Episode Notes

Antisemitism is trending in 2022. I regret that it has reached tap dancers. This episode is about trying to convince this person that what they are doing is in poor taste, and extremely dangerous, and also to provide some tools for listeners to identify antisemitic and other types of propaganda when they encounter it.

A well-known tap dancer mentioned to me a book about conspiracy theories, and says, "I tell you, this book changed my life!" I ask, "Am I going to find anything antisemitic in here?" And... OF COURSE I DID! No matter what I told the person, no matter how much evidence I say I have, they not only ignore my input, but they then put the stinkin' book in a stinkin' inspirational video shared on their social media—to convince YOU to read it!

But I'm here to put the kibosh on this nonsense, and if this doesn't convince everyone—especially this tap dancer in question—then I don't know what will. Any tap dancers interested in sharing and convincing others to partake in hateful propaganda will find the GFADAF ready to push back.

The video made by said tap dancer will be posted on the Gasps From A Dying Art Form Facebook page for reference purposes only.

0:00 - 1:00 Theme Song 11

1:00 - 7:15 Introduction/Overview

7:16 - 14:00 Israel vs. Palestine History

14:01 - 16:19 Antisemitic Trope #1, Erasing Jewish People's Jewishness

16:20 - 19:29 Antisemitic Trope #2, The Downplaying of Antisemitism

19:30 - 23:23 Antisemitic Trope #3, Equating Statistics with Morality

23:24 - 31: 42 Antisemitic Trope #4, Using Confirmed Antisemitic Sources (And Racist, Homophobic...)

31:43 - 35:24 Antisemitic Trope #5, The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion

35:25 - 42:20 Antisemitic Trope #6, Turning Non-Jewish People Into Jewish People

42:21 - 46:04 Meme of Henry Ford

46:05 - 49:13 (In the voice of Peter Falk) Uh, Just One More Thing...

49:14 - 50:15 Ancient Aliens (lol!)

50:16 - 54:29 So What's The Problem?

54: 30 - 57:54 The Goals of This Episode

57:55 - 1:04:30 The Tap Dance Podcast Round Up (yeehaw!)

There is nothing after this so don't bother looking.

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