on the Black community. He is absolutely an opportunist!
I was confused about Shaun King because someone recommended his Instagram and I felt somewhat sketched out about it. I have been having a hard time determining if he is acting in good faith. Is he a grifter?
you are genuinely one of the most well-spoken, knowledgable and empathetic voices on current issues that i have found in the past few years. i am very grateful for your perspective and your humility in always learning.
“The most ignored can be the canaries in the coal mine” ate real bad. All jokes aside that is such a great quote to live by and to remind yourself of when looking to understand or solve any systemic issues. Love your channel so much
As an Indigenous person in so called canada whose been involved in affiliate organizing (starting with Palestinians) since 2013 I really appreciated this video. *also I support any and all Indigenous resistance without question having been labeled a terrorist by canada when I was only 15 and held by CISIS for a day and a half at only 19.
My situ, whose name is Khadija is living in West Bank. Whenever I watch your videos, she is on my mind, more so than usual. Thank you for giving voice to those who need it and utilizing your platform for the benefit of humanity. #FromTheRiverToTheSea #freepalestine 🇵🇸
@Mila-Rosa Thank you. ❤️✊🏻 My close family is in occupied West Bank and are thankfully safe. But I can't speak for all my cousins in Gaza... we have a big family.
I remember reading up on the Abortion fight in the 70s, with the Young Lords of the New York, Roe Vs Wade, and how white feminists were talking with Black Feminists and how baffled they were that Black Feminists said that affordable housing, protection from police violence, access to good education were also all feminist issues. For the white feminists, it was abortion only and anything else was a distraction. Elaine Brown talked about this a lot. It’s like it always has to be this one thing and not a comprehensive approach to solving the issues in our societies. Another example is the main fight for gay equality was just marriage and nothing else. Not police violence, discrimination in the work force, hate crimes, none of it, just that once gay marriage was achieved, nothing else mattered. This video brings up a lot of thoughts,, much more than can be said in one comment.
Turns out abortion was the issue to focus on because then it got taken away because leftist politics was “more important”. So glad black feminists focused on the less important issues instead of silly abortion
I’m glad somebody finally said this! My fellow black folks have been getting on my nerves. I love us but we can support other marginalized groups too! #solidarity
Yea im sure thatll work, keep telling your fellow black folks not to vote for the first black woman president because “she doesnt let hamas run rampant”
I swear you are the only UA-camr I can watch that has 8 minute long intros that I absolutely enjoy listening to. The way you open every video since the beginning is just…. Kisses kisses everywhere cause you are just magnificent at being eloquent & casual all in one beautiful mind. Basically I’m saying I’m in love with your work ethic & you deserve the world for being so incredible to listen to & watch onscreen.
Another solidarity saying I really like is "a rising tide lifts all boats." I've heard this one used more in convos about labour unions but I think it can apply to a lot of things. Great video! I've been paying a bit more attention to like the internet, social media, the attention economy and stuff on that subject, and one thing that keeps coming up is how polarising the internet/social media is, and the current crisis has really highlighted that for me. I think some of us are perhaps in positions where we could be extending more grace to ppl and trying to understand ppl's POVs, and trying to find ways to move forward together.
thank you for your bit about disability activism helping more than just the disabled. i live in tokyo and it's mind boggling how inaccesible the city is. i am not disabled but often use ramps and elevators to roll luggage around. i am often astounded how much more time it takes to find an accessible route if there is one. i have encountered entire stations where there are no elevators or escalators. sometimes you are spit out blocks from your destination because the accessible exit is in a random place. for an aging country it just blows me away. so you end up with full on strollers on escalators, elderly people slowly climbing several flights of stairs (tbh some look frail but are quite robust but that's besides the point) and anyone with low mobility trying their best to be out of the way as the trudge out of the stations. we need advocates because they help out more than just their own root causes!
Thank you for this video, Khadija. It's such an important point to show up for other injustices and marginalized groups; sometimes it gets so exhausting just existing in your own marginalized group, but we should never let that distract from showing up for others like we want them to show up for us. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." I'm so tired of this human legacy of injustic - we could and should be doing so much better. The people who fight so hard to do so give me hope.
As usual, you have done the homework, academically and spiritually. Thank you so much for your kind approach to this subject! It's been difficult to know when to speak my mind in certain circles, because I don't want to cause anyone any more pain; however, there are folx out there that don't see the situation as settler colonialism...and that's something that I feel should be challenged. My own views on Israel have changed a lot over the years, because I didn't grasp things beyond the need for a Jewish homeland, because when you're younger, the way education is in the US is pro-Israeli government, no exceptions. Some years later, I did some research, and examined what the US' agenda was: pumping bajillions of dollars into the Israeli military, to maintain a regional presence for the US military, oil, and a market for US weapons... Then there's the part of history waaaaay before World War I, when antisemitism was very intense in some countries, to the point of the creation of the Pale of Settlement in the 18th century, and prior to that, flat out expulsion of Jews from certain countries; Spain comes to mind. So ultimately Zionism might have seemed like a path to get Jews out of Europe entirely...which again is expulsion, with people leaving behind the land that possibly several generations lived. It took some years later to understand that the population that was already living on the land, often for many generations, should have the right to remain there, be it in Europe or the Middle East. My worry is that once the Israeli military causes Palestinians to flee for their lives, and levels Gaza, they're going to clean it up and open it to new settlers, with zero thought to who the land belonged to without any compensation. From what I understand, even Israelis can be victimized by their government if they don't happen to be white-appearing; as it turns out, Jewish folx exist in a range of skin tones; and then, economic class is a factor. As it is in nearly every country! It's so frustratingly sad, sensitive, and upsetting...so many people have already died...we must have a cease fire!!!
As a survivor myself, I really appreciate this whole video because all I ever actually did was take so much, too much accountability as a victim. It never made sense to me why people really only seem to support victims who refuse to take any accountability. It doesn’t seem like it’s about supporting victims at all. 🖤🖤🖤
Thank you so much for another compassionate, introspective examination of what's going on today. I genuinely appreciate your ability to put into words the things I witness and experience yet somehow cannot articulate. I'm always trying my best to not jump to anger when someone does something that is so obviously wrong to me, but that is coming from a place of knowledge and understanding. Thank you for sharing so many academic resources on Palestinian liberation and the history of this conflict.
Since you mentioned Starbucks, there have been calls for uplifting the long term activist work of the BDS movent over individual calls for boycotts like that of Starbucks. Listen and amplify the voices that have been here before October 7th.
I love this conversation. Your "individual group activism" explanation is perfect. People are often only worried about their own causes or grievances. It's harmful because it dehumanize the other side and will lead to infighting amongst the most marginalized in our society.
You are an absolute HOOT, just found you - and the way you used your combo of emotional intelligence and research and compassion - I learned things, you made me think, and I laughed aloud SO MANY times - subscribed! ❤
This is a really heavy topic, but I wanna say that I appreciate you showing text boxes that describe the certain topic you're talking about. I think it really helps for people like me, who have these sorta thoughts, but don't have the terms or words to describe them.
Wow this is what I been saying about the institute ( the big ol' colonialismjskabsjs phrase you used lol) being so insidious we do the work for them!!! Thank you for this!!!
2:30 yes already ‼️‼️ when I look at the liberal (and usually white/privileged) ppl in my community, I’ve been getting soooooo frustrated at the ones who are centering themselves over the ones who are most victimized here (Palestinians). And on my end, when I tried to express a liberal neutral compassion to all, I realized that this isn’t actually helpful because it obscures the naming of *who’s suffering most*, and what systems of oppression are causing it ‼️
It warms my heart to see solidarity among black and palestinian activists. Some years ago speaking out about the plight of Palestinians was certainly going to get you labeled as antisemitic but also the majority of people did not even know about palestine. It was really lonely. None of us are free until all of us are free ❤
Thank you for making this video. It’s been so overwhelming trying to navigate all the information regarding the current war/genocide in the Middle East and all the history behind it. I can barely last five minutes on google before my depression pulls me in the hopeless sunken place just from my attempting to educate myself. Your analysis, delivery, humor, and incorporation of pop culture really helped my ADHD Millennial Brain keep up. Thank you so much! 💛
Great video Khadija! I find myself watching many informative videos about the issues and causes that I stand for and get frustrated by all the doomerism that comes with it especially when I see so much that hinders change and progress. Your videos always help me find hope and take me out of this mindset to go outside and actually talk to people and come together to do something! Thank you again and again Khadija!! ❤❤
Amy’s post that said “I supported black people so you have to support Israel” took me all the way out. That post shows exactly how people like Amy operate: they think human rights advocacy is social currency through and through. She missed the memo. Human rights are sacred things, not points on a scoresheet for you to pull out, point to, and say “I’m a good noodle, I said black people shouldn’t be taken out for existing.” Bare minimum is what that is, not a special tick on the box of social justice. Been over Amy
I think most rich people tend to see *everything* as transactional.
Amen!
That's honestly what we get for calling for people to be "allies". The definition of an ally in most cases does require mutual benefit. I have said this for many years: I don't want allies...I want advocates only. Advocates simply believe in something regardless of mutual benefit because it feels right to them. Allies will stand with you, but eventually expect you to stand with them (even if what they are standing for is oppression).
Biden did the same thing they love robbing us of everything just to turn around and need us. But we are "less than."
No, you are misunderstanding her point. As a Jew, she stood in solidarity with black people. Therefore, black people should do the same. Any black person advocating for the genocide of Jews is a traitor and a fool.
Amy: "Saying I'm islmaphobic is crazy. I want peace"
Also Amy: "You are antisemitic because I say so and I am Jewish and don't require any evidence of you actually being antisemitic"
Supporting Palestinians not dying is not automatically antisemitic and I need people with brains to understand this.
Israel should not even exist in the Middle East, they could have just as easily given Jewish people part of Germany or Italy if they could not trust themselves to not try anoter genocide
I think people also forget that using antisemitism as a blanket statement for being anti this war, is exactly the augment that both the Israeli and US government use so that they can continue with it without fear of argument. I also think people forget that being Palestinian is not a religion (there are Jewish Palestinians).
She's a media puppet.:/ Don't listen to her, pls. She represents the comfortable minority.
...Literally had extended fams die in the camps. My whole family agrees Israel needs to stop with the food supply BS, at the very least. It's been going on way before the most recent attacks.
I understand what having dangerous animosity with a neighbor is like (both sides in the case at hand are being violent). But hurting kids through starvation, is a tactic that should never be taken in the modern world. Truly disgusting.
I wish these celebs would look up the terms "semite" and "semitic." I think they'd be surprised that it refers to Arabs, too. Amy is all like "I have a point" while simultaneously not understanding terms she uses. I guess that's predictable from people like her, which in turn confuses everyone who follows her train of thought. Same goes for all these people in higher positions.
@@SuperAH1985That particular argument doesn't work. Antisemitism only refers to Jewish people.
As a mixed race Palestinian-American, I grew up learning about Palestine and Israel in ways that many people do not. Baby me was at protests with my parents, holding up my little Free Palestine sign. These protests had like 20 people at them. So when I look at the way people are mobilizing for Palestinians, it’s hard for me to completely convey my absolute gratitude and yes, shock, that this many people care and are educating themselves about the situation. Especially to all the Jewish people coming out and saying, “not in our name…” that shit brings me to tears. So thank you to everyone who cares. It means the world to us. You definitely hit the nail on the head with what is bothering me about some Jewish people’s response to this. I condemn Hamas’s October 7th attacks. They are indefensible. But as you said, now it’s 10K dead Palestinians and rising. When Jews complain that no one is helping them and they aren’t being centered, I have to say, when the hell have Palestinians ever been centered? This is literally the first time! Ever! Many Jewish people seem unable to hold multiple concepts at once. And I know it comes from a place of fear, anger and suffering. But they don’t hold the monopoly on fear, anger and suffering. Ask any Palestinian, Black person, queer or trans person, immigrant, Indigenous American, Japanese survivor of an internment camp, the list goes on and on. We all suffer. And as you said, no one is free until we are all free. Israel cannot be safe until Palestinians are safe. You cannot heal trauma by inflicting more trauma. Many thanks to you and all you do. ❤
Thank you for sharing.
Feasted That 😊
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Beautifully said🧡💛 no one has a monopoly on suffering. I hope you and your family feel welcomed and safe here, I am so sorry what is happening to Palatine and has been happening to Palatine forever. They deserve to be safe, feel safe, and be peaceful in peace without fear of hatred for simply being.
Much appreciation to you too.
What makes Amy's messages against Asia Jackson even more heinous and harrowing is that Asia and her mother are specifically Ibaloi. An ethnicity part of an indigenous ethnic group in the Philippines that have faced discrimination by the state. And a large part of that discrimination being that we (I'm also Ibaloi) were not assimilated during the Spanish colonization period. I want to point this out because I've seen pro-Israeli people use indigeneity for their side, but when Indigneous people like Asia Jackson, Quannah Chasinghorse, and other indigenous people are pro-Palestine, something is off.
Thank you for sharing. This is very helpful context.
everyone that's not from the ethnic majority is descriminated upon lol, it's not olympics.
@@jade5202 it's like you didn't even watch the video
As a Lakota I’m agree with your words here
The whole irony of the "indigenous" argument is so frighteningly hilarious. Yes, there are indigenous jewish people. They are palestinian jews. There are indigenous palestinian muslims and indigenous palestinian christians too. But all three of these groups are victims of the colonial apratheid state. Most of the jews in itsnotreal are NOT indigenous. They are european and american jews who were displaced during WWII. They are indigenous to europe, not to palestine.
I saw Amy Schumer live in St. Louis in 2014, and she made a joke about how white women couldn't get dates anymore because more guys were dating minority women. I was there with my white boyfriend and his friends... so awkward. Apparently, she has a pattern of wanting to be the victim and veiled hostility toward "others."
*Karen syndrome*
what an absolutely wild femcel ass take looool
what in the fuck was that!?
Not her mad that Whyte men are finding realizing they don't have to end up with the Amy's of this world. lol.
Omg not in STL...does she assume everyone in attendance is just gonna be white women?
I heard Amy was racist
Just wanna say, as a disabled woman, your comments about disabled activism are so refreshing and aware and full of compassion. I don't really have anything else to say, I just want to say thank you for the acknowledgement of how disability rights are so often ignored and under-served and how so many of these 'fringe' issues really do end up becoming snowball that get bigger and bigger over time, till they're so distant that most people wouldn't even see the connections when laid out for them in plain english.
period!!
Absolutely!
It's unfortunate that disability rights get ignored so often. Everyone's basically a banana peel away from becoming disabled at some point in their lives but that shouldn't be the reason to advocate for Disabled people and our rights. It should be done because ableism harms all of us especially Disabled people.
I feel like ableism is more “excusable” in a capitalist society. When the only thing that determines your worth in society is your “productivity”, disabled people will naturally be pushed aside. Not saying disabled people aren’t capable of being productive but there are higher hurdles.
what disability are oyu siffering from ?
Hi friend. I just wanted to thank you for sharing your perspectives always with nuance and compassion, but especially on the topic of israel-palestine and solidarity.
As a leftist jew, I absolutely cosign everything you've said here, and thank you for navigating the topic of antisemitism as deftly as you do; antisemitism is not a tool of liberation.
Never Again means Never Again for anyone, and my Judaism teaches me that my freedom is tied up in everyone else's--so I do not have solidarity with Palestine in spite of my jewishness, but BECAUSE of it. 🇵🇸 ✡️
Pick me jew.
@@chickensalad3535 no they aren’t they just have a heart, Israel is an occupier, terrorist state that doesn’t speak for all the Jewish people ☪️❤️✡️
@@chickensalad3535 ?😭😭😭
@@chickensalad3535so all Jews should be okay with ethnic cleansing??
@@chickensalad3535 Bigot.
I am a vet and super anti war ....its crazy how many folks are ok with Children's death's that aren't their own....It just makes me depressed we learned nothing from Irqaq/Afghanistan
Thank you for sharing.
Yes brother, because black and brown lifes don’t count to them. We’re just savages.
But apparently you were ok with the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Syrians, Yemenis, and victims of ISIS? Where was your outrage then?
@@donpietruk1517 You saw him say that he's anti war and extrapolated that he's ok with ISIS? Are you ok??
@@kbppeuhle7872No, he's not okay.
When Amy Schumer declared herself the funniest female comedian of all time. I actually laughed at something she said for the first time in my life 😂
Me too!😂😂😂
Hahahahahaha this absolutely did me hahahaha
I'm sad to admit the men's rights activists were right on this one
She doesnt tell jokes, she IS a joke lmfao
@@zjay1356 A stopped clock is right twice a day...
As an Indian muslim myself, I'm genuinely scared of what the future holds for us. The way Indian hindus have been supporting and cheering the Israeli govt for a genocide is very,very concerning. Islamophobia has increased 10 folds in recent times in India. Pretty sure they dream of doing the exact same to us
Yes brother, islamophobia since many decades have actually been on the rise but apparently being an islamophobe is not that big of an issue. Hope the best for indian muslims, stay strong and safe. Love from Morocco ❤
the israeli ballwashers from india is some of the most wild shit i've seen from this conflict. i wasn't even aware of this hyper specific sociopolitical aspect of the world, but after seeing how many there are and how fuckin shameless they are it's honestly both hilarious and horrifying.
Yes indeed, Islamophobia is reaching new heights now. My psychology professor openly preaches Islamophobia in class and even after many complaints she still continues and the management is doing nothing because her husband is a BJP politician. Now many of the students are under her influence and the future looks scary
@Roniixxthere’s no brain in your head
Full SAPPART
Being Islamophobic and calling it fighting antisemitism is wild to me
Are basic geopolitical realities “wild to you” as well? Ukrainians disliking Russians for invading their country must seem insano.
@@keemstarkreamstar7069 you sound dumb😂that can be applied to yourself. Just say you're an isrdevil supporter. Sickening! You must side with the Russians
@@keemstarkreamstar7069Except Israel invaded and is occupying Palestine....
So makes no sense....😂
@@bubullibooooo9928 Israel is a Jewish state and defines itself as such. You necessarily have to be against Jewish statehood to propose things like “from the rive to the sea”.
@@keemstarkreamstar7069 I am not against Jewish statehood ( even though the idea is inherently prejudiced....when white people did that it was called apartheid I don't know why Jewish people are allowed to discriminate against others racism is wrong whether your jewish or not)
You can make a Jewish state (it will be a racist state like Israel but I assume you think racism is your right somehow) but not on someone else's land....
Palestinians shouldn't be persecuted in their homeland. They shouldn't be killed for their land.
You know we live in one of the darkest timelines when you can say "I believe we should protect Jewish people but also Palestine should be free" and that is not universally replied to with "Yes! We should not kill or subjugate people"
People being afraid and angry when their friends and families are being killed is natural. The propaganda aiming that anger at other people who are _also_ afraid and angry because their friends and families are _also_ being killed (sometimes much more frequently), and blaming that second group's anger for one's own...I hope that it will be remembered as one of the most harmful ideological weapons in human history.
@@M_M_ODonnell This is such an important point. A Jewish family member was in Israel with her kids at the time of the incursion, and I was absolutely terrified for her and every other civilian AND ALSO at no point did it ever enter my mind to go 'wow that was scary; they could have been killed. NOW WE MUST KILL OTHERS'. The revenge reaction is so visceral, and so widespread. It's really shocked me how many people I had considered intersectional allies were suddenly 'Palestine technically never existed; this land belongs to Israel per God's covenant with Abraham' .... Like, my dude: let's assume that entire sentence is 100% true. How, how does that make it okay to wipe away every man, woman, and child in Gaza? It's heartbreaking and horrendous and infuriating.
@@rightsarentpolitical Something that’s been really upsetting for me to watch is one of my friends on Facebook, who is usually a very discerning leftist and someone I look to as an activist is not willing to admit that Israel has a far more proportionate blame for this situation than Hamas. Not as extreme as what you’re describing, but she’s clearly bought into mainstream narratives and propaganda that diminishes the Israeli atrocities towards Palestinians, and frames Hamas as much more powerful than they actually are. And it’s really obvious that her media literacy has just left her body because…she has family in Israel. And she’s afraid for them. And I get it!! I don’t know that I would be my most principled self if I thought my loved ones were in danger. But man, it is really disheartening to see someone who I know is so intelligent being manipulated so easily.
@rightsarentpolitical you really seem confused about how this bloodshed started and the reason Israel can't just do nothing after terrorists invade its innocent civilians to rape, murder and dismember women and children. But let me guess... you haven't watched any of the graphic first hand footage from 10/7, but you just 'know' it's all fake, huh. Bet you also 'believe' the holocaust was fake.
Historically, our current reality isn't darker than previous years. I think that it feels like it is darker because of how instantaneous news is now. There's more injustice out in the open than there was in the past, amplifying the awareness of it in our social consciousness.
I went to a rally yesterday in support of a ceasefire. While I was there, part of me felt discouraged. I wondered what was even the point of protesting, demanding change. But then I looked around. And I was surrounded by hundreds of people supporting the Palestinian people. And that is remarkable. I have never seen that level of support before when it comes to the oppression of the Palestinian people.
I am a historian and a history teacher. The genocide and war that is happening right now is dark and ugly and horrific. But the number of people around the world who are demanding peace for this conflict is unprecedented. There is more light than there is darkness.
Weaponized victimhood has become my new favorite term. Perfectly describes the current state of discourse. It’s like DARVO basically.
DARVO is 100% accurate.
Also the sealioning they engage in when you call them on it.
Lol it is exactly the end stage of DARVO, glad ppl are picking up on this ❤
Yeah black ppl love weaponize that
Yep. I’ve been saying that for years!
Appreciate seeing one of my favorite creators be so educated and outspoken on this. And as an arab immigrant doing labor organising in white white lands, I love how you think about solidarity! Also I spotted you at a protest last week but was too shy to say hi! Want you to know that it gave me joy seeing you walk the walk (literally)
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Totally say hi next time!!
@Roniixxare you not the one trolling and saying there is no genocide in Gaza? You need to educate yourself first before lecturing someone else!
you hate white people or what ?
@RoniixxThen you didnt do much research.
@Roniixx did you Google the word and then go with the first definition and think that was it?
Even as a black person, I feel probably the most bad for native Americans other than my own people. Like…this is their motherland and they’re somehow one of the smallest groups???? Even if I’m not from there and most western countries left her tattered, at least my motherland is still around if that makes sense. Also native Americans aren’t really seen as a group that will continue to exist from the way people talk about them. Like they’re always referenced by their past and hyper spiritualized. I know they don’t have to do with the video directly, but it got me thinking about it, plus I feel like I never see anyone talking about it. It’s like people have been saying from the jump-until we stop letting any oppression slide, none of us are free. Anyone can get it if it benefits the government, trust. We might come back for the lefties……. 👀
I watch a lot of conspiracies and tarot/magic/witchcraft content and your comment reminded me when someone said in one of these channels to talk about the disappearance of the Mayan civilization and someone said you don't need a reading or a conspiracy to understand they didn't "dissappear" from thin air, we still around, some mix with european dna, just colonization happened. Some still were like "well that's a partial theory, we need more context/info" and I was like..? It made me realize that a lot of people see indigenous people as past people, even like spiritual beings who only linger in a higher realm. That may sound as a something positive but if you dig deeper it just shows that marginalized people aren't seen as humans, only as these "all-foregivunf wise beings" who don't have dislikes, hatred, personalities, needs, etc. Which is devoid of humanity.
Sorry, I kinda went on a rant.
@@evasdorling7555 Absolutely! That, and it ignores what you said about the intentional eraser of culture more than a disappearance. Plus, it implies that indigenous peoples don’t have a future, and therefore, shouldn’t be considered in society.
@@evasdorling7555the all forgiving part is usually to ease white people of their guilt.
@@evasdorling7555Yep. A lot of mayans aren't even mixed race. They're everywhere on the mexican southern peninsula and northern central america and still speak their own language and live almost separated from "western civilization". People will visit only the gentrified parts of the peninsula where white foreigners are settling and think natives don't exist anymore.
ETA as per the second part of your comment: It's funny because they're stereotyped as being mean and always being in a bad mood...excuse me, why wouldn't they? Their whole lives are being forced to be reshaped to catter to your white/whitexican touristy needs.
@@missnoneofyourbusinessMexico loves to push the idea of a completely mixed society now that it's fashionable.
I'm an anarchist from Israel. This video means a lot. I feel guilty and helpless all the time, and pretty much have to shut up about it, as most Israelis are leaning toward Amy Schumer 's ideology . The amount of times I heard the sentence "you know I'm a leftist, but..." this past month is both enraging and depressing. So, seeing others from around the world, from different groups, understanding the deep meaning of solidarity and common struggles is pretty much what keeps me - I wouldn't say sane, but not completely out of it, when I wake every morning to a scarier, cruel new number of dead children 😔
❤️❤️❤️ i can't imagine the exhaustion you must be feeling. Love and solidarity to you as you keep stoking resistance, no matter how little. 🔥
If I'm far away and feeling all the feelings, I can imagine you right there, seeing all this craziness unfold and feeling "trapped". Keep strong and fighting for whats right, sending good vibes to you
you are a leader. thats why you dont succumb to the group think/hive mind. in germany, hitler put those in concentration camps that questioned him. i'd suggest you stay safe...but also stay strong bc i 100% know that netanyahu would do the same thing.
@@FromTheHipp I am not afraid of HIM, I'm afraid for real people, their actual lives,and the morals of those who will stay when this is, somehow, over. I think that Netaniahu is a big problem, and possibly right now the biggest one - but he certainly didn't start this bloody regime... Nor will he end it 😔
Sometimes the strongest act of resistance is to keep going. Solidarity and love from a fellow anarchist on the other side of the world
yes victimhood is spelt wrong, y'all know i can't spell
I didn’t even realize but I also can’t spell so 😂
The sign of true expertise in a field.
I think this one comment gave me the confidence to actually start making UA-cam videos. LMAO. I can’t spell but I’m not a complete fool either 😅
It’s aokay gurl I Kant eyther
It’s was correct. There can only be one “I” in victom. 😅
I think you using the "canary in a coal mine" metaphor is really important. If the early warning signs are ignored or downplayed, then things will just get worse. If people aren't listening for the canary going quiet, they're not going to have time to react when the mine starts to collapse. It feels like some people forget or don't care about intersectionality and solidarity. Maybe they aren't personally the canary, but that doesn't mean that they're immune to harm.
Great point! I did want to point out that canaries don’t indicate that the mine is going to collapse, they indicate the presence of carbon monoxide or other gases which impacted air quality and posed a risk to miners
Literally 😵💫😵💫😵💫
@@SmileyxKyley woopsies, it's a good thing I'm not a coal miner
as an autistic woman who actually hopes to write a book contextualising the hyper-capitalistic state of our cities / city planning with the concept of canaries in the coal mine, it’s a most fitting concept for a lot of issues surrounding solidarity with all marginalized people. I did a double take when it was actually mentioned in the video in relation to disability rights! So amazing to see that other people get it - the way we treat the most marginalized people in society says EVERYTHING.
As a neurodivergent person who needs accommodations in school, I remember reading about a protest that people with disabilities had via sit-in and the black panthers were there in solidarity and did things like making sure they had access to food and basic amenities so they were able to continue their sit-in touched my soul. That is collectivism. That is solidarity. That is friendship and that is honorable. And there is so much that connects all those who are marginalized. You are so right when you say looking after and ensuring at risk people to a feeling and reality of safety will really raise the bar for everyone as a whole.
Yeah dude, I'm AuDHD and I've seen some shit lol. Social impact of disabilities definitely has a long way to go compared to the great strides made for physical disabilities, but we're not being murdered so much in the grand scheme of things so we're probably not top priority lol.
Although I still get mad at society sometimes - because even well meaning people often do their damnedest to infantilize and segregate us in the name of "accommodations"
For example: there was this lady who put a flyer in my workplace advertising an autism safe prom they were doing. I appreciate the concern, but sweet jesus no one in their right mind would ever say "we noticed this building is hard to get to, so we're going to just have a separate prom for all the wheelchair users, isn't that cute 🥰" BITCH. BUILD. A. FUCKING. RAMP.
It's not even that hard to do. Have a couple sensory cool down rooms available, don't put the music at a volume that causes permanent hearing damage (ffs 80db shouldn't be your starting point anyway 🙄)(and even if you do a stupid and have the music that loud, just make it retreatable from), and don't be a dick if someone shows with sensory aids, human aides, or for less time than the whole event.
We are not the problem, society refusing to tolerate micro-accommodations is the problem.
I attended the Forman school - 88k I paid for almost 3 years😭
The black panthers were militant black supremacists many of which became republicans later in life. But they liked cripples so i guess they were epic and wholesome
@@maydaymemer4660 don’t even get me started on my gripes with the organization, especially with lack of leadership with black women and black men counting them out. That is where you see that stripe of patriarchal bullshit and really fucked them.
@@maydaymemer4660 also. I think my comment was more to highlight an example of collective action and intersectionality. But yes, the black panthers lost the plot when they didn’t embrace feminism and really dug their heels into this patriarchal militia narrative. 2 things can be true at once.
11:33 Sometimes I feel bad for Bernice King having to consitently callbout folks for acting like they know her dad better than her
Honestly
@@KhadijaMbowe funnily enough, Mandla Mandela, who is Nelson Mandela's grandson (you know, the nobel peace prize winning anti apartheid activist and legend) was recently in a similar situation. Someone filmed him getting into an argument at a pro palestian march with some authority figure (I don't remember the details). FYI, Mandla Mandela is a pro palestinian supporter, as was his grandfather. It was almost like watching history play back 🤣
"Our (South African's) freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians". Those are the words of Nelson Mandela who would no doubt be horrified by how Israeli apartheid has intensified
Im not sure if anyone will see this, but here I am anyway! Im isreali. and ive been spending years trying to detangle myself from the crazy amount of military and nationalist propaganda that was ingrained in me since i was a young kid. those videos are so helpful for me. thank you for giving me the chance to change my mind!
I just want to say that I'm sure this was extremely difficult to do and I'm proud of you for doing it.
I want to thank you so much. I know how difficult it can be to choose to see the other side and perspective so I really appreciate you and all Israelis who have been critical of these actions. I hope you and your family are safe ❤
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for taking the time to watch this and for being willing to consider a different side to your reality. Solidarity friend.
Take care of yourself and be careful… I’m glad you’re opening your eyes. It takes strength to do so
You hit the nail on the head. I'm guilty of this too - it's easy to care when it feels personal (and with Israel vs. Palestine, it does), but the facts are the facts. Israel gets to commit war crimes and still get US and UK tax dollars in exorbitant amounts. Palestinians get whatever Israel decides they get - which is usually either subhuman treatment or their blood on the streets. That's not about Jews vs. Muslims, it's about a colonial power vs. the colonized.
THIS.
Damn, all of this resonates. That last sentence tho 💯 sadly says it all 😢
@Roniixx Dude dont be too blind This thing happened way before 7/10 Israel hv been oppressing Palestinians even before Hamas was formed and funded by Netahanyu
@RoniixxWould you say your dog has autonomy within the walls of its own cage? It can definitely move around a little inside the cage, but you control what it eats, when it eats, if it gets to come out, or if it stays inside. Cause that's exactly the situation Gaza and its people are living in for the past 15 years. Gaza has been under land, air, and sea blockade since Israel withdrew it's forces and settlement from Gaza in 2005. Nothing and no one goes in without Israel's say so, and nothing and no one comes out.
@@lishengshun2873 do you also blame Egypt for that cage? They and most other nations in the area also oppose refugees from Gaza entering their territory.
The problem is Hamas is so deeply entrenched in the area that nobody trusts which civilians have or have not been radicalized. Imagine if the dominant political ideology in Mississippi was “you need to kill all Black people at any cost because they are stealing our land and opportunities”. I think I would support blockading that area even knowing that there are many civilians who don’t entirely agree with it (most in Gaza are not genocidal, but, if forced to choose, they do support Hamas over Israel).
It is a rough situation that will remain rough unless one group is removed completely from the land (or eliminated), which most agree is a bad outcome.
This video is saving my sanity. I feel like I've been going crazy trying to convince people in my life that Palestinians are human beings and that what is being done to them is horrific. But all you see in the news is Israeli propaganda about how these deaths are somehow justified. I want these people to see the video i saw last night of the Palestinian woman who lost all of her children and refused to wash their blood from her hands because that was all that was left of them and tell me how that can possibly be justified.
Me too. Everyday I share a million posts and it’s like radio silence around me. 😞
THANK YOU. I am a Palestinian-Jew (one of my parents is palestinian, the other is eastern european jewish because apparently i keep having to explain that this doesnt automatically mean im israeli, which i am not, to people), I live in Montreal and some of the shit I am seeing people here say sounds exactly like it was ripped from Schumers fucking twitter account, its actually wild to me. Like antisemitism it a very real problem, I've experienced it I know it's real but Palestinians and supporting Palestinians right to be ALIVE in our homeland are not the the root of antisemitism in the world. In fact many of people in the west supporting israel are wildly antisemitic towards jews in the west. Much of Israel's support comes from people who don't give a flying fuck about jews. These are people who profiting from the massacre of innocent Palestinian lives. They don't care about Jews, they care about income, about power. Also equating anti-zionism to antisemitism and using that guilt to try and get away with actual genocide WHILE SIMULTANIOUSLY PREACHING "NEVER AGAIN" LIKE THE INNOCENT PALESTINIANS (NOT HAMAS, WE ARE NOT HAMAS) ARE ABOUT TO LAUNCH A SECOND HOLOCAUST ITS CRAZY. It's wild and it's disgusting and actually pretty anti-semitic and disrespectful to the jews who survived the actual holocaust....... like WHAT. Not to mention, this bullshit takes attention away from the very real anti-semitism that is happening all around the world right now unrelated to palestine. This shit makes me so hurt. As a Jew and a Palestinian, seeing other jewish people actively fight for the death and destruction of my palestinian people is fucking heartbreaking. Anyways, free Palestine.
I appreciate your unique perspective and I didn't consider how Palestinian Jews must be feeling right now. Thank you for sharing. Never again for anyone. From the river to the sea.
Thank you for sharing your perspective. I've had an Israeli settler tell me "Jewish Palestinians don't exist!" when I was literally sharing a vlog of a Jewish Palestinian woman and her experiences.
It's crazy how people deny basic reality.
Thank you for correctly identifying the cause of all this: profit.
I keep trying to tell people that this war isnt about religion or terrorism, its about money. More specifically, oil and gas.
In 2019, the UNCTAD released a study on the unrealised potential of palestinian oil and gas reserves in the occupied palestinian territories, including reserves along the Mediterranean coast of Gaza.
In October this year, Israel granted 12 licences for oil and gas exploration along the Mediterranean coast.
On a totally unrelated note, just this year Infosys, the company founded by Rishi Sunak's father-in-law, signed a $1.5 billion energy deal with BP, one of the companies granted oil and gas licence by Israel.
The reason why israel gets so much support from western media is because they are all complicit in profiteering off palestinian suffering. Just as they are complicit in suffering in the DRC, Sudan, and every other impoverished nation that has resources to be extracted
@@EmbryWput of curiosity what is the name of the woman. I would like to see it
On t'aime et te supporte, live de Rosemont! xx
Hey! I’m Jewish and I find everything you are saying is valid. It’s a very lonely space but more of us Jewish folks are speaking up against the situation in the Middle East. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
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Shame on you. Do your homework
@@aviellakamilar9516do your homework lil bro the burden of proof is on you
this has got to be the most empathetic look at Amy Schumer from someone who is pro-Palestine I have seen since October 7th. Thank you for helping me calm down and get a little more empathy in me.
In India, there has always been some or the issue with the minorities and it still continues with disastrous results. Fellow dominant caste people will always make the issue about them whether it’s bridging caste-gender inequality and even queer issues. They will live in ivory towers and act like they’re under attack by minorities (read: a narrow minded idea of Muslims).
the support for israel and the calls for genocide coming from hindus is astounding. i am so filled with rage at every moment i have to encounter a hindutvavadi
@@eileenguy9478 It’s just “My enemy’s enemy is my missing anthropological link” at this point.
@@eileenguy9478 I feel like the genocide they are committing right now has opened some nationalists to the reality of what they're supporting but the evil and brainwashed ones continue to support while seeing red, its scary and they're destroying India and the hindu religion for their own benefit.
@@eileenguy9478 unfortunately Israel is what the present day Indian government strives to be these days. Deeply saddening and horrific
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for talking about the disability activists!! It’s so often that we are left out of the conversation and I really appreciate you bringing up how being inclusive benefits everyone!
I'm obsessed with the ramp comparison, it's the perfect example and simple enough for everyone to understand. I'm definitely gonna use it when talking to folks about activism for the most marginalized, thank you Khadija! 🙏🏿
Glad you like it!
I liked it too
Wasn't Amy the one who felt victimized by Will Smith smacking Chris Rock? Her voice being added to any conversation will only add confusion instead of clarity.
She said that, then proceeded to reveal she was going to make a joke about the Rust shooting accident, just a self-centered hypocrite and an all-round deplorable figure
I've been feeling gaslit by both legacy media and social media because of this. The Israeli perspective IS centered. Everywhere. All institutions with power and money and weapons and international reach have come together to support this siege on Palestinians. And yet half an hour back, I saw posters on X/Twitter for the "largest march for *Israel* in history". What more are they asking for? All I can tell is they dislike the widespread citizens' call for ceasefire, which isn't even being entertained by governments anyway so it's not like they're losing political ground there.
This doesn't seem true. For example, the media were incredibly quick to spread the anti-Israel false narrative about the hospital attack/accident.
@@theprofessionalfence-sitter that attack was done by israel by their own admission
@@light9205 No, it was not. Maybe you should go look for more credible news sources.
@@light9205 Given all the things they’ve done, I wouldn’t be surprised if this was true.
@@theprofessionalfence-sitter yes it was and they admitted to it at first then kept changing the narrative each time and every time new evidence pop up that points to israel
imagine posting some of the most heinous islamophobic/anti arab/palestinian shit anyone has had the dishonor to witness under the supposed shield of "protecting israeli civilians/jewish ppl" and your response to being rightfully called out on it is to go on about how you aren't a hack because you're "the most successful female comedian of all time" which btw, is a LIE, but i digress. i didn't think something would top THAT ukulele response, but the way amy's been responding to this all comes very, very close. possibly even worse.
Amy Schumer was the pariah of the comedy world til this bit. And _up until this bit,_ I disagree (bit much, y'know?). But it's sure weird how people just "forget" that they hated this person cos now she can serve their agenda. Even if it's just an individual fighting cos they must _prove_ that they're _'right'_ as so many people feel a need to be. (At the behest of those of us who actually care about the human lives being destroyed, and the bonds between the truly marginalised and those more or less so, but allies nonetheless.) Then there's the many people with ulterior motives, like antisemites hiding behind the tired old facade of "it's antisemitic not to support these war crimes" as they lean _toward_ antisemitism and try to grab some normies along the way to ease them into it too. There's a _lot_ of disinformation going on, different folks & groups using this conflict as ammunition for their "causes", most of them with actually zero care for anyone involved, but for some it's easy to lie if it means influence, money, & power.
Dead Domain explained the disinformation stuff (and displayed examples, like Ben "Definitely Jewish" Shap & his addition to the growing pile of AI-generated images of "real dead babies c/o Ham/\s".
Cant these people stop claiming that being islamophobic is the same as protecting jews and/or Israeli citizens for one second because they're not really helping jewish people as they think they are.
When Islam calls for Jewish genocide, is it antisemitic?
What did she say that was islamaphobic? “Dont kill me”?
There was a quote I came across a few years ago on FB. I don't remember what it said verbatim, but it was something like, "We will only achieve real change when we start caring about issues that don't involve us."
I have never forgotten that.
Been reading up on the history of Palestine/Israel through the 1900s, and the vibe I've been getting is not necessarily weaponized victimhood from the Jewish people (though that is there), but the idea of the perfect victim. Jewish people are not perfect victims. Horrendous acts of anti-semitism have been committed against them, but they have also persecuted Palestinians. We expect victims to be perfect and innocent, and when they aren't, we don't believe they were ever victims (being a woman, this is a lived experience for sure). If Israelites and people from the Jewish diaspora admit that atrocities have been committed against Palestinians by their own people, then others might say the holocaust wasn't that bad (or deny it happened). They could say the acts of anti-semitism proliferating around the world are deserved or not worth stopping. That's the fear I see
As a person with romani heritage the people not showing up for eachother struck a cord with me.
I feel as though there are actually people who abuse the meaning of or may have mislabeled themselves as 'the victim' in a given circumstance. We appreciate the fact that Khadija is transparent and concise with her thoughts and ideas on this topic alone.
My therapist taught me about “YES AND” thinking yesterday, and I think it really applies in this as well. “YES, I had a good time hanging out with my friends, AND I still have severe depression.” Just as you mentioned, two things can be true. YES, Hamas’s attack against Israel was terrible and the hostages should be released, AND Israel’s continuous bombing of civilians in retaliation is horrific and should end. It almost seems like you can’t acknowledge both statements/care about all innocent lives on both sides.
Do you think that these events happened in a vaccume and there isn't decades of violence? If you keep the largest open air prison in the world running, don't expect the inmates to just sit there and take it. I know if I had to file for permits to even travel to the Jerusalem for the day, and even that has to be approved by another government, I wouldn't sit there a take it.
Thank you, thank you SO MUCH! You’re one of the first creators I follow who’s actually spoken about this as of now.
I appreciate you being brave enough to voice your opinion amidst a conflict that is dividing even the left in my country of origin (Germany).
My friends have lost family members to bombings in Gaza and we‘ve been to protests, have held meetings, have tried to use our social media to talk about what‘s happening in Gaza right now and I feel like we’re facing a wall of silence. It’s so refreshing to hear a creator actually TALK about it.
I deeply appreciate you!
Thank you so much for bringing up how disability is often left out of many leftists conversations because disability rights is truly central to issues like healthcare, the prison industrial complex, veterans issues, and police brutality and I don’t see many leftists talking about it! Disabled people are the largest minority and one of the most invisible, especially disabled POC, and we have to start doing a better job of uplifting disabled voices!
The point you made about elites wanting to make sure every oppressed group fights each other instead of focusing on them is so real. It's so easy to point fingers and place blame on one other individually while missing the bigger picture. We're all getting screwed by this late stage capitalist world in some way shape or form. More and more of us are starting to wake up, but we just have to continue to be persistent in making sure we workout our empathy muscles. Especially during times like this. We owe it to each other.
I also wanna add that saying Palestinians don't deserve to be literally murdered is not a controversial take, nor should be looked at as one. Seeing our government use all this "Israel has the right to defend itself" rhetoric has been frustrating. But I'm trying my best to focus that frustration into action and continue to spread the word about what's going on while also educating myself. Doing the work is not easy, and it does require breaks. It's still better than what some of these celebs and influencers like Amy continue to do.
"Divide and conquer" is an ancient tactic, and it's a very effective one for those in power who wish to stay in power. Luckily, this also means solidarity among oppressed people is something strong enough that powerful people feel they must fight against it in the first place!
Yes! And keep that in mind when police are turned against communities and vice-versa. Over 95% of the time when a person is killed in an encounter, the police are following the policy to the letter. But instead of (correctly) getting mad at policymakers and politicians, we focus on the police who are generally not that much more wealthy/powerful than the communities they are policing. If you have a problem with police policies (which I do, I’m a firm believer in “8 can’t wait”, and open to further changes if that proves inadequate) then go after the politicians that make those policies!
@@thrawncaedusl717I feel this way about A C*A B in my country. In Mexico, being a cop is one of the most unsafe, underpaid and exploitative jobs you can have. Of course a lot of them are horrible and corrupt but how much of that is a consequence of living in this system?
ETA: I also frequently hear the argument "ok but they chose this, they could chose another thing"...really? Wasn't it that capitalism makes us make those choices?
@@missnoneofyourbusiness yep, through weird circumstances, a friend of a friend of mine was a state officer. He was constantly talking about how hard his job of protecting some people who hated him from other people who hated him was. Ultimately, he told me he quit when his family’s life was threatened by a high ranking judge (I truly believe he was one of the good ones; and he had no chance).
Maybe because The Elites actually arent insane terrorists who take hostages?
The point made at 22:06 , "I think some of yall have had the privilege of having your narrative centered a lot," is crucial. I had an aha moment and was able to recognize moments in the past when even I have tried to center myself in narratives, whether to feel like my problems are being seen or that I don't feel invalidated. Beautiful language as always, Khadija :)
“Jews are in control of the narrative” but drenched in tumblr-era wokespeak
As a disabled queer person I also know I have gaps in my knowledge about race, islamaphobia etc - so I try my best to just focus on others who are being actively killed in large numbers first while not ignoring other ones.
Right now I'm trying to show solidarity and centring Palestinians and Sudanese people - with the more lighter end continuing to support SAG-AFTRA.
What I have been trying to learn about dealing with multiple identities (and I am always learning) is that you can, should, and NEED to care about multiple issues at the same time. That it doesn't take away to show up for many issues - it adds (ideally).
From the River to the Sea. #FreePalestine #HelpSudan
Yeah, just because you are not discriminated with something anymore doesn't mean other social issues are whipped out and forgot now. Black peeps face discrimination not only because of their race but also their romantic identity, and we need to simulatbousy address all these.
Thanks for mentioning Sudan!
Whats happening in Sudan,?
If you’re still educating yourself, please avoid slogans like these. Do you know from what river to what sea? Do you know what’s between them at the moment? Do you know whose slogan you’re repeating? Palestinians deserve freedom and human rights, but not at the cost of killing all 9 million Isrseli civilians. Make no mistake, this is the Middle East and some very violent ideas can be seen as legitimate here, so vetting your sources carefully and bare witness to the events of October 7th, as well as to the horrors that followed in the Gaza strip. We’re all in hell here, even if the numbers are uneven, and most of the people suffering are civilians on both sides, while those who doom us are free and safe.
@@LJ508 I meant in GENERAL. Not specifically on the conflict. I know it's From the River Jordan to the Mediterranean sea. I know that while we all call it the Middle East it's actually the Near East because the middle east is India. I know the Zionist project was supported by the Nazis (Hitler loved it), and evangelical Christians in the US and UK who believed that "establishing Israel/Zion" would hasten Armageddon and the end of the world. I know it was also a means for European countries and the US to shove Jewish people out of their communities in those countries (where they belonged just as much as anyone else there) because of their own antisemitism. I know there were plenty of Jewish and Christian Palestinians already in Palestine many of whom were working together at all levels of life and community just fine. I know a lot of the tension was stirred up by the UK not keeping it's nose OUT where it didn't belong and asserting white supremacist colonizing bullshit literally everywhere. I have watched for years videos of Palestinian Muslims being verbally and physically abused by settled colonials who are taking their houses. This didn't start October 7th and I didn't JUST start paying attention then either.
Israel should not exist. Not because Jewish people don't deserve homes... But because we should have NEVER driven them from the homes they already had here in white global north countries. They should always have been safe here, in our communities, where they had try to settle and make lives for themselves. Or if they were to live in Palestine they should live in Palestine. Like other Palestinian Jews. Not taking over and displacing people from their homes and committing a literal genocide funded by the US and UK with US weapons while using their own experience on the receiving end of a genocide (that is rapidly leaving living memory - unlike the Nakba and this) as a flimsy defense for settler colonialism and reinforcing white supremacy and the US Empire.
#FreePalestine.
I love your videos! I wanted to add a little bit to the conversation, victimhood and persecution should not be carte blanche to just do whatever you want, and you should still adhere to justice even if you did not experienced it in your moment of need because of the principle implied in it, that you are willing to do better. One of the reasons that I find intersectionality as a theory so hard for people to grasp in practice is because we only want to acknowledge how we can be disenfranchised by collective history, economics or family trauma, but we rarely come to terms for our own capacity for power and how we can misuse it. We are also collectively very much into the idea that power sits lineally, when in reality there are different levels to power and there are different ways to access it, and the whole idea that we can be both oppressed and the opressor scares us because it radically undermines the concept of our goodness and even to an extent our victimhood.
YES! I’ve been harmed over and over again by other survivors who have a very binary way of thinking about those who do harm vs those who are harmed, and trying to get them to understand they’re capable of and HAVE harmed other people is nigh impossible. It would crumble their identity at its root. It’s so frustrating. And seeing it on this large of a scale is horrifying but very familiar.
This is so well said!
This whole comment is so on point. I love it
This! 💯
Whenever I think of the ever changing dynamics of power. I’m reminded of African-American colonization of Liberia.
People who without a doubt were victims, yet and still they who were looked down upon as black in America… went to Africa as American and colonized just the same.
It must be a wild power trip survive and then be in the position to hurt people like you were hurt 😔
But not even the people who hurt you!!! New people, unrelated 3rd parties
Humans are wild.
Wow maybe intersectionality doesnt have any practical application in a war
I forgot this video was about Amy Schumer and when Khadija was like, "Amy...girl, we gotta talk," I almost had a heart attack.
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haha right like she's about to DEVOUR me in a debate.
Yeah same
Thank you so much for this video. I come from a white Christian family that hasn't had access for many decades to resources and media that aren't biased. My grandmother especially has been wanting to truly understand the "conflict" she's known her whole life. Still, I've been struggling to string words into sentences for her and other family members to understand. This video perfectly explained what's been banging around in my head since October and for YEARS. Once again you're video is going to be a great tool to help me.❤
Im a leftist Jew and when I saw a photo of her protesting I literally put it on my story saying oh please anyone but her
Walk, talk and chew gum at the same time! We all have the capacity to care about more than one thing.
Thanks Kadija ❤️
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What drives me crazy about Dave Chappelle is his joke about the gay man, lesbian, bisexual person and trans woman navigating the streets of oppression is a brilliant and hilarious opportunity to highlight intersectionality but then he turns around and gets offended and sucked in by the loud minority of people who want to turn oppression into another hierarchy with the most oppressed at the top and everyone else needs to shut up until they get theirs first.
"People who want to turn oppression into another hierarchy" is a really apt way to put it.
No, sorry, but turning against opressed people is not something you can do after years of discrimination and killing. This is not a fair game yet
@@koskos153thankyou! The sense was missing and you brought it to the fore
First of all either it’s OK to make fun of everything or it’s not OK to make fun of anything. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with anyone making fun of minorities as long as it’s not deliberately cruel. stereotypical jokes have been a staple of comedy for years and actually Helps grow support and understanding for minority groups because exposure. So I agree with you. Yeah, the people are trying to turn oppression into a hierarchy. But it’s not the silent m majority who’s doing that, it’s the loud minority. I am a black, gay male, and I find nothing wrong with making fun of people for our differences. However, ignorance is also ignorance it’s all about how tastefully someone is doing something, or how extreme you view it. it’s OK to be offended because someone made fun of something you don’t find to be a laughing matter. what’s not OK is trying to cancel them, When you know that they make jokes like such and you know they’ve been doing it for years. Walking on eggshells is the antithesis of comedy.
@@LoganMccullar I’m not sure whether or not this comment was made explicitly to defend Dave’s actions because it’s not stated in the comment, but I’m just going to say what Dave and a lot of other comedians/celebrities did/have been doing was not “walking on eggshells.” The man literally called himself a TERF and said he stood with them. Then proceeded to use the story of a woman who killed herself to justify his views, and then proceeded to try to defend one of the richest white women in the world who got rightfully got public backlash i. e. “canceled” for her shitty views. You can’t cancel rich people. He rightfully caught shit for it. Comedy is not some sacred cow immune to scrutiny. Comedians are fallible and need to know when and where to have the tact to make their “jokes.” You can try to justify your thinly veiled contempt all you want in the guise of “comedy.” it’s a tale as old as time. The Schrodinger’s asshole paradox where someone can say something incredibly misinformed and bigoted, but since they have a bulletproof shield, that is “ comedy” or “ it was a joke” we can’t take them to seriously right? But behind closed doors and the right people they 100% meant it. In this case we don’t even need to close doors.
"Some of y'all have had the privilege of having your narrative centered a lot, and so now that it's not, you don't know how to be in solidarity with others, because people have always had to show up for you, but you don't show up for other people.".
EXACTLY. That's exactly what it feels like and it's infuriating, which ofcourse brings us further away from feeling empathy.. I am trying, but this, THIS, makes it hard.
Im sorry but to call Jews’ narratives “centered” because you were forced to hear that the holocaust is bad is sociopathic thinking. If centering the narrative makes jews privileged how come all this heinous shit still happens?
And its just blatantly anti-semetic conspiracy theory-ing. “The Jews run the world” type beat
grrrrrrrrl loving the anarchist talking points in this!!! solidarity and multilateral approaches to solving problems?? i'm weak in the knees.
but seriously, i'm so glad you brought up how important it is to SHOW UP. an online friend of mine is palestinian and as an american i feel a duty to support them and show them that they're loved; but being a disabled person i can also empathize enough (but never fully) to know that they shouldn't have to go through this alone and at the VERY LEAST need kindness and love and peaceful protest. my mama always told me treat others the way you wanna be treated. i think a lot of people need to be reminded of that.
Jews: “i want to exist”
Arabs: “i want you to die”
Leftists: “Solidarity with both!”
dealing with this on a personal level rn- my ex is weaponizing the word "abuse" (a la Johnny Depp) and is acusing me of being abusive because i was "always angry about the kitchen" LOL aka he perceived me asking for an equal distribution of household labor as abusive to him. mind u he knows full well i have experienced a DV situation in my past relationship. ~~~fragility~~~ :/
thank you 💕 i have him blocked but unfortunately still have to email him because he is refusing to send me money he owes me/ some of my graphic design work that was on his laptop , but thats a great idea to have someone else do the messaging! @@Myjordandsavior
Males 🥱
As a psych major, the weaponization of therapy speech is so disheartening
Youre comparing jews saying theyre victims for being taken hostage for existing to your ex being annoying?
@@maydaymemer4660 nope, rest assured that’s not the comparison being made. Interesting media literacy
Thank you Khadija for an incredibly insightful take and really giving voice to all the things I’ve (we’ve) been feeling. As a left-leaning Jew I really found this on point. Compassionate, educated, and smart as hell ( as always), and not reactive. Liberation for all. Safety for all. Thank you.
yeaah Michael Brooks used to say something like “be compassionate with individuals, be ruthless to systems and corporations”
Just want to say, I'm a Jew, and Amy Schumer has been embarrassing and shameful. Now, my family immigrated here decades before the Holocaust (cause it was bad in Europe long before Hilter came to power) so I don't have the direct family tragedy stories that many others have. But being a Jew means standing for the right to life for everyone.
Thanks for talking about this. I really enjoying learning from you.
You will thank the murderer as he stands in your doorframe. No regard for your own safety.
@@keemstarkreamstar7069 What a bizarre thing to say. Do you think all Jews live in Israel? How is this person endangered by this conflict? Did you even read the whole comment?
@@sonohito5 Not all, just a good chunk. Because global anti-semitism has increased? I don’t get what is so complicated here.
“Erm what do you mean???”
What I said pal, it’s not that hard.
@@keemstarkreamstar7069 If you define anti-Semitism as "opposition to Israel's war crimes", then yes. But being Jewish does not mean you live in Israel and/or support what Netanyahu's doing to Palestine. Why is that so hard to understand?
@@sonohito5 I don’t define anti-semitism as that, I’m just saying that the majority of Western Jews are zionist, albeit not Likudniks specifically. Given they disproportionately wield clout in the West (median Jewish American income is thrice that of Gentile Americans), this is the demographic stronghold of Western support for zionism. Why do you think liberal European countries are suddenly able to turn face and propose laws banning immigrants who don’t swear fealty to Israel? This has been suggested in France, Germany, and the U.K. so far to my knowledge, all by prominent government officials who were previously pro-immigration. Who do you think disproportionately makes up the donor class?
My point is that if you really wanted to be effectively anti-zionist, you would be anti-semitic. I disagree with doing this, but its the logical conclusion of your beliefs if you wanted them to mean something beyond feeling nice. You can protest and whine all you want but that’s not going to likely change the opinions of the majority of Western Jews, who are the deciding factor along with the Israeli lobby in securing Western support for zionism.
I am soooo tired of two lines of rhetoric from this last month:
1. Being against the actions of Israel is antisemitic &
2. Being queer means you have to be pro-Israel because Israel is nicer to queer people.
Multiple realities can exist at once, Oct 7 can be & was horrifying and wrong, Hamas could have a not great LGBTQIA+ record and that can be & is horrifying and wrong, AND it can STILL be wrong to indiscriminately bomb a population that is 50% children. They’re not mutually exclusive, and it’s a super weird bit of rhetoric to insist that being against the mass killing of civilians necessitates that you’re pro-Hamas, that you condone Oct. 7th or the poor treatment of queer people, or that you’re antisemitic.
Like please, stop trying to box me in to the position where I “have to” accept these things as justification for apartheid, siege & genocide. That’s bananas & there’s no galaxy in which you will find me fixing my internet thumbs to say “well, their government that hasn’t held an election in 16 years sucks and so it’s fine what Israel is doing, actually”.
And another thing is just that the entitlement from Israel & its supporters is just full on shocking tbh. Like they are truly shocked and appalled that the UN & the world, really, weren’t just like “oh well yeah, do whatever you want! It’s totally fine that you’re using genocidal rhetoric and planning the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza!” Like WE are the ones who are divested from reality because we say that actually, we don’t think it’s okay that you’ve killed thousands of children in a matter of weeks and we want you to stop. It truly blows my mind daily to see the official Israel account on X day in and day out throwing narratives at the wall like spaghetti to see what sticks as if at some point they will find the perfect angle and everyone will stop being mad at them.
Anyway, I have felt so agitated lately & I’m thankful I stumbled upon your video as a much needed break from Piers Morgan asking everyone and their mother if they condemn Hamas.
Last bit I wanted to touch on but forgot bc I trashed and rewrote a couple times: it really, really bothers me how Israeli propaganda & Israel supporters tie Israel to every Jewish person. I hate it, because their intent is to make the Jewish diaspora & Israel inextricable from one another not only to weaponize antisemitism in the face of reasonable criticism, but also to the detriment of Jewish people who do not agree, who will get called “self hating Jews” & worse because of that forced connection. Jewish people are facing antisemitism & hatred BECAUSE of the push to make the state inseparable from the people/diaspora & it makes me sick.
Maybe Hamas shouldnt use human shields?
Having power and giving it to others sounds like how to avoid that slippery slope of becoming the evils we want to rid.
How do u do that?
cross-solidarity organizing is the only way we will all be free. None of us are free until we all are free. Thank you, Khadija
Helping one marginalized group helps other is a huge point. There is only one struggle, and true victories help everyone.
You continue to be a clear, coherent, compassionate voice in a sea of nonsense. Always researched, always thoughtful, thinking of everyone but, never lacking a crystal clear point of view. Thank you for all you do. 🙏
"careful that we don't become the evil that we deplore"
that hit like a fucking truck
Are you easily swayed by empty words all the time?
It's times like this when I feel that quote "A rising tide lifts all ships" is appropriate when you talked about the accessibility example of ramps originally intended for people with disabilities and how it benefits everyone. No one can be free unless everyone is.
I feel like a lot of this freak out too has to do with the fact that the people who used this (in Amy Schumer's case) marginalization as a shield have to now come to grips with the fact that none of us are innocent when it comes to the indoctrination this world has instilled in us and they now are running out of excuses to avoid doing some work as well. It gives a similar vibe as people in the LGBTQIA+ community who strongly identify with their queerness but then get confronted with the fact that they still have some racist or transphobic/biphobic/etc. ideologies that need to be checked and unlearned.
I think a lot of people hide because we don't want to be seen as bad people, but our brains were wired to conserve energy. Evolutionary wise, the humans who survived all those famines and droughts used shortcuts and developed multiple habits and behaviors on autopilot so they can function. It's not entirely a bad thing otherwise we would hardly function at all, but when people have to unlearn stuff from indoctrination, they have to confront their biology that had already "solved" this thing by having to manually alter things themselves. That takes work. That takes energy. People don't like spending energy (unless they decide the cause matters enough to them but that's the real challenge: convincing people to care enough). So, people will double down in that victimization because, "if I am a victim, I don't have to look at what hand I have in perpetuating this other thing that's oppressing other people."
The work. The *real* work involved in really joining arms in solidarity means having to relinquish a LOT of the comfort as well. It's the same reason why Capitalism is still at large because in order to truly dismantle it, people are going to have to get really fucking uncomfortable and so many people are just....unwilling to do that. They want their mickey dees and coffee and stuff. Amy Schumer wants her contracts and money and comfy nice house. I feel like this is reiterating what you say in the video but I hope I'm making sense lol.
Thank you so much for taking the time and care to do those two years to research. I'm mixed Palestinian with extended family (while not in Gaza but dealing with its own kind of....let's just say, "issues" with the Israeli government) and even just people being willing to learn about this means more than you know. ❤💚🖤🤍
I like how Jewish people are all evil bigots now because they dont want to share land with terrorists
i posted a tiktok talking about how we maybe shouldn’t let Shaun King use Palestine to build himself a new platform and i am getting accused of getting paid off by the Israeli government 🤪🤪🤪
LOL Palestinian-Latino here to say YUPPPP!!! We definitely shouldn't have Shaun King as part of our movement lmao *especially* because of his transgressions on the Black community. He is absolutely an opportunist!
I was confused about Shaun King because someone recommended his Instagram and I felt somewhat sketched out about it. I have been having a hard time determining if he is acting in good faith. Is he a grifter?
@@veronica-wolfmaiden5383 i don’t remember the details, but he was called out for being sus around the time of the 2020 blm protests
@@veronica-wolfmaiden5383Yes. They don't call him Martin Luther Scheme for nothing😂
Jesus lord is he still around grifting?
I mean ok, I guess Tiktok is filled with people who weren't around the last couple of times on Twitter...
you are genuinely one of the most well-spoken, knowledgable and empathetic voices on current issues that i have found in the past few years. i am very grateful for your perspective and your humility in always learning.
“The most ignored can be the canaries in the coal mine” ate real bad. All jokes aside that is such a great quote to live by and to remind yourself of when looking to understand or solve any systemic issues. Love your channel so much
As an Indigenous person in so called canada whose been involved in affiliate organizing (starting with Palestinians) since 2013 I really appreciated this video. *also I support any and all Indigenous resistance without question having been labeled a terrorist by canada when I was only 15 and held by CISIS for a day and a half at only 19.
Ure dumb
My situ, whose name is Khadija is living in West Bank. Whenever I watch your videos, she is on my mind, more so than usual.
Thank you for giving voice to those who need it and utilizing your platform for the benefit of humanity.
#FromTheRiverToTheSea #freepalestine 🇵🇸
I hope your Khadija is safe and so are the people she loves
@Mila-Rosa Thank you. ❤️✊🏻
My close family is in occupied West Bank and are thankfully safe. But I can't speak for all my cousins in Gaza... we have a big family.
I Hope your family is all well, i really hope they get peace, safety and happiness
May she be safe
Peace and safety to your family.
I remember reading up on the Abortion fight in the 70s, with the Young Lords of the New York, Roe Vs Wade, and how white feminists were talking with Black Feminists and how baffled they were that Black Feminists said that affordable housing, protection from police violence, access to good education were also all feminist issues. For the white feminists, it was abortion only and anything else was a distraction. Elaine Brown talked about this a lot.
It’s like it always has to be this one thing and not a comprehensive approach to solving the issues in our societies. Another example is the main fight for gay equality was just marriage and nothing else. Not police violence, discrimination in the work force, hate crimes, none of it, just that once gay marriage was achieved, nothing else mattered.
This video brings up a lot of thoughts,, much more than can be said in one comment.
Turns out abortion was the issue to focus on because then it got taken away because leftist politics was “more important”. So glad black feminists focused on the less important issues instead of silly abortion
I’m glad somebody finally said this! My fellow black folks have been getting on my nerves. I love us but we can support other marginalized groups too! #solidarity
Yea im sure thatll work, keep telling your fellow black folks not to vote for the first black woman president because “she doesnt let hamas run rampant”
Justice is not transactional. We show up because we’re human, not because it’s “this for that”.
Maybe you should show some empathy towards literal hostages?
I swear you are the only UA-camr I can watch that has 8 minute long intros that I absolutely enjoy listening to. The way you open every video since the beginning is just…. Kisses kisses everywhere cause you are just magnificent at being eloquent & casual all in one beautiful mind. Basically I’m saying I’m in love with your work ethic & you deserve the world for being so incredible to listen to & watch onscreen.
Another solidarity saying I really like is "a rising tide lifts all boats." I've heard this one used more in convos about labour unions but I think it can apply to a lot of things. Great video!
I've been paying a bit more attention to like the internet, social media, the attention economy and stuff on that subject, and one thing that keeps coming up is how polarising the internet/social media is, and the current crisis has really highlighted that for me. I think some of us are perhaps in positions where we could be extending more grace to ppl and trying to understand ppl's POVs, and trying to find ways to move forward together.
I saw that Ryan Ken clip yesterday and ascended 😂😂😂. Thank you for this video
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Thank you for what you said about the disability activists
Such a good essay!!! “Remember: this is a group project”. Such clarity!!! Thank you ❤
thank you for your bit about disability activism helping more than just the disabled. i live in tokyo and it's mind boggling how inaccesible the city is. i am not disabled but often use ramps and elevators to roll luggage around. i am often astounded how much more time it takes to find an accessible route if there is one. i have encountered entire stations where there are no elevators or escalators. sometimes you are spit out blocks from your destination because the accessible exit is in a random place. for an aging country it just blows me away. so you end up with full on strollers on escalators, elderly people slowly climbing several flights of stairs (tbh some look frail but are quite robust but that's besides the point) and anyone with low mobility trying their best to be out of the way as the trudge out of the stations.
we need advocates because they help out more than just their own root causes!
Thank you for this video, Khadija. It's such an important point to show up for other injustices and marginalized groups; sometimes it gets so exhausting just existing in your own marginalized group, but we should never let that distract from showing up for others like we want them to show up for us.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
I'm so tired of this human legacy of injustic - we could and should be doing so much better. The people who fight so hard to do so give me hope.
Im so glad kamala is a massive zionist
As usual, you have done the homework, academically and spiritually. Thank you so much for your kind approach to this subject!
It's been difficult to know when to speak my mind in certain circles, because I don't want to cause anyone any more pain; however, there are folx out there that don't see the situation as settler colonialism...and that's something that I feel should be challenged.
My own views on Israel have changed a lot over the years, because I didn't grasp things beyond the need for a Jewish homeland, because when you're younger, the way education is in the US is pro-Israeli government, no exceptions. Some years later, I did some research, and examined what the US' agenda was: pumping bajillions of dollars into the Israeli military, to maintain a regional presence for the US military, oil, and a market for US weapons...
Then there's the part of history waaaaay before World War I, when antisemitism was very intense in some countries, to the point of the creation of the Pale of Settlement in the 18th century, and prior to that, flat out expulsion of Jews from certain countries; Spain comes to mind. So ultimately Zionism might have seemed like a path to get Jews out of Europe entirely...which again is expulsion, with people leaving behind the land that possibly several generations lived.
It took some years later to understand that the population that was already living on the land, often for many generations, should have the right to remain there, be it in Europe or the Middle East.
My worry is that once the Israeli military causes Palestinians to flee for their lives, and levels Gaza, they're going to clean it up and open it to new settlers, with zero thought to who the land belonged to without any compensation.
From what I understand, even Israelis can be victimized by their government if they don't happen to be white-appearing; as it turns out, Jewish folx exist in a range of skin tones; and then, economic class is a factor. As it is in nearly every country!
It's so frustratingly sad, sensitive, and upsetting...so many people have already died...we must have a cease fire!!!
From a special education teacher and professor, thank you for pointing out how acknowledging difference always benefits everyone.
As a survivor myself, I really appreciate this whole video because all I ever actually did was take so much, too much accountability as a victim. It never made sense to me why people really only seem to support victims who refuse to take any accountability. It doesn’t seem like it’s about supporting victims at all.
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Thank you so much for another compassionate, introspective examination of what's going on today. I genuinely appreciate your ability to put into words the things I witness and experience yet somehow cannot articulate. I'm always trying my best to not jump to anger when someone does something that is so obviously wrong to me, but that is coming from a place of knowledge and understanding.
Thank you for sharing so many academic resources on Palestinian liberation and the history of this conflict.
Your perspective is lovely, as always, and getting to see Lydia in the credits made the world a little brighter.
Since you mentioned Starbucks, there have been calls for uplifting the long term activist work of the BDS movent over individual calls for boycotts like that of Starbucks. Listen and amplify the voices that have been here before October 7th.
Thank you Khadija
I love this conversation. Your "individual group activism" explanation is perfect. People are often only worried about their own causes or grievances. It's harmful because it dehumanize the other side and will lead to infighting amongst the most marginalized in our society.
You are an absolute HOOT, just found you - and the way you used your combo of emotional intelligence and research and compassion - I learned things, you made me think, and I laughed aloud SO MANY times - subscribed! ❤
yes we need solidarity in everything, love your videos Khadija! Heartbreaking what is happening, I'm glad you're speaking about it on your platform.
This is a really heavy topic, but I wanna say that I appreciate you showing text boxes that describe the certain topic you're talking about. I think it really helps for people like me, who have these sorta thoughts, but don't have the terms or words to describe them.
What a well thought out lovely video. I absolutely love the way that you explain and break down these complex issues
I appreciate you so much. Thank you for all that you do!
Wow this is what I been saying about the institute ( the big ol' colonialismjskabsjs phrase you used lol) being so insidious we do the work for them!!! Thank you for this!!!
2:30 yes already ‼️‼️ when I look at the liberal (and usually white/privileged) ppl in my community, I’ve been getting soooooo frustrated at the ones who are centering themselves over the ones who are most victimized here (Palestinians). And on my end, when I tried to express a liberal neutral compassion to all, I realized that this isn’t actually helpful because it obscures the naming of *who’s suffering most*, and what systems of oppression are causing it ‼️
Palestinians are not the most oppressed
It warms my heart to see solidarity among black and palestinian activists. Some years ago speaking out about the plight of Palestinians was certainly going to get you labeled as antisemitic but also the majority of people did not even know about palestine. It was really lonely. None of us are free until all of us are free ❤
Glad Kamala is a zionist
You broke this down so beautifully and clearly. Thank you for this offering. ❤❤❤
I feel like I've been going insane throughout all of this. Thank you for making this video.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and including Ryan Ken's reel because I had to call off life to cackle at that gem!!
Thank you for making this video. It’s been so overwhelming trying to navigate all the information regarding the current war/genocide in the Middle East and all the history behind it. I can barely last five minutes on google before my depression pulls me in the hopeless sunken place just from my attempting to educate myself. Your analysis, delivery, humor, and incorporation of pop culture really helped my ADHD Millennial Brain keep up. Thank you so much! 💛
11:25 I’m just happy that she showed the receipts and set the record right.
Thanks dear sister Goddess. You are only telling the truth.
Great video Khadija! I find myself watching many informative videos about the issues and causes that I stand for and get frustrated by all the doomerism that comes with it especially when I see so much that hinders change and progress. Your videos always help me find hope and take me out of this mindset to go outside and actually talk to people and come together to do something! Thank you again and again Khadija!! ❤❤