As a jew, I also had the same initial reaction to the star of david. Then I realized the bars of the flag are present as the band of the underwear and a line at the bottom of the briefs. I wish there was a gap between the bars and the top/bottom to make this more obvious and more accurate to the flag instead of the symbol of judaism. This being the flag makes sense. If it was just the star, I would agree that it is antisemitic.

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks for answering respectfully. I didn't see the bars but now I do. Neither was I aware of any ties between him and Israel but reading the other comments, I guess I missed it.

I try to make my critics of Israel about settler colonialism and genocide, not about Judaism. When I see an "against every antisemitism"-sticker, I put my "stop the genocide"-sticker demonstratively next to it. Speaking out against antisemitism stays important, especially in times where people conflate Israel with Judaism on both sides (either to defend the Zionist project or to attack uninvolved Jews) but in this case, I misread it and lacked context.

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Thoughtful responses like these give me hope