In a column released by The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, Abdul-Jabbar warned that the anti-Semitic posts made Ice Cube and Philadelphia Eagles large receiver DeSean Jackson were a “really uncomfortable prophecy for the future of the Black Lives Matter movement” and slammed the “shrug of meh-rage” in Hollywood and in sports.
” When checking out the dark squishy entrails of popular culture, meh-rage in the face of continual bias is an indisputable indication of the coming Apatholypse: passiveness to all forms of social justice,” Abdul-Jabbar explained. ” After all, if its okay to victimize one group of people by hauling out cultural stereotypes without much pushback, it should be OK to do the same to others. Illogic begets illogic.”
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” If you required any evidence that anti-Semitism lives in our societies, dozens of celebrities with countless followers have actually sent out a dangerous message: hate is hate, unless directed at Jews,” Julia Lenarz of the American Jewish Committee reacted.
” Shame on the Hollywood Reporter who undoubtedly offered my bro Kareem 30 pieces of silver to cut us down without even a call,” the rapper tweeted on Wednesday.
The column didnt sit well with Ice Cube, who later on blasted The Hollywood Reporter for running it.
The tweet triggered further allegations of anti-Semitism from critics.
Ice Cube fired back at NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who blasted both the sports and entertainment markets for an absence of outrage over recent events of anti-Semitism, consisting of one from the rap artist.
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” These popular, outspoken people share the same scapegoat logic as all overbearing groups from Nazis to the KKK: all our troubles are since of bad-apple groups that praise wrong, have the wrong complexion, come from the incorrect country, are the incorrect gender or love the wrong gender,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote. ” Its so disheartening to see individuals from groups that have been violently marginalized do the exact same thing to others without realizing that perpetuating this kind of bad logic is what perpetuates racism.”
The former Lakers star ripped Chelsea Handler, who he noted was Jewish, for sharing a video of Farrakhan and siding with his rhetoric on Instagram, writing “practically 4 million individuals received a subliminal message that even some Jews think being anti-Jewish is justified.” Handler eventually said sorry after at first knocking critics.
Last month, Ice Cube raised eyebrows for applauding Nation of Islam creator Louis Farrakhan and sharing images that pressed Jewish conspiracy theories on Twitter. DeSean Jackson similarly applauded the notorious anti-Semite on Instagram and also shared quotes that were mistakenly credited to Adolf Hitler. Jackson later on said sorry.
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In the THR column, Abdul-Jabbar called out among his own coworkers, previous NBA gamer Stephen Jackson, for safeguarding DeSean Jackson and for additional dispersing Jewish conspiracy theories.
” That is the type of dehumanizing characterization of a people that causes the authorities abuses that killed his friend, George Floyd,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote.
” Just when you believed @icecube might not get any more Antisemitic …” global human rights legal representative Arsen Ostrovsky tweeted.
” Shame on Ice Cube for continuing to reveal us how disgusting and repugnant his brand name of Jew-hatred is!” Americans Against Anti-Semitism founder Dov Hikind stated.
He also took objective at the Trump project for “pandering to hate groups” after the organization sent out a fundraising letter accusing billionaires Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, and George Soros, all whom are Jewish, of attempting to “rig the November election.”
” While its possible the words were incorrect, celebrities have an obligation to get the words right. Its not adequate to have excellent intentions, because its the actual deeds– and words– which have the genuine impact,” he continued. ” In this case devastating effect. In 2013, there were 751 reported hate crimes against Jews, but by 2019 the number had actually nearly tripled to 2,107. That exact same year, a gunman in San Diego went into a synagogue and killed one individual while injuring three.”
Abdul-Jabar concluded: “The lesson never alters, so why is it so hard for some people to find out: No one is free till everybody is totally free. As Martin Luther King Jr. described: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice all over. We are caught in an unavoidable network of mutuality. Lets act like it. If were going to be outraged by injustice, lets be outraged by oppression against anyone.”
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” After all, if its OK to discriminate versus one group of individuals by hauling out cultural stereotypes without much pushback, it must be OK to do the exact same to others. Last month, Ice Cube raised eyebrows for applauding Nation of Islam creator Louis Farrakhan and sharing images that pushed Jewish conspiracy theories on Twitter. DeSean Jackson likewise praised the infamous anti-Semite on Instagram and also shared quotes that were wrongly associated to Adolf Hitler. That very same year, a shooter in San Diego got in a synagogue and murdered one individual while wounding 3.”
Abdul-Jabar concluded: “The lesson never alters, so why is it so hard for some people to discover: No one is free till everybody is free.
