Roy Moore’s wife claimed her husband isn’t anti-semitic in the most anti-semitic way possible
Today is a big day for Alabama. It’s when residents decide whether to vote for Republican (and accused child abuser) Roy Moore, or Democrat Doug Jones for Senate. And last night at a rally, Moore’s wife, Kayla Moore, made a bizarre and inarguably offensive statement while attempting to both support and defend her husband.
Mrs. Moore told the crowd that she wanted to dispel false rumors about her husband — specifically claims that he is anti-semitic, which came after he insinuated in a radio interview that (Jewish) Democratic mega-donor George Soros would go to hell for his beliefs. She began by saying, “The fake news — they paint him a different picture, their picture. So let me tell you who he is.”
She continued,
“Fake news would tell you that we don’t care for Jews. I tell you all this because I’ve seen it all so I just want to set the record straight while they're here." She then paused dramatically, stating, "One of our attorneys is a Jew."
Mrs. Moore paused for applause, and concluded the thought with, “We have very close friends that are Jewish and rabbis and we also fellowship with them.” false
Let’s make one thing clear: Claiming you’re not anti-semitic because you know “a Jew” does not make you not anti-semitic. In fact, this is one of the oldest and laziest deflection tactics in the how to be a politically correct racist manual (see: “I can’t be racist, I have a black friend”). One can know people of other races, creeds, and ethnicities — and even have outwardly friendly relationships with them — but it does not mean that bias, bigotry, or a sense of “other” does not exist.
Also, referring to any person or persons of Jewish faith or descent as merely “a Jew” is both a reductive and a questionable phrase in and of itself. One would hope that the Moores could defend themselves with say, a record of inclusiveness and inter-faith outreach, as opposed to generic, negligible claims of happening to know a few Jewish people.
Twitter was also not having this absurd line of logic.
#RoyMoore's wife shouts from a stage just now that she and her husband cannot be antisemitic:
"One of our attorneys is a Jew!"#Maddow and #Lawrence speechless. So am I.#NoMoore #ALSEN #Alabama #KaylaMoore
— Nick Walden Poublon (@NWPinPDX) December 12, 2017
When you are SO bigoted you don't even KNOW you're a bigot. #KaylaMoore https://t.co/0VFB3xL9mP
— #Blue22 #TruthOrConsequences (@TheSpringChickn) December 12, 2017
When your wife defends you and actually loses you voters.#KaylaMoore pic.twitter.com/V3sY51UJwk
— Dan Regan (@Social_Mime) December 12, 2017
"Hey we're not anti-Semitic, our lawyer's a Jew! And we're not racist, our maid is black, our dry cleaner is Chinese, and we love gettin' Slurpees from the 7-11 and that's owned by a Hindooooo!" — #KaylaMoore, auditioning to play herself on an SNL skit sometime soon
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) December 12, 2017
This Jew says #KaylaMoore has proven, with her own words how #Antisemitic she is. The Moore’s, might possibly be the worst people in the America at this moment. #NoMoorePredators #NoMooreInOurSenate #resist https://t.co/neS1oy5AmB
— Meryl #FreeThemAll (@merylnyc) December 12, 2017
The election results will be in this evening, and we’ll be monitoring the situation closely.
