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Jerry Seinfeld’s week of difficult appearances continues, this time in Virginia.

As soon as Seinfeld took the stage for a stand-up comedy set at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk on Saturday night, a man in the audience jumped up and yelled, “Free Gaza,” TMZ reported. The audience immediately began booing the heckler and chanting “Jerry! Jerry!” as another bystander wrestled the protester into a headlock.

Security escorted the man out of the building, but the show was interrupted by other protesters eight times throughout its 90-minute run.

The controversy around Seinfeld’s views stems from his vocal support of Israel — which he visited following the Oct. 7 attacks — and his wife’s $5,000 donation to a GoFundMe for pro-Israel counterprotesters at UCLA after a late April protest turned violent.

Seinfeld didn’t seem bothered by the interruptions, telling the crowd not to boo the man because he had a right to protest.

“This is exciting. I like this,” the comic said as the original protester was escorted out of the venue. “I like a little Jew hate to spice up the show.”

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[-] cybervseas@lemmy.world 218 points 5 months ago

Oof calling to "free Gaza" is considered equivalent to "Jew hate" 😓

[-] stembolts@programming.dev 105 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No no, the party line is “fuck yes, blow up more Hamas”….

You’re not supposed to admit they’re children…

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

The new party line, which I've encountered several times in the past few days, is "it's Hamas' fault that Israel kills children."

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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago

Future Hamas!

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[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

Most people consider every issue to be black and white, which is ironic considering Israel/Palestine is probably the most gray issue in modern times.

I'll list out enough points that each side will hate some of them and want to argue. I hear that's a great way to get up votes. But in the end I hope we can agree on most of these as facts, even if there are excuses and reasons.

  • Most Gazans want to kill every Israeli Source
  • Israel actually is killing much of Gaza
  • There are valid reasons for the Palestinians to hate the Israelis
  • The Israelis are under constant attack, even if they rebuff most of the attacks
  • The Israelis have a right to defend themselves
  • Israel has gone much farther than defense warrants.
  • Israel is going to use this as an excuse to settle more Palestinian land
  • Netanyahu enabled Hamas
  • People have a right to protest, and the crackdowns on peaceful protests are despicable
[-] Count042@lemmy.ml 19 points 5 months ago

Most Gazans want to kill every Israeli Source

Still waiting on that source. Cause that link you posted didn't make that claim at all.

Did you not read it, like, at all? Or are you lying intentionally to try and justify genocide and try and make a black and white issue (Is genocide ever justified?) into something ... nuanced?

I will say, this is the most subtle form of pro-genocide propaganda I've seen. Well done.

[-] MrBobDobalina@lemmy.ml 13 points 5 months ago

Right?? Their very first point is such inflammatory bs, it's insane that they would try to prove it with that source. The most basic reading comprehension will tell you that they are making stuff up.

Most Gazans agreeing that the actions of Hamas on Oct 7 were 'correct' does not equate to those same Gazans agreeing with every single Hamas stance. Such a dumb leap to go from that to "Most Gazans want to kill every Israeli"... Pathetic, evil, pro-genocide bullshit

[-] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I want to point out a key distinction that you successfully made here. Individual Israelis have a right to defend themselves. I, personally, do not recognize the state of Israel nor its supposed right to self-defense.

[-] WamGams@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago

You recognizing the state of Israel does nothing to change the fact that they exist and have the right to defend themselves from terrorists.

You aren't personally offering to house 8 million Jews as a way to entice them to leave their current location and nobody else is either, therefore, 8 million Jews are in Israel and have a formed government to protect themselves with.

If the goal is piece, which I think we agree it is, denying Jews a homeland is counter productive to those goals. Try bringing credible paths forward.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 169 points 5 months ago

Hey Jerry, I'm a fellow Jew.

It's not Jews I hate, it's you.

Free Gaza.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 79 points 5 months ago

"It's not Jew hate, Jerry, it's you hate!"

[-] platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 36 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[-] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago

Bass gets slappin'

[-] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 5 months ago

Fellow Jew here.

Fuck Jerry Seinfeld for being a Zionist piece of crap.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 67 points 5 months ago

another bystander wrestled the protester into a headlock

That's assault, right? Cause it sounds a lot like assault.

[-] masquenox@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

It's never assault when white supremacists do it... then it's "self-defense."

[-] mecfs@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Nonono, if someone is peacefully protesting a political opinion that is not shared by the government, all measures of silencing are legal /s

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 55 points 5 months ago

Freeing Gaza is not Jew hate you ass-hat.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 53 points 5 months ago

This guy is kind of a piece of shit. Wow.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 52 points 5 months ago

I'm simply shocked people are passionate enough about Jerry Seinfeld to stand up and chant his name.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

Maybe they just thought it was a Jerry Springer show.

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[-] frankgrimeszz@lemmy.world 44 points 5 months ago

And just like that, I lost all respect for him.

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 70 points 5 months ago

Not the time he dated a highschooler when he was 38?

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago

I'm 40. I cannot FATHOM what conversations he had with a girl who wouldn't have even been born when his show went off the air.

[-] frankgrimeszz@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

Damn, was not aware of that.

[-] DMBFFF@kbin.social 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It seems it was almost a month before her 18th.

w:Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

That's when he admitted it. We don't know how old she was when it started.

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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago

Who tf cares. That's not the point, being 38 with an 18yo is weird regardless of legality.

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[-] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 43 points 5 months ago

While reading I was like ok maybe he's not so bad. He says the man has right to protest, right on Jerry. Then he says "a lil jew hate to spice up the show" get fucked sienfeld

[-] stanleytweedle@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago

Fuck you, Jerry.

[-] testfactor@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

It seems counterproductive to pay for tickets to go see a comedian just to protest heckle.

Like, you just gave that man money to yell at him. I'm sure he's drying his tears with the dollar bills.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 18 points 5 months ago

Lol, do you have any idea how much money this guy has? These hecklers achieved A huge victory here. I had no idea until now how far he'd gone. What a piece of shit this guy is.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 25 points 5 months ago

“I like a little Jew hate to spice up the show.”

God dammit 🙄

[-] Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca 14 points 5 months ago

jerry seinfeld is the joe rogan of comedians.

[-] Ballistic_86@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Jerry has been going on the wrought ideas of cancel culture inhibiting his ability to tell jokes. As if he was attempting to make high-art and the “woke” mob isn’t letting him. His two movies have been about a bee and the other about a pop tart.

[-] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

What the fuck is going on with Seinfeld recently? Holy shit.

[-] kingshrubb@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

What a shame. At least we still have Larry David (I think).

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[-] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 5 months ago

Does he know he doesn't have to go on stage? Just stay home with your billion dollars.

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[-] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Remember when Seinfeld used to be funny?

Me either.

The jerk store called, they're running out of Jerry Seinfeld.

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