Many celebrities have been speaking out over the past few months on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.
03.11.2023 - 22:19 / justjared.com
Asia Jackson has some final thoughts regarding her online feud with Amy Schumer.
The 42-year-old comedian, who is Jewish, has been very supportive of Israel and the Jewish community on social media since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7.
Amy has recently been accused of sharing some insensitive content. In a since-deleted post from October 24, she shared a photo of protestors holding placards with “Gazans rape Jewish girls only in self defense” and “Proud of our rapist martyrs.”
Asia, an actress and content creator, indirectly replied to that post on X (formerly known as Twitter). She wrote, “It’s so crazy to me how Bella [Hadid] & Gigi [Hadid] had to tiptoe around their statements and then Amy Schumer is like ‘Gazans are rapists’ and will still have a career.”
Then, they had a heated DM exchange, where Amy accused Asia of being antisemitic and uneducated, and Asia defended herself.
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In a “final thoughts” TikTok video, Asia discussed the feud openly. “Amy Schumer harassed me on Instagram,” she began. “I just wanted to come on here and share my side of the story and give a few last thoughts.”
“I don’t know why i was singled out,” the actress reflected. “Thousands of people have been critical of the things she’s been posting, many of which have much larger platforms than I do…If you thought that I was going to cower in fear when you sent that message, you chose the wrong one that day.”
Asia explained that there’s a double standard in the entertainment industry when it comes to this particular conflict.
“It is infuriating to see people in my industry be fired from their jobs simply because they spoke out against the indiscriminate killing of civilians, half of them
Many celebrities have been speaking out over the past few months on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.
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