GQ correspondent Julia Ioffe is uncomfortable with Meghan McCain’s “self-anointment” as a crusader against anti-Semitism. Ioffe is also the same writer who wrote the Washington Post holiday piece, “Please don’t wish me a Merry Christmas,” so we’re pretty sure she’s a “stay in your lane” kind of person when it comes to religion.
As Twitchy reported, McCain didn’t capitulate to late-night host Seth Meyers when he tried to defend Rep. Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitic statements; “Are you her publicist?” she asked.
This didn’t sit well with Ioffe:
I’m trying to put my finger on why, as a Jew and refugee from state anti-Semitism, Meghan McCain’s self-anointment as the Joan of Arc of anti-anti-Semitism makes me so deeply uncomfortable.
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) May 8, 2019
Also, the grammar on this tweet is bad. I’m the Jew, not Meghan. Which is maybe the answer to my question.
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) May 8, 2019
So she’s upset because a non-Jew is standing up against anti-Semitism?
We didn’t have to think very long why she couldn’t put her finger on why it made her so “deeply uncomfortable,” and neither did Ben Shapiro.
Probably because you're generally willing to call out anti-Semitism only when it doesn't harm your political side https://t.co/gdguBZayla
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) May 8, 2019
Roasted
— Noder (@danielblupi1) May 8, 2019
Ooooch!! pic.twitter.com/Fc3UlZDUhA
— ShildtFaced (@ShildtFaced) May 8, 2019
— Aynov ?????? (@iyaayas1991) May 8, 2019
Recommended
— Right of Stalin (@rightofstalin) May 8, 2019
— Free Capitalist ???? (@FreeCapitalist_) May 8, 2019
She hasn't anointed herself anything — she's defending values she thinks are important. And since we're playing the "as a Jew" game, as a Jew I feel enormous gratitude toward her, plus embarrassment that some far-left Jews are attacking her for sticking up for us. https://t.co/zbPJlwRsB9
— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) May 8, 2019
Seconded
— Yali Elkin (@yalielkin) May 8, 2019
As a Jew, I concur Noah. The left, including Jews on the left, go out of their way to defend anti-Semitism when it is spewed from a more preferred “protected class.”
— Alex Ward (@poolboy88) May 8, 2019
Omar: *says terrible things*
Mccain: Don't say those terrible things
Leftist Media: What is McCain's angle in all of this, though???????— Allahu wokebar (@Entertuitive) May 8, 2019
Strange juxtaposition: we hate anti-Semitism yet we hate those that speak up on our behalf against it? Given the world today I'll embrace anyone who embraces me.
— Rav Yaakov Ben Shmuel ???? (@ravvermont) May 8, 2019
Because liberal Jews are deeply uncomfortable with having allies. https://t.co/f95CqdMQXJ
— Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@shaielb) May 8, 2019
"Self-anointment" is in the eye of the beholder. https://t.co/yWgV0s5SmK
— Jeremy Senderowicz (@jsende) May 8, 2019
The only thing making you uncomfortable is the (R) behind her name. https://t.co/lpZrDTZMTj
— Mr. Will (@RoscoenOtis) May 8, 2019
Noted: Don’t wish her Merry Christmas and don’t speak out about anti-Semitism if you’re not on the approved list.
Related:
God BLESS us, every one! Julia Ioffe asks people to stop wishing her a Merry Christmas and HOLY TINSEL talk about backfire https://t.co/wlf9AO8JNm
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 20, 2018
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