The man who posted the now-viral video of a black woman ranting at an Orthodox Jewish man clashing aboard a packed subway train says he “regrets” sharing the clip on social media.
“I regret posting now, because everyone has run rampant with the ‘angry black woman’ narrative, and it’s really disheartening,” Twitter user @chrisfrench_ tweeted Tuesday, days after posting the footage.
Didn’t think this video would go as viral as it has. I myself have been called racist just for posting, which is weak, but no matter. I regret posting now, because everyone has run rampant with the “angry black woman” narrative, and it’s really disheartening.
— Harry Plotter (@chrisfrench_) May 29, 2018
In the video, the woman rants at the man after an apparent argument over seats.
“You said I was being racist so you tell me what I’m being racist towards. You’re Jewish, and I said if a Jewish family got on here, somebody would have got up – that is not a racist thing, that is a factual statement.”
“Judaism is not a race, it is a religion,” the woman added.
The man in the video has been identified as Yossi Wolfe, a 31-year-old Wall Street Journal software engineer.
I ask you all, is Anti-Semetism a real thing? Yes. Is being human a real thing? Yes. Is gentrification a real thing? Yes. Is prejudice a real thing? Yes. Let’s ask ourselves these tough questions before hitting send on a tweet. Be blessed y’all.
— Harry Plotter (@chrisfrench_) May 29, 2018
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You can’t always put the feathers back in the pillow.
If I was this yid, I would probably have tried to reason with this woman as well. But I am glad this was posted, since it so vividly illustrates how arguing back to a hateful antisemite is useless. Silence speaks volumes more than words in situations like this, and is the only way to create a kiddush Hashem. We should all learn from this the wisdom of Chazal who said “the world would not exist but for the merit of those who hold their tongues (and shut their mouths) during an argument.”