Jews Don’t Count
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Summary
Jews Don’t Count is a book for people on the right side of history。 People fighting the good fight against homophobia， disablism， transphobia and， particularly， racism。 People， possibly， like you。
It is the comedian and writer David Baddiel’s contention that one type of racism has been left out of this fight。 In his unique combination of reasoning， polemic， personal experience and jokes， Baddiel argues that those who think of themselves as on the right side of history have often ignored the history of anti-Semitism。 He outlines why and how， in a time of intensely heightened awareness of minorities， Jews don’t count as a real minority。
It is the comedian and writer David Baddiel’s contention that one type of racism has been left out of this fight。 In his unique combination of reasoning， polemic， personal experience and jokes， Baddiel argues that those who think of themselves as on the right side of history have often ignored the history of anti-Semitism。 He outlines why and how， in a time of intensely heightened awareness of minorities， Jews don’t count as a real minority。
Reviews
Samantha Viner
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Interesting and accessible。 Really made me think。
James Hoddy
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Brilliant， funny & informative。
Valéria
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"He can be brought to see the anti-Semitism， grudgingly， but another part of him would always be deeply resistant to having to shut down or condemn an anti-capitalist statement at all。 Anti-capitalism is at his core。 When it is pointed out to him that sometimes anti-capitalism blurs into anti-Semitism， his first instinct is to protect the anti-capitalism and dismiss the anti-Semitism with irritation。" "He can be brought to see the anti-Semitism， grudgingly， but another part of him would always be deeply resistant to having to shut down or condemn an anti-capitalist statement at all。 Anti-capitalism is at his core。 When it is pointed out to him that sometimes anti-capitalism blurs into anti-Semitism， his first instinct is to protect the anti-capitalism and dismiss the anti-Semitism with irritation。" 。。。more
Peter K
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A book for self styled progressives， a book for those that "see themselves on the right side of history" - though as David Baddiel explains he himself does not support or identify with that description - I found myself shifting a little uncomfortably as I read that， feeling my comfortable self assessments rightly challenged。This book is challenging and thought provoking， an education for me and a work I rattled through in just a couple of hours， it being so well written。It has got me thinking ab A book for self styled progressives， a book for those that "see themselves on the right side of history" - though as David Baddiel explains he himself does not support or identify with that description - I found myself shifting a little uncomfortably as I read that， feeling my comfortable self assessments rightly challenged。This book is challenging and thought provoking， an education for me and a work I rattled through in just a couple of hours， it being so well written。It has got me thinking about my own personal recognition of anti semitism and just how I have thought and acted in ways that perpetuate it as somehow less serious than other forms of racist behaviour and thought。David Baddiel clearly articulates the many ways behaviours and attempted justifications that downgrade anti semitic behaviour and treatment of people continues to happen - the high status / low status tropes ， the way in which Jewish people are considered to be both white and not white depending on the point of view of the observer and the point they are trying to make and the difference of treatment when it comes to accurate and appropriate portrayal of Jewish people in literature and film。An important and powerful work， has me thinking and will continue to do so。 。。。more
Armin
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A very important book that takes on a very important topic。 Sadly， far too many people， especially those on the left， will pooh pooh and dismiss the author's premise: that antisemitism is often ignored， overlooked， or justified， especially when compared to racism against other minority groups。 But that's exactly Baddiel's point。 People will fall all over themselves to criticize and cancel anyone who expresses almost any type of racism。 And we largely leave it up to the victims of racism to be th A very important book that takes on a very important topic。 Sadly， far too many people， especially those on the left， will pooh pooh and dismiss the author's premise: that antisemitism is often ignored， overlooked， or justified， especially when compared to racism against other minority groups。 But that's exactly Baddiel's point。 People will fall all over themselves to criticize and cancel anyone who expresses almost any type of racism。 And we largely leave it up to the victims of racism to be the ones to tell us whether racism has actually happened。 But when it comes to the Jews， we're largely told to just lighten up， or to simply sit down and shut up。 。。。more
Simon Taylor
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This essay by Baddiel highlights the perceived disparity in the treatment of anti-Jewish racism compared to anti-Black racism， and intolerance of other oppressed groups。 The examples are many， and clear。 Baddiel makes his point with passion and humour， and it's almost impossible to come away without reflecting on his words。 You may quibble this or that example （in fact， one of his points is that white people cannot tell Black people that their perception of racism is wrong， nor should a non-Jew This essay by Baddiel highlights the perceived disparity in the treatment of anti-Jewish racism compared to anti-Black racism， and intolerance of other oppressed groups。 The examples are many， and clear。 Baddiel makes his point with passion and humour， and it's almost impossible to come away without reflecting on his words。 You may quibble this or that example （in fact， one of his points is that white people cannot tell Black people that their perception of racism is wrong， nor should a non-Jew tell a Jew）， but I highly recommend this book。 I will think differently having read of the author's experiences and do better。 I did find it read more like a draft than a finished version - it lacked structure and cohesion， and overused asterisks to include material that should have either been included in the text proper， or cut。 。。。more
Adam Hummel
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Every page of this book is important to read。
Jessica
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This is brilliant， and it clarified so many issues for me。
Orla
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if you， like me， consider yourself to be an intersectional feminist， i would encourage you to read this。
Jessica Watkins
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a very thought provoking and important read！ Baddiel is a fantastic writer and explores critical issues regarding antisemitism very well。 the idea of high- and low-racism functioning simultaneously for Jews and the debate on whether Jews are white or non-white were both particularly eye opening and educational for me。 would really recommend to all！！
Dan Jacobson
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Essential reading for someone who thinks that it isn't essential reading。 Essential reading for someone who thinks that it isn't essential reading。 。。。more
Yalls Richards-Mitchell
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As a non Jew， with very little to no interactions with the Jewish community other than the very much mentioned Twitter。 I found this book an eye opener and thought provoking and hopefully it will open discussions on the idea of tiered racism etc， things I had not been aware of。
Isabel
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Definitely thought provoking and there are some main arguments but I wish there was more structure or key takeaways
Ella
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AMAZING。 a much much needed address to the exceptionalism that jews face with a perfectly worded section on people who use whats happening in palestine as an excuse for antisemitism。 perfect
Jonathan
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April 2021。 A must read for anyone who thinks they understand the 'woke' phenomenon！ April 2021。 A must read for anyone who thinks they understand the 'woke' phenomenon！ 。。。more
Paul Hibbert
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Brilliantly written piece of analysis/polemic which made me question the way i hear （and talk） about structural racism and why anti-semitic racism is somehow seen as less of an issue than it should be。
Emily Carter-Dunn
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Review to come
Andrew
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I had to read this book， its an experiencial read about how anti-semitism is swept under the carpet。 Baddiel presents a personal view of his encounters with racism in public as well as online。The phrasing of the arguaments is some times disjointed and the language could be simplified， this is a book which should be accessible to anyone as the content is important。 However， Baddiel is quite clear， there are various phases which can pass through ignorance and denial to anti-semitism， he marks out I had to read this book， its an experiencial read about how anti-semitism is swept under the carpet。 Baddiel presents a personal view of his encounters with racism in public as well as online。The phrasing of the arguaments is some times disjointed and the language could be simplified， this is a book which should be accessible to anyone as the content is important。 However， Baddiel is quite clear， there are various phases which can pass through ignorance and denial to anti-semitism， he marks out some clear examples in his discussion。 Alas twitter is heavily used， but there are some of his personal experiences such as being beaten up by skin heads。 There are also references of his own racism， which he does appologise for， again。 But it's interesting that a young man doing black face can be held to account for the rest of his life， this seen to discredit his views on the antisemitism which he encounters。 Being a Jew is often linked to the behaviour of Israel and yet there are British people who are held accountable just because of their ancestors or own religious beliefs。 It's terrible to read of the continuation of antisemitism in a Europe， where we have school trips to Austwitz and have been taught how this was all behind us since "the Good side" won。 Unsurprisingly that good/evil arguament of WW2 did not do anything about the antisemitism within society。 Baddiel presents a societal belief in the impossibility of white people being racially abused。 The continued trope of Jews being both highly priviledged and white， of great wealth/influence whilst being at the moral bottom of society is not new， and yet in 70 odd years this is still rife in society。 He presents the concept of a league table of racism， with antisemitism being more like non-league without even a chance at the play offs。 How can we address this issues if we do not even credit them as existing or being significant？ It's been doing the rounds politically， in the Labour party， but will things improve？ Seeing Baddiel's view on this hotly debated political topic has been insightful。 I have gained a better understanding of how the progressives/anti-racists are actually assisting the racists by their denial of anti-semitism， or deflection of the arguament。 If you don't believe that anti-semitism exists then this is a quick read， when possible take a trip to Austwitz to see what happened。 I can also recomend it to anyone who wants to think about how those on the left can be anti-semetic， we need to question this more rather than blindly accept that a leader can be perfect and beyond scrutiny。 。。。more
Gail Owen
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3。5
John Hitchman
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This is a thoughtful， at times funny and persuasive polemic。 I would also suggest some other reading on this subject。
Caitlin Emma
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This is such a brilliant and important and well written book。 Everyone should read this， and I will be thinking about its message for a long time。
Sinead
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A very interesting read that will certainly make you reevaluate what you see and read in the media。 I thought some parts of the book were weak but I think that’s due to it being a short read and some points not being expanded on。 Definitely worth reading overall。
Jelena Panza
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Fascinating book about how anti semitismIs often often overlooked or relegated as a lesser racism in our public discourse。
Amrita Bindukalpa
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I had a lot of expectations from this book。 Arguments。 Solid knock out punches。 But I was disappointed。 The book leverages a lot of arguments on twitter spats which seemed a bit under whelming。 The arguments were not well strung。 They were a bit all over the place。 I wonder if there was a change of heart of any one after reading this book。 It gave me a perspective though which was an educating experience。
Joshua Socher
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Funny， smart， short， and informative
Helen Lloyd
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A real eye opener and once I won't forget in a hurry。 Succinctly sums up some of my discomforts about seemingly progressive politics which I've not been able to pinpoint until now， in a way that's pretty much impossible to argue with （not that I was trying to）。 A real eye opener and once I won't forget in a hurry。 Succinctly sums up some of my discomforts about seemingly progressive politics which I've not been able to pinpoint until now， in a way that's pretty much impossible to argue with （not that I was trying to）。 。。。more
Christine
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Enjoyed the book。 A different view on prejudice and anti sematism。 Thought provoking。 I felt a little disadvantaged as I don’t follow Twitter， clearly it is another world one I’m not sure I like the sound of much。
Stephanie
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'Jews Don't Count' is an essay examining why， in this contemporary leftist atmosphere of defending marginalised groups， anti-semitism isn't treated with the same seriousness as other forms of discrimination。 It's aimed at the political left， at those who believe they stand up for everyone yet somehow never stand up when it's a Jew who is being marginalised。 This。 Is。 Facsinating。 I'm someone who considers themself fairly liberal， and I'd like to think I'm aware of and willing to call out instanc 'Jews Don't Count' is an essay examining why， in this contemporary leftist atmosphere of defending marginalised groups， anti-semitism isn't treated with the same seriousness as other forms of discrimination。 It's aimed at the political left， at those who believe they stand up for everyone yet somehow never stand up when it's a Jew who is being marginalised。 This。 Is。 Facsinating。 I'm someone who considers themself fairly liberal， and I'd like to think I'm aware of and willing to call out instances of discrimination against people of colour， LGBTQ+， working class etc， but it genuinely never occured to me that anti-seminism was as big of a problem as someone who is Jewish would no doubt be able to see。 Why does no one bat an eye at the slur of "Yid"？ How are Jews both considered to be controlling the world， while also being sneaky rats？ Why do we hold all Jews accountable for the actions of Isreal？ Why are Jews white enough to be immune to racism but not white enough to be， well， white？ None of this is fair！ But if it's not happening to you， how can you notice until it's pointed out？ This points it out。It's so important to listen when someone says they experience discrimination。 And this geniuinely shocked me how much I'd never noticed before。 Absolutely essential reading。 。。。more
Jane Wooley
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I enjoyed this book and it made me think about how discrimination works and how we might feel some people more or less worthy of our support and protection。 I would have liked to hear from other Jewish people， what is life like for Jewish women in the UK today for example？
Stacey
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Jews Count5。0At 131 pages， this book looks at the politics of antisemitism in the category of "progressive movement"。 It speaks to what defines it， and what is excluded and included 。The author uses some humor thank goodness， as he shows examples of what "identity" racism is- showing how this type of antisemitism plays a major role。 Quite a timely book， no？ Most who read this book can relate to an example or two given which triggers the famous phrase， the " ah-ha moment"。 Recognize the seriousne Jews Count5。0At 131 pages， this book looks at the politics of antisemitism in the category of "progressive movement"。 It speaks to what defines it， and what is excluded and included 。The author uses some humor thank goodness， as he shows examples of what "identity" racism is- showing how this type of antisemitism plays a major role。 Quite a timely book， no？ Most who read this book can relate to an example or two given which triggers the famous phrase， the " ah-ha moment"。 Recognize the seriousness here and note what's missing。。 which is why this book was written in this particular style。There is a review below dated 2-15-21 in which the book was given two stars- I do understand his line of thinking， but not for me to judge。In being fair- that review as it pertains to antisemitism as whole， stands on it's own。 。。。more
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