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Jewish Groups Blast Foreskin Man Comic Book
Those of you who know me are aware that I have Jewish blood in my veins. Therefore, I think I know a thing or two about Jews and their queer rituals.
"Blood libel" is when you falsely accuse Jews (or Sister Sarah Palin) of intentionally killing gentiles, which is something they generally don't do. Usually, if you're a gentile and you want to avoid having your death caused by Jews, it's a simple matter of making sure you don't have a Jewish wife or mother-in-law who might nag you to death or accidentally poison you with gefilte fish.
So, again, "blood libel" is by nature a false accusation. Nobody is disputing the fact that Jews cut the foreskins off their infant sons, however, so I don't see how this could possibly be any type of libel?
LOS ANGELES - A politically motivated comic book pitting a blond superhero called "Foreskin Man" against a sinister-looking "Monster Mohel" is causing a serious flap in California.
The colorful series was created by the "intactivist" group MGMBill.org as part of its campaign to ban circumcision through ballot initiatives.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is blasting it as overtly anti-Semitic.
"'Foreskin Man,' with its grotesque anti-Semitic imagery and themes, reaches a new low and is disrespectful and deeply offensive," Nancy J. Appel, ADL Associate Regional Director, said in a statement Friday.
The online series portrays a menacing-looking mohel - someone specially trained to perform the traditional Jewish circumcision ceremony - waving bloody scissors over a screaming baby laid out on a pool table.
Appel said the imagery invokes the "age-old anti-Semitic canards" such as the blood libel, the accusation that Jews ritually murder Christian children...
The colorful series was created by the "intactivist" group MGMBill.org as part of its campaign to ban circumcision through ballot initiatives.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is blasting it as overtly anti-Semitic.
"'Foreskin Man,' with its grotesque anti-Semitic imagery and themes, reaches a new low and is disrespectful and deeply offensive," Nancy J. Appel, ADL Associate Regional Director, said in a statement Friday.
The online series portrays a menacing-looking mohel - someone specially trained to perform the traditional Jewish circumcision ceremony - waving bloody scissors over a screaming baby laid out on a pool table.
Appel said the imagery invokes the "age-old anti-Semitic canards" such as the blood libel, the accusation that Jews ritually murder Christian children...
Those of you who know me are aware that I have Jewish blood in my veins. Therefore, I think I know a thing or two about Jews and their queer rituals.
"Blood libel" is when you falsely accuse Jews (or Sister Sarah Palin) of intentionally killing gentiles, which is something they generally don't do. Usually, if you're a gentile and you want to avoid having your death caused by Jews, it's a simple matter of making sure you don't have a Jewish wife or mother-in-law who might nag you to death or accidentally poison you with gefilte fish.
So, again, "blood libel" is by nature a false accusation. Nobody is disputing the fact that Jews cut the foreskins off their infant sons, however, so I don't see how this could possibly be any type of libel?
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