tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post1491157266802747354..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Against Coalitional IntersectionalityDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-6817892001430359342016-03-17T06:32:01.681-07:002016-03-17T06:32:01.681-07:00There is another, more important reason why we rej...There is another, more important reason why we reject "Arabness": it robs us of our identity and transforms us into "Arabs of the Jewish faith", as if there were no real difference between us and our neighbors aside from our "religion" (although admittedly, one could make a stronger case for Mizrahi/Arab similarity than, say, Ashkenazi/white European similarity). We've never seen ourselves in this way, and we still don't (there are obviously exceptions, but they're just that: exceptions). In fact, the entire concept of "Jews are not a distinct Middle Eastern people, but rather just a collection of people from around the world who share a faith and tradition; Jews are Poles, Russians, Iranians, Germans, etc who are no different from their respective neighbors, aside from their faith" is fundamentally harmful to us, and also factually (even scientifically) incorrect. Sadly, the manner in which you've written this piece suggests that you've accepted this idea wholesale. Correct me if I'm wrong. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297210042002570130noreply@blogger.com