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Jerry Seinfeld likened the Free Palestine movement to the Ku Klux Klan — even saying those who use the phrase "Free Palestine" are worse than the white supremacist group — at a student event at Duke University meant to honor hostages who are being held in Gaza.

Seinfeld spoke at the school in Durham, North Carolina, to introduce a former Israeli hostage, Omer Shem Tov, when he made the remarks, according to the university's student newspaper, The Duke Chronicle. He reportedly started by saying, in reference to the Free Palestine activist movement, "Just say you don’t like Jews."

“By saying 'Free Palestine,' you’re not admitting what you really think. So it’s actually — compared to the Ku Klux Klan, I’m actually thinking the Klan is actually a little better here, because they can come right out and say, ‘We don’t like Blacks, we don’t like Jews.’ Okay, that’s honest,'" the Chronicle reported Seinfeld said.

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[-] madjo@feddit.nl 21 points 1 year ago

Genocide supporter Jerry Seinfeld is a zionist asshole.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

He's like the forerunner of all the conservative Joe Rogan douches who have made it so that I can no longer publicly say I like stand-up comedy anymore.

They've literally ruined something fucking sacred.

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Completely irrelevant to this whole thing, i was watching him in a newer talk show interview and he was doing one of his comedy bits and it was all “men are like this, and women are like this” and it wasn’t even offensive, it was just… not good. Like it’s not funny. The joke doesn’t even go anywhere. There’s a reason why that style of comedy is left in the 90s, it just doesn’t apply anymore

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[-] sramder@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Honestly never thought much of the guy… guess he won, I’m going to go delete the Frogger episode. The only one worth pirating 😝🦜

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I was expecting a joke. There was no joke.

[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Yeah there was. It was the guy talking.

[-] Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Zionism is not Judaism, Jerry, you pedo fuckface.

Edit: His girlfriend was 17 when he was 39, so I guess technically he's not a pedo, but goddamit that's creepy as fuck. When I was 39, my oldest child was 20, so maybe it's my hang-up.

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[-] qualia@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Seinfeld was later quoted as being critical of Native Americans protesting imperialism with his retort of: "Just admit you hate Europeans!"

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[-] AlexLost@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Judaism has absolutely nothing to do with the genocide of a powerless nation. It was taken away from them by Western powers and the state of Israel was installed and ever since has been slowly expanding into Palestinian territory. I have nothing against Jewish people, but I think the state of Israel should be bombed out of existence for their inhuman relations with the rest of the world. They are even worse for hiding behind past atrocities while commiting their own. Go to hell Seinfeld, you need to go back to being about nothing, that's all your words are worth.

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[-] updn@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Well that’s a stupid thing to say when there’s an obvious genocide against the actual brown semitic people in the land you think belongs to your sect, you obnoxious pedo.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

From the river to the sea, fuck Jerry and Palestine will be free.

[-] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That is NOT gold Jerry, NOT gold.

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

He is many things to many people. Genocide supporting twat is the rational view

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[-] brem@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Jerry once licked my taint. I'll never be able to figure out why. Pretty sure he just licks taint for a hobby or something.

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Good grief, Jerry, you stupid donkey.

Fuck Israel, genocidal scum!

[-] lorski@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

i hated that show.

[-] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Is this the same pedo Jerry Seinfeld who was dating a 17 year old?

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/seinfeld-lonstein-photo/

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[-] 4am@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 year ago

What is this, Jerry? Michael Richards was lonely down in the barrel of destroyed reputations?

[-] Ixoid@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago

Jerry Seinfeld is a cunt.

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 11 points 1 year ago

I can proudly say I never found this guy funny. Always seemed like an asshole to me.

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[-] rekabis@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

Jerry: if you don’t think Israel is evil, it’s because you are, too.

Genocide is never OK, which is why I stand with the Palestinians.

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