#Hate mail

[unsolicited-opinions]

Bro no one hates jews for ethnicity, news are hated for faith.

If you are an atheist "jew", no one gives a shit about you.

Stop pretending to be a victim and trying to appropriate antisemitic struggles.

I'll address these point by point.

Jewish readers, please share your thoughts!

You wrote: "No one hates Jews for ethnicity, [J]ews are hated for faith."

"Hitler...defined the Jews as a race and not a religious community, characterized the effect of a Jewish presence as a “race-tuberculosis of the peoples,” and identified the initial goal of a German government to be discriminatory legislation against Jews."

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As David Baddiel put it, "I'm an atheist, but that would get me no free passes out of Auschwitz."

The Jews are a people. Judaism is the traditional religion of that people. A Jew who does not engage with that religion does not cease to be a Jew by Jewish definitions OR by antisemitic definitions.

You wrote: "If you are an atheist Jew, nobody gives a shit about you."

First, see above.

Second, you're incorrectly assuming that a Jewish atheist is not engaged with Judaism.

Here's the thing:

Judaism isn't necessarily theistic.

Let's set aside the explicitly non-theistic movement of Humanistic Judaism for a moment (huge topic for another time) and just talk briefly about theism in Judaism.

Most kinds of Judaism, while certainly encouraging faith, do not require it. There are no thought crimes in Judaism, no crucibles of faith, and no requirements that one announce or perform proof of belief for witnesses. Those things are often parts of Christianity and Islam, but in Judaism...not so much.

In Jewish thought, it is not what you believe about metaphysics which lifts you up, ennobles you, improves you, or makes the world a better place. In Judaism, you pursue those things by how you behave.

Sola fide is a Christian concept which Judaism does not share. Judaism is a profoundly existential religion with ethics which are overwhelmingly humanist.

I was raised in Reform and Conservative congregations...and non-theistic/atheistic/humanistic views were very common there.

When I was studying to become Bar Mitzvah, our congregation's Rabbi made crystal clear to me that there was no contradiction between my identity as a Jew and my inability to swallow the idea of an anthropomorphic, sapient, interventionist God who cared at all about petitionary prayer. He felt that wrestling with God was a very Jewish thing to do. He introduced me to Maimonides' apophatic theology. Decades later, I'm still grateful.

Many Jews pray, I believe, not to be heard by God, but so they can hear their own hearts and minds. This is why kavanah is important and why I disliked (and still dislike) prayer-by-rote and rituals performed for the sake of ritual. It's more mindfulness meditation than petitionary prayer.

There's a famous Hasidic story, recorded by philosopher Martin Buber in his "Tales of the Hasidim," about how Judaism views atheism:

The Master teaches that God created everything the world to be appreciated, since everything is here to teach us a lesson.

One clever student asks "What lesson can we learn from atheists? Why did God create them?"

The Master responds "God created atheists teach us the most important lesson of them all- the lesson of true compassion. You see, when an atheist performs an act of charity, visits someone who is sick, helps someone in need, and cares for the world, he is not doing so because of some religious teaching. He does not believe that God commanded him to perform this act. In fact, he does not believe in Goda at all, so his acts are based on an inner sense of morality. And look at the kindness he can bestow upon others simply because he feels it to be right."

"This means," the Master continued "that when someone reaches out to you for help, you should never say 'I pray that God will help you.' Instead for the moment, you should become an atheist, imagine that there is no God who can help, and say 'I will help you."

You wrote: "Stop pretending to be a victim and trying to appropriate antisemtic struggles."

I invite other Jews to advise if I have appropriated anything which is not mine.

Your opinion, though? Your view, as a non-Jew, about what is or isn't Jewish? On what is or is not mine in my heritage? Your claim, framed by your obvious and absolute ignorance of my life, my family's history, Jewish history, Jewish theology, and Jewish philosophy, that I have not experienced antisemitism and am "appropriating?"

I don't have a single fuck to give about any of that, and neither does any other Jew

Still, thank you for the writing prompt. It helps to crystalize my own thinking and provides an opportunity to educate.

[scoobydoodean]

Dean wouldn’t eat pussy because he doesn’t like women he just likes to fuck them. You’re welcome.

How do you expect anyone to take you seriously when you are so deeply incapable of observing Dean Winchester?

Dean Winchester told Cassie the truth about hunting just a few months into their relationship and was heartbroken when she didn't believe him and they broke up, because he was deeply in love with her. Dean Winchester put on sunglasses to keep Sam from seeing him cry about leaving Cassie again at the end of 1.13. Dean Winchester bonded with Haley two episodes into the show over her need to protect her brothers and thought to himself "We are the same and I won't let anything happen to her" while his brother considered her plight an irrelevant waste of time. Dean Winchester wanted to see his beloved friend Donna Hanscum before he threw himself in the sea—wanted to share an amazing burger with her and hug her goodbye one last time. Dean Winchester was so devastated by Charlie's death that he murdered dozens of people and told his brother he should have been the one dead instead. Dean Winchester rallied a group of school girls to finish a play about his life. Dean Winchester helped Missouri down a flight of stairs no questions asked after she spent an entire episode giving him a hard time. Dean knew Jo was interested in him but didn't feel right making a move. Dean Winchester was so scared for Claire's life when she insisted on trying to reverse her transformation into a werewolf that he couldn't watch. Dean Winchester kissed Charlie lovingly on the head. Dean Winchester washes dishes in Jody's kitchen and treats her girls like his own nieces. Dean Winchester repeatedly dreamed of settling down with Lisa Braeden and raising her son as his own. Dean Winchester has had to give himself pep talks before hooking up. Dean Winchester turns melancholy when he talks about casual sex always ending with a goodbye. Dean Winchester wanted a home. Dean was riddled with grief after Ellen and Jo's deaths. Dean Winchester considered multiple women from Charlie to Jo and Ellen to Donna to Jody close friends and allies and only had an explicit attraction to one of them.

You are incapable of looking at any of this objectively because it doesn't suit your pre-decided narrative. You'd rather treat Dean as a one-dimensional caricature because you don't like interesting characters and stories and need everything to be neatly packaged into tropes for you. You already decided who Dean was the moment his brother (who started out understanding nothing about him) decided Dean was only interested in a quick fuck. You fell for a myth instead of the reality the character who is so much more interesting and rich and layered than your narrow-minded perception will allow you to perceive. You are boring and bad at watching television and no one is interested in your whiney ineffectual baby hands slapping at them.

[covid-safer-hotties]

Lol get covid fucked, I will literally kill myself if I have to spend another day cooped up and I’m sure I’m not alone in that sentiment. Quarantine was legitimately traumatizing and no one owes you a reenactment of their trauma. Mask up if you want but keep that shit to urself. If you make me coop up again I will kill you your family my family and myself

Praying for your swift recovery from entitled asshole-ism (´˘ -˘ 人)

[therobotmonster]

"Momma's boy?"

What is this, the 1932?

You know, it would really help if the hate mail came with some kind of indication of who the person is or what the hell they're talking about, because this? This, as the kids say, "ain't it, fam."

This is tumblr, you've got bad reading comprehension, and you're angry at someone else over it?

I've been insulted and threatened by real pros over the years. Actually cruel, insightful, deeply cutting stuff (more than once literally) from everyone from family members to men of the cloth.

You've got some basic curse words and homophobic insults, but nothing remarkable.

Well, I lie.

This one was remarkable.

[our-queer-experience]

can i have a fucking minute

[proshippers-against-censorship]

Tag yourself. I'm eating paste.

[genderkoolaid]

Sorry, but as a non-passing trans man, I'd much rather be in a room with 100 terfs than in a room with 20 misogynistic, blackpill men who wouldn't hesitate to spike my drink-- you can say you disagree with me via some witty comeback, but I know that you'd choose if you really had to

what the fuck are you talking about man. what even is this situation. both seem pretty awful. do you think i'm gonna talk about how cool and awesome blackpill cis guys are? how they're better than terfs? what are you expecting here?

[the-bar-sinister]

I'm very worried about you cause you behave like someone who is posessed. I mean this seriously, you seem friendly and wholesome but you might have opened yourself up to evil spirits. I am COMPLETELY SERIOUS. This is not a hate message, it is a message of concern. I really hope you're safe!!! The list of things that trigger you are the same things that posessed people usually hate. Again, I do not hate you, I hate the evil spirits that are maybe surrounding you. You don't have to make this message public of your uncomfortable with that, but please seek help.

We're sorry to disappoint you, but there is no "me" for you to not hate.

This body is in fact occupied by a collection of evil spirits and no one else.

There is no one to be possessed, we are simply spirits who are currently sharing a mortal body, and yes, we are in fact evil.

This is not news to us, we've known this for more than 20 years.

Your concern is adorable.

[abearinthewoods]

POV: You stood up for trans men on tumblr dot com.

[hiiragi7]

Being intersex is a mutation ❤️ you still only have one working set of genitalia, you're still just one gender, you're mutated, not normal ❤️ that's why it's a mutation. Hope this helps!

I think that this is a very sad way to view the world.

I'm okay with not being "normal". In fact, I think it's a good thing.

With regards to my genitals, that is not my gender; those are just body parts. My gender is more like an art project; something I'm constantly working on and experimenting with, an extension of myself. Something I create.

Sure, my genitals do not "work" the way people expect, but what does that even matter if I myself am happy with that? Even in considering SRS, it's never been about desiring "working" genitals for me, just ones that feel right to me. I don't want them to "work". It is entirely about my own enjoyment of them. If other people want to try to say that the functionality of my genitals determines my gender, well, they can go right ahead, but I think that's weird and invasive. I mean, you came into my inbox talking about my genitals, it's creepy. I don't know you.

[lilcowzia]

you're only fat because you have a nasty ass fetish. wait until all those pounds catch up with your health, you won't find it very sexy when you die from preventable diseases.

i regret to inform you that that is a large part of what i find sexy 😔 but to be clear, im unhealthy because im extremely sedentary, not bc im fat. in any case, im fat bc it makes me happy, and my happiness is what matters to me. you can live your life in the way that makes you happy, if you want to, and i live mine the way that makes me happy ^^ thats how being an individual, fully autonomous person works, its very fun

[unsolicited-opinions]

Again, you show us exactly who and what you are.

Telling strangers on the internet to kill themselves isn't activism and isn't uplifting the people of Palestine. It's the behavior of someone who needs help.

I hope you get that help.

[scoobydoodean]

“dean isn’t abusive” and yet! he punches sam! in the face! often! he also punches castiel in 4x22 under the impression it will hurt him (it doesn’t but it’s the thought that counts) no one “deserves” to be punched in the face

What about this? Is this abusive?

What about this?

What about this one?

Or this?

Or maybe this time? Was this abuse?

What about here?

Or maybe here? When Sam punched Dean for being suicidal?

Or does it only matter when Dean does it?

Let's not even talk about Sam's history of incredibly manipulative and controlling behavior toward Dean.

Cas getting punched in 4.22? Lmfaoooooo so the episode where Cas, as Dean's season 4 handler (not his friend—not yet) had Dean trapped in a room against his will and was about to let his brother unleash the apocalypse? Who was keeping Dean locked away for some terrible purpose they still refused to tell him anything about except to obey? Who was enforcing Zachariah's orders? Cas, who this same season, threatened to throw Dean back into hell more than once if he didn't do as he was told? Cas, who manipulated Dean into doing what he wanted in 4.15 specifically because Dean didn't obey him by turning Anna over to him for execution in 4.10? Cas, who beat the shit out of Dean in an alley for being suicidal (I mean if you want to talk about a power imbalance...)

Poor Cas :(((( so mean for Dean to punch him while Cas was literally holding him captive :((((((

This is the supernatural horror fantasy show where the supernatural characters commit atrocities, but some people have convinced themselves that one of them is uniquely abusive and scary and the other two are his poor helpless adult baby victims it's fucking laughable nonsense.

[our-ftm-experience]

I GOT MY VERY FIRST HATE ANON!!

LOOK AT THIS CLOWN!!

[askfucktoyfelix]

Why are you so obsessed with sex? Other normal healthy people arent "puritans" you moron, youre just a terminally online sexual deviant. Youre a porn brained pervert, you get that right? Go touch grass or a book holy shit. Fucking gross freak.

I actually work in landscape design so I touch more grass than most! Im doing study abroad in Japan as a psychology major, so I'll be visiting Arashiama in Kyoto with my class today.

Maybe you can do something like that instead of sending anon hate, you 'normal' and 'healthy' person 🤣

[our-queer-experience]

The amount of heterosexuality on your account is frankly ridiculous