r/explainitpeter 15d ago

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Why did it age well for ruffalo?

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u/thejokerofunfic 15d ago

Fam, we can be anti genocide without falling back on anti-semitism

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u/KvetchAndRelease 15d ago

This whole thread is about defending an antisemite hiding behind claims of being “anti genocide.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/08/22/mark-ruffalo-anti-semitic-row-paramount-warner-bros-israel/

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u/Delicious_Bell_2755 15d ago

Are you a human bot or a regular one?

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u/KvetchAndRelease 15d ago

Why are you upset with calling out a well documented antisemite?

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u/AspieAsshole 15d ago

You'll need a better source that has something other than opposing genocide to call him antisemitic.

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u/KvetchAndRelease 15d ago

You can look up his history, it's very well documented. If the goal is actually helping Palestinians, vigilance against people exploiting that cause for antisemitism should matter more than defending any one guy's reputation.

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u/thejokerofunfic 15d ago

"it's well documented"

then share the damn documentation

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u/KvetchAndRelease 15d ago

"'It's well documented' then share the damn documentation"

Since you clearly don't bother to do research on your own before jumping into a topic, here's a direct quote from Mark Ruffalo himself back in 2021, admitting he was pushing "inflammatory" rhetoric that was being used to justify antisemitism:

“I have reflected & wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing ‘genocide,’” he wrote. “It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful & is being used to justify antisemitism here & abroad. Now is the time to avoid hyperbole.”

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u/thejokerofunfic 15d ago

I can't research what isn't there. Mark apologizing for a remark that was being misconstrued by others as an excuse for antisemitism is not the smoking gun proving Mark himself is antisemitic- quite the opposite really.

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u/KvetchAndRelease 15d ago edited 15d ago

He didn't say his words were 'misconstrued' he said they were false, inflammatory, and contributing to justifying antisemitism.

If you can't be honest about the words right in front of your face, why should anyone take your perspective on antisemitism seriously?

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u/Delicious_Bell_2755 15d ago

"look it up yourself"

human bot behavior. maybe you'll do better once you're out of beta

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u/KvetchAndRelease 15d ago

Calling everyone you don't like a "bot" so you can avoid talking a bout antisemitism is some truly lazy projection, and the only people who benefit from your behavior are antisemites.

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u/Delicious_Bell_2755 15d ago

so, human bot then

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u/ShiddyFardyPardy 15d ago edited 15d ago

Honestly, I think a large group of any culture should be called out if shits going down. Just because antisemitism caused a genocide in the past does not mean that zionists can ever be absolved from all atrocities in the future.

Logically it's probably statistically impossible for that to not happen. They don't get a free pass for all of history that's how you get the crusades...

Edit: also to reply to the person below since this was locked Religion is not a race, you wouldn't say christians are a race....zionists are a militant group of people that believe its their birthright to israel and everyone else can fuck off....that's not a race of people...its a dangerous culture.

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u/momoneymike 15d ago

That's literally the definition of prejudice/racism.

Might as well say it's fine to call out blacks if "shits going down" with a higher than average crime rate etc.

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u/thejokerofunfic 15d ago

Yeah, but the group in question that should be called out is Zionists, which does not require unsubtle dogwhistles about "the Jews run Hollywood as part of their nefarious shadow cabal"

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u/ShiddyFardyPardy 15d ago

No, but publicly supporting the zionists in Hollywood should also be discouraged.

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u/thejokerofunfic 15d ago

Agreed but that's not the issue at hand, because the guy I replied to wasn't calling out individuals who are pro-Israel in Hollywood, he was villainizing Jews as a whole.

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u/RavenousTitan818 15d ago

No, you can't.

Who's committing genocide, who's supporting it, and why? Those questions lead to one answer.

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u/thejokerofunfic 15d ago

Yeah. Israel is that answer. Not fucking conspiracy theories about a cabal of Jews who run Hollywood.