The longshot presidential candidate suggested that the virus could have been engineered to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied allegations of racism and anti-Semitism Saturday after he reportedly suggested Covid-19 could have been genetically engineered to reduce risks to Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.

  • kalanthil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    There are common alleles in ethnically Jewish people. These alleles cross not only countries, but also regions around the world.

    I don’t know if they consider one another the same race. Whether they do or not doesn’t matter to me.

    Also, TIL Drake is Jewish.

    Edit: You can learn more about the allele here.

    • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
      28·
      1 year ago

      I’ve viewed the Jewish people as an ethnic culture but not a race of people. I have friends who are atheists and still Jewish who follow the customs, they just don’t follow the religion. Any race can be Jewish, join the culture, and participate in it. I have a lot of friends from various races (military veteran) but never would I think I could just join another race.

      As I said above, I put more value in being part of the American cohort than being part of a race. I could go on about what it is to be an American, but that’s for another time.