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> The author of the tweet probably encountered the symbol before in the context of Judaism and thought through his prior domain knowledge that it signified a ht
by untog 8y ago
> The author of the tweet probably encountered the symbol before in the context of Judaism and thought through his prior domain knowledge that it signified a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menorah_(Temple) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menorah_(Temple) which is a Jewish candelabra holding 7 candles.
That is an absolutely massive stretch. Come on.
We may all use the word "perverse" incorrectly, but it's a word we all hear. Not everyone hears/sees the ((())) denotation for Jewish people - in fact, it's almost exclusively used in alt-right circles. So if you're aware of it at all it is highly suggestive of the kind of company you keep.
- DoctorOetker 8y agoI never frequent alt-right nonsense, and I don't have a twitter facebook snapchat-roulette account. I had never seen before neither the triple parentheses nor the 7 parentheses. Its the first time I see empty nested parentheses. As I read the tweet, the first thing that entered my mind was the Menorah, (actually I thought it was called a candelabra, but after looking that up, I saw a 3-pronged candelabra on wikipedia, then somewhere in the page the Menorah was mentioned and I realized I was visualizing a Menorah...). Then I clicked the link to see how the triple parentheses could offend anyone, and I am now up to date to avoid using them (I never did, never even saw them anywhere else than the mentioned wikipedia page). Since my experience was one of recognizing the Menorah, I considered it entirely plausible that the author made the same association whenever he first encountered triple parentheses. So if my first reaction was seeing an ASCII Menorah, then to me no that is not "an absolute massive stretch" at all!! Once I saw the confusion I checked back on the number of parentheses and behold, unbalanced, exactly 7...
- untog 8y ago> I had never seen before neither the triple parentheses nor the 7 parentheses So it's safe to say you wouldn't have used them, surely? Especially when you're talking about a Jewish person - it would be an incredible coincidence to have done so. Which of these two scenarios seems more likely: - When referring to a Jewish person, the WikiLeaks account just spontaneously decided to surround text in parentheses, as opposed to literally any other way of communicating (why not just say "the Menorah issue"?) - The WikiLeaks account knew of, and used, terminology common in alt-right circles?
- dogma1138 8y agoNot to mention that the menorah that most Jews are used too is the one from Hanukkah which holds 9 candles ;) The only modern use of the 7 candle menorah today is the state symbol of Israel which if we takes the GP tin foil hat theory to heart makes it even more racist.
- DoctorOetker 8y agoI never claimed my high school education to be accurate or representative, but probably neither is that of 90% of the internet population...
- DoctorOetker 8y ago>The only modern use of the 7 candle menorah today is the state symbol of Israel which if we takes the GP tin foil hat theory to heart makes it even more racist. I'm afraid I am unable to understand what you are saying? until today I was unaware of the 9-candle version. Do I understand correctly this would mean the WL tweet might instead refer to "Israel issue"?
- dogma1138 8y agoFunny, the first result that you get when googling Menorah leads you to the 9 candle version.... https://www.google.com/search?q=menorah https://www.google.com/search?q=menorah "The Hanukkah menorah, also chanukiah or hanukkiah is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah, as opposed to the seven-branched menorah used in the ancient Temple or as a symbol." And no, the WL tweet does not refer to anything other than to WL using anti-semitic symbolism to attack a Jewish reporter, stop grasping at straws.
- DoctorOetker 8y agoWell that just indicates my go to source tends to be wikipedia...
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