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Jewish wrestler MJF hits back at vile anti-semitic abuse after addressing deleted Kanye West tweet: ‘You should be f***ing ashamed’-Alistair McGeorge-Entertainment – Metro
The All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star has spoken out.
All Elite Wrestler star MJF has spoken out (Picture: AEW)
AEW star MJF has hit back at the vile anti-Semitic abuse he has received after responding to Kanye West’s deleted tweet.
The rapper’s Instagram account has been restricted amid reports he shared an anti-Jewish post, and Twitter has since removed one of his tweets for ‘violating’ the platform’s rules.
On Saturday night, the rapper is alleged to have tweeted: ‘I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.
‘The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.’
Addressing the situation MJF, whose full name is Maxwell Jacob Friedman, insisted Kanye’s tweet – which is no longer available on his page – didn’t ‘shock’ him.
In a since-deleted tweet, the 25-year-old star wrote: ‘Kanye calling Jewish people horrifying doesn’t shock me. What shocks me is how little we as a society talk about antisemitism.
MJF addressed Kanye West’s anti-Semetic tweets on social media (Picture: Twitter)
He reposted a number of vile and abusive messages directed at him (Picture: Twitter)
MJF has been bombarded with disgraceful abuse online (Picture: Twitter)
‘To put things into perspective. Slavery was very recent and the plight of POC is still rampant. (sic)’
The wrestler star took down the post after he was subjected to a barrage of disgusting abuse.
One person insisted he shouldn’t have mentioned people of colour in his tweet, claiming they have ‘gone through worse conditions compared to Jewish people even still to this day’.
MJF replied: ‘You should be f***ing ashamed of this tweet. You wanna argue historically about wether blacks of Jews have had it worse.
‘That’s f***ing ignorant. We are all human. And all in this together grow up. (sic)’
In response to a person who replied saying ‘Free Palestine’, MJF said: ‘This is a great example of antisemitism. I’m a Jew from Long Island.
‘Many Jews that live in the states get attacked in the streets for decisions made by the government in a country that we have zero affiliations with.
‘Thank you for this example you miserable c**t.’ (sic)
Earlier this year, MJF fought back tears on AEW Dynamite as he broke character and revealed his childhood battle with bullying, antisemitism and ADD.
After mentioning how wrestling was, at one point, his only reason for waking up in the morning, he recalled the moment he met CM Punk after the latter revealed a photo of them together when the rising star was just 11 years old.
He recalled: ‘The one thing I was good at was football, I tried out for the team, and was one of only two Jewish kids to try out. Shockingly, the coach started me as a linebacker, and that meant everything to me.
‘For once, I thought I fit in. And the very next day in school, I see my teammates walking up to me, and I’m excited because for once in my life, I thought I’m going to make friends. Instead, they look angry, and in their hands are rolls of quarters.
‘And all of them decided to throw the quarters at me as hard as they physically could. They said, “Pick it up, Jew boy. Pick it up.” I went home, and I cried and cried. I finally stopped because I realised, “Today’s Friday, and tonight I get to meet my hero CM Punk at an autograph signing.”’t
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