full image - Repost: A Rant About Gendered Antisemitism That Nobody Asked For...(but mostly, Hila, we love you and we see you). (from Reddit.com, A Rant About Gendered Antisemitism That Nobody Asked For...(but mostly, Hila, we love you and we see you).)
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Gendered Antisemitism is a difficult subject to study, due to the limited source material and abstract concepts, but I do see it pop up a lot in the Snark Community: misogyny good if you have the right target.A while ago on the podcast, Galia said something that I found very interesting.She wondered if Hila's disproportionate backlash for completing mandatory service compared to Moses, was the result of misogyny, due to the image of female soldier being something that society, subconsciously, wasn't comfortable with.Of course, we know that while Moses was an actual combatant, and Hila served as a Secretary, something that would be similar to a federal employee in the United States. Hila road along on one raid (NOT raidSSSS, literally once): she didn't participate, she didn't go inside (she says she went up to one house, not going inside), she didn't "kidnap" or "abduct" anyone, she didn't have a weapon, she didn't recount seeing anything alarming, and she only recounts 1 man get arrested and put in another vehicle. We do not even have enough details to determine the legality of the raid, as we would need to know the conduct, the techniques, and the intelligence with regard to this singular raid from 20 years ago during the 2nd Intifada. Anyone who states that the raid was automatically illegal due to it being in an illegally occupied territory is insanely under-qualified to be discussing politics, as there were raids done in collaboration with the PLO and also, that's not how international law works. idiots, morons, losers.I would go as far as to say that the "Raider of Ramallah" is an Antisemitic Caricature, reminiscent of a title I would find under a propaganda picture from Der Strumer. Typically, Jewish Women have been masculinized throughout History to accomplish two goals: to present Jewish people as a threat, spiritually, but decrease the idea of their physical threat to Christendom.Medieval Clergymen made up a myth that Jewish men menstruated just like women, this blood would then be used in their "evil secret rituals." In addition, Jewish women were said to participate in blood rituals, sacrificing Christian Children and draining their blood to use in rituals or sorcery (blood libels). This was another way of stripping them of womanhood: instead of being seen as life-givers, they would be seen as takers of life.I can't help but notice that Calling Hila a baby-killer, that she kidnapped Palestinian children, called babies "Terrorists," or drawing her harming children (or really anyone) is a form of modern-day Blood Libel. They are constructing a caricature of a Jewish woman who seeks to harm children or has no feeling for children. Bad Piñata literally did it today by labelling a kidnapped civilian mother, as an "IDF soldier" and "prisoner of war," implying she was a combatant, dehumanizing her like he does to Hila, in an attempt to minimize her horrific abduction and murder.In addition, Jewish women were often portrayed as domestically incapable in medieval folklore and 20th century propaganda, another inversion of Christian womanhood, used to dehumanize Jewish women. They were often depicted as living in squalor (photographers were specifically tasked with capturing "dirty" people in the Jewish Ghettos they were forced into), being unkempt, cooking unappetizing food, or even literally drawing Jewish children suckling on a pig.There was also the more-modern twist of the "greedy Jew" trope in which Jewish parents are depicted as businesspeople that neglect their children, having no affection for their children, spoiling their children, or having their children raised by nannies. I can't help but notice that Hila and Ethan as parents get portrayed in this light. I also can't help but notice that snarkers are constantly commenting on how Hila supposedly doesn't spend time with her kids due to her career and hyper-fixate on how she talks about parenting. They also constantly make comments to both Ethan and Hila like, "shouldn't you be spending time with your kids?" if they do so much as type one sentence on social media.Snarkers endlessly edit videos zooming in on Hila's face, harping on her exact word choice in casual conversations, post videos of unrelated raids (which are really horrifying, not justifying them) and try linking her to them, make-up dumbass theories about her uniform (which is completely consistent with a administrative role in the IDF btw), and even play videos of IDF combatants recounting horrific war crimes, saying that Hila should express guilt in the same way, like what she's "done" is somehow on that same level. Their level of dedication is unreal and it speaks for the level of resentment they have for a woman that they don't even know, who is literally on their side.I've noticed that some of the loudest Hila haters seem to coincidentally have problems with women in general: Hasan, Noah, Bad Piñata, that Uma Thurman guy. They seem to get a lot of satisfaction in discussing Hila, specifically. They also seemed to be INSANELY passionate about denying sexual violence that occurred on October 7th and not allowing any Jewish women to be victims. Hasan and Ian, for whatever reason, are able to get away with mocking Hila's accent and Noah has coined the super subtle phrase of "Girl-bossing a Genocide." I know that they do it to get to Ethan, but that's a misogynist idea in and of itself. A woman should never be considered a vessel to insult their significant other and I think that kinda shows how they view women in general.Makeup is something that's typically considered, mostly, for the girlies (I mean girlies in the the gender-neutral sense, you know who you are); it's not something people would consider masculine. Men often debate about women's makeup, insult women for wearing what they consider "too much," or for wearing vibrant, artistic makeup looks. A lot of men still struggle with the concept that makeup isn't just to look good for men or to mask insecurity. I honestly think that the misogynist Hila haters were SO provoked at the fact that this successful, beautiful, Jewish, mother who doesn't dress or design specifically for the male gaze created something for other successful, beautiful girlies to wear for themselves and create unique looks with vibrant colors. This doesn't fit the narrative they want. This "feminine" endeavor does not jive with the violent soldier that they are obsessed with people seeing.I know it's easier said than done, but I really, REALLY hope Hila doesn't let these people win. They are pathetic.
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