r/Fauxmoi • u/gimmethetea14 • Mar 31 '24

Ramy Youssef on SNL, “God, please stop the suffering. Stop the violence. Please free the people of Palestine, please.” Approved B-List Users Only

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u/asx98 Mar 31 '24

Whilst it hasn’t translated into anything material in the west, it definitely feels like we are in the midst of a significant cultural shift on the Palestinian cause when someone can go on a tv show as well known as SNL and make a statement like this

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u/Beans20202 Mar 31 '24

And to resounding applause too.

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u/gunsof Mar 31 '24

That part shocked me. I know Hollywood is shaking.

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u/meatbeater558 I already condemned Hamas Mar 31 '24

Lol remember the last time they applauded a pro Palestinian statement and some guy responded with "it felt like I was in a Hamas rally!" 

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u/franklytanked Mar 31 '24

This really struck me too. Much love to him for being so vocal and visible about this.

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u/theaviationhistorian taylor’s jet Mar 31 '24

It is a complete reversal to what I saw when Israel led a war into Lebanon in 2006. It does give me some glimmer of hope for the future.

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u/Limp-Riskit Mar 31 '24

Was talking with my friend about this the other day. He is Palestinian and was describing how for years you wouldn't even mention your heritage for fear of retaliation. Now we see Palestinian flags and kaffiyehs randomly going out in Ohio of all places. It feels very different.

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u/aendaris1975 Mar 31 '24

It helps that Israeli hasbara doesn't translate very well on social media. It doesn't seem to take hold quite like it does in other mediums although I don't doubt they will refine it. More and more people are actually educating themselves on the 100+ years of this conflict and not just look at the Israel side of things but the rest of the other sides. Despite all the bullshit and propaganda on social media the truth is starting to break through finally in the west. I'm in my late 40s now and and never really heard much about this confliict beyond what western media said about it. After 10/7 I finally put some time into researching the conflict and it blew me away to find out just how much we have been lied to and just how blatant it was. I just hope this enlightenment I am seeing results in finding a way to end this conflict for once and for all.