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ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days ago

NHS nurse ordered to remove ‘antisemitic’ watermelon video call background launches legal action

www.theguardian.com

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NHS nurse ordered to remove ‘antisemitic’ watermelon video call background launches legal action

www.theguardian.com

ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days ago
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Exclusive: Whipps Cross hospital objected to fruit that is symbol of Palestine amid censorship of flag
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    Watermelons became symbols of Palestine amid censorship of the Palestinian flag because of its similar colours.

    Ah, ok - before reading I thought someone had got their stereotypes mixed up.

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    🍉

    • CubitOom@infosec.pub
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      I can’t believe you would post something so blatantly antisemitic!

      :sprinkles some tajin on it:

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    Watermelon

    • thefartographer@lemm.ee
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      Ow, my… Judaism? Idk, can I have some too? I’ll share my gala apples.

    • miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Guaranteed they’d embrace pineapples, with bells on.

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      How dare you

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    I bet none of these “apolitical” organisations would act if someone displayed a Ukrainian flag and I bet none of them would claim it was potentially sensitive and offensive to Russians.

    Supporting Ukraine = nonpolitical

    Supporting Palestine = political

    Mega double standards when it comes to the two conflicts.

    (I am against the Russian invasion, just in case it seems otherwise)

    • cygnosis@lemmy.world
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      Ukrainian flag - not political. Russian flag - political.

      Israeli flag - not political. Palestinian flag - political.

      I think that’s the point of the lawsuit. You can’t claim you’re “completely apolitical and non-biased” when you actually support one side of a conflict and punish your employees who support the other side.

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      supporting the status quo is always political but invisibly so

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      deleted by creator

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    Imagine being so racist that you get upset over a watermelon.

    • butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world
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      And not in the way you’d think

    • renzhexiangjiao@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      this is a bit like when homophobes get upset over rainbows

  • John Richard@lemmy.world
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    The same people that think not murdering babies is antisemitic

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