Black Antisemitism: Fight the Real Enemy

Racism of any kind is a disease. It blinds us to see the humanity of others, forcing us to judge someone solely on one aspect of their character or identity.

Over the last week or so, there have been headlines that state that certain African-American celebrities using their platform to spout antisemitic lies. One of these celebrities in Nick Cannon.

I have two very specific thoughts about this topic, which is making my stomach turn.

The first is that the people who are spouting these lies are ignorant. They aren’t stupid, but they are ignorant. One does not have the career longevity in Hollywood that Cannon has by being stupid.

What is sadly sometimes forgotten is that American Jews worked hand in hand with African-Americans in the fight for equality during the Civil Rights era. I wish Cannon and those who think like him would have done their research before opening their mouths or going to their keyboards.

The second is that we have a common enemy. They are called the alt-right. In their ideal world, America is a Christian, Caucasian, and Heterosexual nation. Anyone who does not fit into those categories is therefore, not allowed to be an American.

If America is to become the ideals written down in our founding documents, we have to put our differences aside and remember what we have in common. If we don’t, then we will never become what we say we are.

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Brian Kemp is an Idiot

In the era of Covid-19, it behooves us to listen to the experts. They tell us that for the sake of our health and the health of others, that we wear masks when we are outside.

In Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order that banned towns and cities from enforcing a rule that when outside, members of the public must wear a mask.

Brian Kemp is an idiot. I don’t know who is advising him, but whoever they are, their head is clearly in the sand. As of today, nearly 150,000 people in Georgia have been infected and over 3000 people are dead.

We are in the midst of a pandemic. The last thing we need is an idiot politician who refuses to prioritize the lives and the health of their constituents. But you can’t vote if your dead or intubated, right?

Just another reminder that we need to vote and remind those in the halls of power who they are responsible to.

Throwback Thursday: You Live In What? (2012-2018)

A house is much more than the four walls and the roof that make up the physical structure. It is made up of the emotions, the memories, and the familial connections that make a house a home.

You Live In What? aired on HGTV from 2012-2018. The show took viewers into homes that at another point in time were used for other purposes.

Among the television programs that HGTV presents to their viewers, I think this is one of the most interesting. It shows the creativity and the ingenuity that it takes to transform any building from just a building to something more.

I recommend it.