Antiracism, Anti-Semitism, and the False Problem of Jewish Success
On October 17th, the New York Times published an op-ed celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Million Man March that neglected to mention the anti-Semitic history of its organizer, Louis Farrakhan. In response, former Times editorial board member Bari Weiss tweeted that the institution had adopted “a worldview in which Jew hate does not count.” The author of the Times op-ed, Howard University professor Natalie Hopkinson, replied that “ppl who have become white”—that is, Jews like Weiss—“should not be lecturing Black ppl about oppression.” Apropos of nothing in particular…I’m almost done w/ “Caste”. Ppl who have become white should not be lecturing Black ppl about oppression. Need to focus on the man w/actual power caging children and rigging elections. Hitler never had more than 38% of popular vote. — Just wash your hands. (@NatHopkinson) October 18, 2020 Exposing and objecting to racial disparities became the purpose of the New York Times around August 2019, when executive editor Dean Baquet called a town hall meeting attended by the paper’s staff. He announced that, with the Mueller probe winding …