When You Call Bernie Sanders a White Man, You Erase His Jewishness

And you erase mine too.

Darcy Reeder

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“This primary is down to two old white men.” Every time I hear those words, a piece of myself — my Jewish identity— shrinks away from the light just a little bit more.

When you brush away Bernie’s Jewishness, you tell me mine is unimportant as well. You tell me I can’t trust you with all…

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Darcy Reeder

Empathy for the win! Published in Gen, Human Parts, Heated, Tenderly —Feminism, Sexuality, Veganism, Anti-Racism, Parenting. She/They