u/Civil-Cartographer48

Hi all! I know the show has been mostly irritating and disappointing, but I still can’t stop watching 😂

As a 30+ viewer and an original VPR watcher, I’m curious: what keeps you tuning in? Is there a storyline or cast member you’re actually enjoying?

For me, it’s basically Zack and I have a soft spot for Kristen. I find Zack funny, and I love his friendship with Kristen. I’m also really interested in Kristen’s redemption arc after VPR.

Other than that, I do enjoy watching Michelle and Jesse air their dirty laundry in public.

I could probably be entertained by watching Brittany dating especially if she keeps finding these weird toxic dudes.

So… what’s keeping everyone else watching?

I don’t get it. What about the trip to big bear or how she tried to ice him and Kristen out? Those are concrete exemples besides being manipulative, sneaky and cruel.

Hey everyone… I wanted to share something that’s been really upsetting me lately. This is a bit of a rant, but I’ve often found comfort in this sub and wanted to talk about it here.

Keshet Italia, the only Jewish LGBTQ+ organization in Italy was excluded from Roma Pride because people claimed they hadn’t distanced themselves enough from the Israeli government.

Keshet responded that this simply wasn’t true: they’ve publicly expressed empathy for Palestinians, spoken about the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and repeatedly clarified that they do not represent the Israeli government.

Their main point was that queer Jewish people shouldn’t have to pass ideological purity tests or publicly denounce a foreign government just to exist in queer spaces.

Part of the controversy centered around the word “genocide,” which Keshet has chosen not to use institutionally because of the historical and legal weight of the term, and because they believe international courts should determine that. But apparently refusing one specific political framing became enough to justify exclusion.

What makes this especially painful to me is that Keshet is not some extremist organization. It’s a tiny community group for queer Jews in a country with only around 25,000 Jews total out of nearly 60 million people. They mostly talk about inclusion, antisemitism, homophobia, identity, and trying to survive being caught between different worlds.

It increasingly feels like Jews are only welcome in progressive spaces if they first prove themselves politically acceptable. No other minority group is routinely asked to publicly dissociate itself from an entire foreign state or meet constantly shifting ideological standards just to participate in public life.
What also hurts is seeing Jewish symbols themselves becoming treated as suspicious. Keshet uses a Pride flag with a Magen David, and more and more people seem unable to separate Jewish identity from the actions of the Israeli government.

As a progressive Jewish European, this whole thing feels deeply alienating. The spaces that once taught me solidarity and intersectionality increasingly feel like they have room for everyone except us unless we first apologize for existing in the wrong way.
It genuinely breaks my heart.