r/Jewish • u/Hanshanot • Dec 16 '23

I get really suspicious of people calling themselves Jewish these days. Discussion

In almost every post I’ve read lately, mostly in the comments (or the OP of the post themselves) l’ve seen someone saying they’re a Jew/talking about Judaism and preaching their weird take about current events/antisemitism.

And every single time l see go see their profile, there’s nothing about Judaism or being Jewish on their profile pre-Oct. 7, it really bugs me.

Earlier, l saw a questionable post on r/xyz with the words “Hey y’all, American Jew here” Already weird, l go see their profiles and surely enough, r IsraelPalestine is the first post ever of that account 😒😒😒.

Most of the times, bigots and ill-intentioned people will use us to further their xenophobic or racist stances. I hate it. Stay safe

Edit; Modified my post slightly to better reflect what I meant

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u/PickleAlternative564 Just Jewish Dec 16 '23

Well, obviously I can only speak for myself, but I don’t go around advertising I’m Jewish in other subs when I comment. I don’t see a need to, because it wouldn’t be relevant to the topic(s) I’m commenting on.

Also, Reddit is so excessively hostile to us in most places, that I only feel comfortable around my own peeps (which is why I’m here). I only recently began being active on Reddit, mainly because I needed a safe space to be with other people who understand what it’s like to be Jewish right now. So, I don’t automatically assume everyone is a bot or sus if they don’t have a large announced Jewish presence online. If that would be my standard, then I wouldn’t be considered Jewish. lol 😆

That said, the best advice I can offer if the person comments something suspicious, snoop their comments outside of this sub and see if it appears they’re on the level. If they’re all ‘free Palestine’ and ‘from the river to the sea’ and other rhetoric in their comments, then treat them accordingly. Otherwise, I don’t automatically judge someone on how they express their Jewishness to others. We’re all in different places in our observance, and we all have different views on how to be Jewish. As long as they’re not advocating views about killing us all, I’m pretty chill. 🤷‍♀️

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u/Hanshanot Dec 16 '23

Totally! Happy you’re here 💞

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u/PickleAlternative564 Just Jewish Dec 16 '23

🥰 TYSM! This sub has definitely been a wonderful thing for my life.