(Jewish Group) #JewishPrivilege trends as Jews use hashtag to fight back against antisemites
The hashtag #JewishPrivilege was trending on Twitter in the UK and North America overnight, as Jews shared stories of antisemitism.
The hashtag, which trended on British Twitter, peaked on Monday morning in the UK at third place on Twitter’s ‘trending’ page with over 104,000 Tweets containing the hashtag sent.
While many using the hashtag were antisemites and conspiracy theorists, many Jews also shared stories of antisemitism and the Holocaust – with the hashtag used ironically.
Other Jews, especially in the United States, used the hashtag to discuss the place of the struggle against antisemitism within the broader antiracism movement globally.
#JewishPrivilege had previously existed as a fringe antisemitic hashtag used primarily by conspiracy theorists online.
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Glad to see people fighting back. Sadly, this is not new, even among the left, though rare. When confronted with "what is 'Jewish privilege'?", I have yet to see anyone explain it in such a way that wasn't bigoted or just lazy and uninformed.
