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Is this antisemitism? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by sinewyshadow@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi! I watch this creator that's kinda harsh on jewish people. He's used the term "Goy" before. He supports palestine afaik, but I think he could be a little antisemitic, maybe I'm wrong, I'm hoping I'm wrong. I'm not gonna say who this creator is because I don't want to bring disrespect upon him. In one of the videos he made, he's watching a channel called Due Dissidence, which, again, afaik, they are left-wing/left-leaning. Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions. I'm anti-zionist, but I don't hate jewish people. I guess my actual question is, is it antisemitic to call jewish or non-jewish people "Goy"? He's said this in the context where the person is bending the knee to israel and obeying israel.

UPDATE: I looked at his instagram, as I follow him on instagram, and lots of left-wing/pro-palestine people follow him.

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[–] banause@feddit.org 18 points 23 hours ago

Goi is a Jewish word to describe Non-Jewish people. That's relatively normal. It is not like muggle in Harry Potter tho! It means "all the diverse culture and people on this earth". So far more "nice".

If a Jew labels another Jew as such it usually means that person stretches religious rules, cultural norms a bit. Which usually is used in a more playful/slangish way. However, this comes from an inbound group. Analogous to, how the n-bomb can be dropped among certain peers.

With that being said, I think he just wants show off a little how much he knows and uses the word to udermine his competence. Potentially using it a bit off and awkward. From the information you gave (!), he is not antisemititc. Not on purpose at least.