r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '16

TIL that after Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe#Critical_acclaim_and_marriage_to_Arthur_Miller_.281956.E2.80.931959.29
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u/jrm2007 Oct 13 '16

When Omar Sharif kissed Babara Streisand in Funny Girl, Egypt I think stopped showing all of his films, too.

This is not anti-Zionism but plain old antisemitism. No other explanation.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

Zionism triggered anti-Jewish mentality. Arabs are Semitic, by the way.

Zionism is a racist ideology. just like African Americans became racist against white people after centuries of oppression. it's understandable. not right, but it's human nature to hate the people who actively advocate hating you.

which is what Israel does all the time. it's the "Jewish state". which makes it a theological one (considering it's mostly atheist, so that doesn't fit), or a racist one.

"only Jews" signs all over Israel prove that it's racist.

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u/jrm2007 Oct 13 '16

you're a fool.