Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The trolls have (once again) found me-- particularly my video about anti- Jewish stereotypes in halloween witch costumes. Fight them by leaving some love on my channel? Unfortunately these sorts of organized hateful blitzes of comments happen regularly to Jews on the internet. I don't usually talk about it because I don't want to feed the trolls, but you know what? Let them see just how much we don't want them here.
The witch halloween costume : pointy witch hat, long hooked nose-- and anti-semitism?! So of course, this is what the trolls choose to comment on. The history of witch costumes and anti-semitic stereotypes goes back further than the witch trials to the middle ages, when Jews and witches were considered one and the same. Turns out, this harmless-seeming witch Halloween costume has a problematic history, and as a Jewish dress historian, I had a great time explaining it. You can see how pointed many of the recent comments are, clearly I've struck a nerve by pointing out the prevalence of these Jewish stereotypes and how embedded they can be in popular culture like Halloween costumes and witch aesthetic.
#HistoricalCostuming #JewishLife #JewishCulture #JewishLearning #JewishWoman #JewishWomen #JewishCommunity #antisemitism #antisemitismneedstostop #don'tfeedthetrolls #Witch #WitchCostume #HalloweenCostume #Witches
The trolls have (once again) found me-- particularly my video about anti- Jewish stereotypes in halloween witch costumes. Fight them by leaving some love on my channel? Unfortunately these sorts of organized hateful blitzes of comments happen regularly to Jews on the internet. I don't usually talk about it because I don't want to feed the trolls, but you know what? Let them see just how much we don't want them here.
The witch halloween costume : pointy witch hat, long hooked nose-- and anti-semitism?! So of course, this is what the trolls choose to comment on. The history of witch costumes and anti-semitic stereotypes goes back further than the witch trials to the middle ages, when Jews and witches were considered one and the same. Turns out, this harmless-seeming witch Halloween costume has a problematic history, and as a Jewish dress historian, I had a great time explaining it. You can see how pointed many of the recent comments are, clearly I've struck a nerve by pointing out the prevalence of these Jewish stereotypes and how embedded they can be in popular culture like Halloween costumes and witch aesthetic.
#HistoricalCostuming #JewishLife #JewishCulture #JewishLearning #JewishWoman #JewishWomen #JewishCommunity #antisemitism #antisemitismneedstostop #don'tfeedthetrolls #Witch #WitchCostume #HalloweenCostume #Witches
