u/Dounsel14

Our city's farmer's market has a new vendor. Someone posted in the city's subreddit that the booth is "owned by an Israeli" and how disgusting it is that the city allowed it, calling for a boycott, accusingthem of stealing middle eastern culture. That was the justificstion. Commenters then began some pretty disparaging conversations using phrases like, "those people" and "the Israelis" and how it's not what they want in the community.

I commented that stereotyping and hate based on a person's country of origin is not appropriate and how we shouldn't be prejudiced based on the owner being from Israel.

I was met with a flurry of accusations that I am hateful, ignorant, unhinged, profering up hate speech, a supporter of killing babies, and a Nazi.

Is this just reddit being reddit? My comments truly revolved around not stereotyping and staying away from prejudicial behavior.