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Life comes at you fast! A few months ago @OwenJones84 was following me on here. Yesterday he blocked me after I tweeted a Spanish cover of his book, saying it looked like a classic Nazi caricature.
https://twitter.com/EtanSmallman/status/1266059376223289345?s=20 1/7
https://twitter.com/EtanSmallman/status/1266059376223289345?s=20 1/7
If this had been a matter concerning any other prejudice, I assume Owen would have taken a moment to reflect. Instead, he responded within 3 minutes with: "what the hell is wrong with you".
No time even to take a closer look or ask his Jewish friends for a second opinion. 2/7
No time even to take a closer look or ask his Jewish friends for a second opinion. 2/7
I had not yet replied before he retweeted my post to his almost 1m followers and then hit "Block". So I get a wave of tweets saying "You're the antisemite" and talking of "antisemitism industry", but no room for debate 3/7
This picture library has the illustration. And even tags it with "ANTISEMITISM"
https://www.akg-images.co.uk/archive/The-bourgeois-2UMDHUSD0BT.html
And here is interesting thread on illustrator's other work:
https://twitter.com/MatzoBalling/status/1266335388345516033?s=20 4/7
https://www.akg-images.co.uk/archive/The-bourgeois-2UMDHUSD0BT.html
And here is interesting thread on illustrator's other work:
https://twitter.com/MatzoBalling/status/1266335388345516033?s=20 4/7
As I say, any other type of prejudice would trigger Owen to pause for thought. When it's antisemitism, he jumps straight to defensiveness, accusations of "bad faith" & "faux outrage", and an instant blocking (particularly annoying as I now can't correct his calling me Ethan!) 5/7
He actually had chutzpah to say this morning: "Jewish people who have shared their fears and anger over antisemitism need to be listened to, not dismissed as a conspiracy."
How can he listen when he has blocked so many (who have not offered abuse but criticism)? 6/7
How can he listen when he has blocked so many (who have not offered abuse but criticism)? 6/7
I never suggested he had approved the cover. But he retweeted it, defended it and pointed the finger at its critics.
If he can't see that a cursory look at the image would warrant misgivings, I would suggest he needs a trip to Barnard Castle. 7/7
If he can't see that a cursory look at the image would warrant misgivings, I would suggest he needs a trip to Barnard Castle. 7/7
