just a reminder that even if noah schnapp is miraculously removed from stranger things (probably wouldn’t happen because hollywood lets racism and genocide slide) the stranger things writer ross duffer is a zionist and signed the pro-israel letter to biden and brett gelman is openly racist and islamophobic. so yeah…boycott stranger things
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Not Noah being straight up racist, islamophobic and hateful by liking a video making fun of victims in Gaze who have died and liking Amy Schumer's islamaphobic post. As a middle eastern fan, I defended him time and time again about this issue, and for what?? This is just really sad. 10,000 Palestinians have died, and he's actually making fun of it and being Islamophobic?? Horrible.
Noah's behavior has been disgusting and grossly uneducated and---I'd say it's disappointing, or heartbreaking, if it weren't completely expected for him.
I totally get why some folks are taking an ST break and I respect that decision. Because it's not just Noah sharing disinformation but Brett Gelman as well, and Ross Duffer signing an open letter that, at best, could be called misguided, and at worst, ignorant and dangerous.
I don't condone people harassing or threatening Noah and I hate that people are using his stupidity as an excuse to be antisemitic and hateful. But I can guarantee that whatever hate Noah is experiencing is nothing compared to the horrific reality of what's happening to Palestinians every day in front of our eyes while world powers do nothing to stop it.
I love Will Byers so much. I love Stranger Things in general so much. And I like to think at this point that these characters and this show are not just their actors or their creators anymore, they're ours. But fuck Noah and his privileged, uninformed, hate-filled perspective. I won't be supporting him or the others outside of Stranger Things and I hope they educate themselves and listen to Palestinian voices before even more harm is caused. (I don't have that much faith in them, though. They've shown their colors.)
Just to add some resources so this isn't just me talking shit:
Educate yourself. Listen to Palestinian voices.
There are a slew of free ebooks to learn about Palestine from Haymarket Books and Verso Books.
Here's a list of organizations you can donate to.
If you're in the US, call your representatives and demand a ceasefire and demand that the government stops funding Israel.
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Happy anniversary to one of the most iconic byler Tumblr moments
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