I was rebuked on Twitter…
Since the beginning of 2022, I’ve been actively responding to various poetry prompts on Twitter, many of which set particular word limits. One such prompt is the #4WordsPoet, which offers a new prompt word every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and – on February 4th the prompt word was ‘enduringly’, to which I wrote the following:
Then, my ‘4 words’ received this response:
Now, honestly, this is not a matter of my feeling offended; after all, it would seem that the individual running this particular prompt is attempting to defend the sensibilities of Jews, right? And… I’m a Jew; so… thanks, I guess?
Still, I’ve gotta admit that I’m kinda confused.
I mean… what could be considered offensive about those 4 words? As I had intended it, the implication of Jews being “enduringly stubborn” is that despite all odds and many long centuries of persecution, we are still around today, whereas most who hoped to see us gone are themselves no longer.
Am I missing something? ๐ค
I’m very curious to get a response.
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[…] the type of stories I want to write, I find the notion of sensitivity readers troubling. David posted recently about being accused of antisemitism in his writing, even though he’s Jewish, and proudly so. […]
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Did you get a response, David? Some take the meaning of words literally. Thatโs their limited thinking and knowledge. Their own petty fault. Write on. ๐
she wrote back:
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That’s crazy….oh well….
David, when intially I saw you were to ‘Chase the Twitter’ perhaps attempting to get more followers, I stroked my beard reflectively. Consider, could this be retribution, divine or otherwise?๐ค
๐ David ๐
David, I think they have a stock response to any ethnic and/or religious reference, just in case.
I happen to like your ‘four words.’
Much love,
D
Yes, that would make sense, Dolly ๐
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I guess “stubborn” sometimes has negative connotation.
yeah…. but… stubbornly surviving?
David, pardon him for his poor English.
Though seriously, from what I see from here, Twitter is not a good place if you want to air your honest opinion. There are too many people there tilting at windmills and taking umbrage at innocuous statements.
I do so love (not) these outrageous, self-appointed PC twits. To whom I would say – “get a life, you obnoxious bastards!”
*sigh*
we have to mind our ps & qs because there are so many flaky people out there – they need a megadose of reality and Jews know such times, more than most. Besides, you just described my late husband – and he would agree!!!
โค thanks, Laura โค
This is like making a non-issue an issue. But this is happening everywhere. Iโm not surprised.
โค Kaushal โค ~ I agree… But it's never happened to me before so I was taken aback.
-David