Arnold Schwarzenegger is the biggest action star and muscle man of Hollywood. So when he speaks everyone listens. This time the Hollywood celeb has spoken out about the rising tide of hatred and antisemitism in the USA. His impassioned speech comes after popular celebs like Kanye West have made continuous disparaging remarks about Jewish people, further sowing hatred against a community that has been historically treated horrendously.
has addressed the rise of various hate groups and hate crimes in the USA in a video distributed by ATTN.
In the 12-minute long video, the star talked about the Auschwitz tour he took that changed his life. He then mentioned his father, Gustav Schwarzenegger, and other ex-German soldiers who were broken due to what they did. The actor said:
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The star said that it’s important that people choose to grow and become better people so that they don’t end up broken. Schwarzenegger said:
This isn’t the first time the actor has spoken up about antisemitism. Back in March 2022, the actor addressed the Russian populace and the war going on with Ukraine in another ATTN-produced video.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s words of support have helped dispel the barrage of attacks that stars like Kanye West had launched on the Jewish community.
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has long been making disparaging remarks about the Jewish community. Back in October 2022, the singer tweeted, It was allegedly a misspelling of the word ‘defcon.’ West went on to say that his tweet wasn’t antisemitic because Twitter suspended his account as a result of this. But that’s not all. During an interview with Chris Cuomo, the rapper talked about the
and clarified his remark.
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West said that the phrase referred to the condition when He termed it a type of modern-day slavery. The Anti-Defamation League said that West’s words perpetuated antisemitic myths regarding Jewish control over the entertainment industry. However, on the show, he apologized for any harm his comments might have caused. But the star clarified that he didn’t regret his antisemitic comments.
This didn’t stop West’s troublesome remarks against Jewish people. As such, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s video will surely uplift a community that was under attack from one of the most famous rappers.
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