I had a very interesting discussion in court today. I am an attorney in NY City. i was sitting in the attorney's room which is mostly male ( I am an AA Woman),mostly Jewish, and mostly upper income...
Today, I walk into the attorney's room and I see 8 to 10 white all Jewish men huddled together. I have a good relationship with these people, who as far as know, are Democrats...We do not have alot in common per se, but as an African American, I think we have had a lot of history with Jews particularly with the civil rights movement and I am multi racial. My Grandmother is a Jew for Goodness sakes!!!!!!!
Needless to say, one guy approaches me and just really blurts out..."I will not vote for Obama because I care about Israel.." I respond, well..I care about America so I will be voting for Obama. I then add as an African American, I care about Africa too, but I am not voting for the president of an African country, so what is your point?
Well, suddenly I have been branded as anti semitic and I am sad, and it is killing me, how do I respond? I am totally not anti semetic, I love my grandmother and I am jsut fed up at the bad treatment that I have received for the rest of the day and dread tomorrow.
UPDATE: I have been friends with these people for 15 years or so. This was not some stranger just blurting it out, he obviously thought that I had overheard everything they were saying and I believe that he actually felt bad that I had overhead everything . I was told by one of the Judge's who is a very close friend of mine that I am now an anti Semite. Therefoer that is how I have learned that I am now an Anti Semite. Additionally, My father is white and his mother is Jewish...ThereforeI am not Jewish technically. My father was brought up with no particular religion. His father was Irish Catholic and his mom Jewish. My mother is African American and Black foot. My last name is Downey. So please people spare me the skepticism. Why am I lwying on a freakin blog. People like me exist.