• Valbrandur
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      02 years ago

      Since when is “rabid dog” an antisemitic dogwhistle? Or is any criticism of Israel written with the use of literary devices to be labelled as an antisemitic dogwhistle?

      • @freagle@lemmygrad.ml
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        02 years ago

        Since when is “rabid dog” an antisemitic dogwhistle?

        Since anti-semites called Jews dogs in their anti-semitic propaganda dating back over a century.

        is any criticism of Israel written with the use of literary devices to be labelled as an antisemitic dogwhistle?

        No, use of literary devices to criticize Israel is not an anti-semitic dogwhistle. Specifically referring to them as dogs is.

        • @DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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          02 years ago

          Calling someone a “dog” isn’t a dogwhistle, I think you may be confused.

          Anti-semitic animal based dogwhistles are usually some form of vermin; rats, cockroaches etc. Things that are usually seen as in need of extermination.