• ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      Antisemites tend to use “goy” in derogatory fashion to indicate something being of Jewish origin. Got a lot of play back when 4chan nazis posted “happy merchant” memes all day.

      I hate so much that I know this shit

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        I feel like an Idiot now but wow that makes a lot of gaming YouTubers I liked just a few seconds ago into 4chan Nazis

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          IIIRC famed shitposter SsethTzeentach has used the happy merchant memes and “goy” memes a lot, which is weird coming from a guy who’s an Ashkenazi Jew? But it’s surprisingly widespread, yeah.

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              My man is extremely 4chan but I have to disagree about taste. On a freeze-gamer youtube where every second channel is some nintendobrained retro gaming reseller guy, I can respect a man who is willing to talk about Heroes of Might n Magic III, or Dungeon Siege II, or Impressions Games city builders. Shit that’s not the usual platformers-shooters-jrpgs.

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            Which also makes all of his friends 4chan brained buffoons and this unfortunately includes Mandaloregaming. Which is a shame since I really liked Mandaloregaming.

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            Well, more accurately goy is singular and goyim is plural, just like you have one seraph and many seraphim. This is the masculine inflectional pattern. The feminine equivalent to the -im suffix is -ot, one aliyah and many aliyot.

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          Jewish term for gentiles, it’s an extremely antisemitic dogwhistle when used like this; imagine Rothschild and all the other racist nonsense.

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            Yeah and as far as dog whistles go, this one sucks because there’s no benign interpretation. Thank you musk for moderating your platform

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              I get that it’s a joke but Zionism feeds off of stoking real antisemitism; let’s not forget what antisemitism really is and represents lest a wave of it takes over in reaction to the Zionist genocide.

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        when 4chan nazis posted “happy merchant” memes all day.

        You mean they aren’t still doing it?

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        Depending on context, overtness, and precisely who’s speaking, “goy” can be invoked in a mockery of how the poster thinks a “Jewish overlord” might talk about nonbelievers. (See also: liberal sprinklings of “oy vey” and other assumed stock phrases)

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      “Goy” is short for “Goyim”, and is a word primarily used by Jewish people to refer to non-Jews.

      Anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists often self-identity as Goyim to highlight their position as an underclass. In this case, the implication is that Jews feed Goys tasteless nutrition bars while, presumably, the Jewish passengers in first-class still get opulent kosher meals.