Jess Bending

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[James Dreyfus @DreyfusJames]

@andyburnham I’m not sure you’ve grasped how angry most people are right now. Perhaps lay off the obnoxiously jocular videos for the moment & take the current situation seriously?

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

I think this hashtag needs to be trending tonight, don’t you?

#GeneralElectionNow

[Jess Bending @Jess_Bending]

@BBCBreaking I wonder why...

[Darren of Plymouth @DarrenPlymouth]

“I never thought I’d live to see the day when the right wing would become the cool ones giving the middle finger to the establishment, and the left wing becoming the snivelling self-righteous twats, going around shaming everyone.”

- John Lydon, The Sex Pistols

[David Wolfson @DXW_KC]

Faced with a choice between a Defence Secretary who wanted to spend more on our armed forces, a Chancellor who wouldn’t, and an Attorney General who enjoys suing them, the Prime Minister decided he could do without … the Defence Secretary.

[Luai Ahmed @JustLuai]

In honor of Pride month, here’s a list of countries in the Middle East that recognize same sex marriage:

1. Israel

[Jess Bending @Jess_Bending]

This man is absolutely vile.

[Jess Bending @Jess_Bending]

@Keir_Starmer It is you who's causing division and you know it. You're a sanctimonious, arrogant, selfish man and we're all ashamed of you. Just do us all a favour and resign.

[Jess Bending @Jess_Bending]

@Keir_Starmer It is you who is "not conducive to the public good". Resign.

[Jess Bending @Jess_Bending]

Umbridge vs. McGonagall 😂

Kemi's been on fire recently. So refreshing to see!

[Scott - Reform UK 🩵🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @Xplo_onyX]

What a schooling. Absolutely wonderful to watch.

Sit down @UKLabour you’re done.

[Jess Bending @Jess_Bending]

@Adrian_Hilton @AllisonPearson It is Starmer who is not conducive to the public good!!

[Alex Dale @typofoto]

Wow. Who’s going to do nothing about safeguarding now?

[Jess Bending @Jess_Bending]

@Alexarmstrong @ThePosieParker This is absolutely insane behaviour.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

You may not agree with me, but you will always know where you stand with me.

Today in Billericay, a heckler tried to shout me down as I spoke about the normalisation of hatred towards Jews. I did not back down, because it needs to be said. British Jews are being targeted and too many people are pretending this is the same experience of other minorities. This lady implied Muslims are being similarly targeted. This is simply not true.

Let's be honest about what is happening. Certain groups (in particular but not solely Islamic Extremists) are creating a climate of fear and intimidation that is normalising Jew hatred. I will never stand for that. Governments have spent too long hand-wringing, making excuses and hoping it would go away. It is time to call this what it is: a national emergency in our attitude, our urgency and our response.

I will always engage with people who disagree with me. That is politics. But there is a difference between argument and intimidation. Shouting does not make a bad case good. It's done to silence others. And it certainly does not change the truth.

The truth is that British Jews have been made to feel less safe in their own country. Our country. They are being singled out, threatened and harassed in ways that should shame everyone in public life. If we do not stand up now and stop this rise in antisemitism, then why bother saying "Never Again" at Holocaust Memorial Day? Because this is how it starts.

I am not prepared to play along with the pretence that this is normal, or manageable, or just another example of tension between groups. It really is not. It is targeted hatred and it is getting worse.

So my message is simple. Not here. Not in Britain. And not on our watch. We need to stop the hand-wringing and start doing the right thing. That means standing with British Jews openly, unapologetically and without fear.

[Elica Le Bon الیکا‌ ل بن @elicalebon]

It is not inhumane to care that Iranian school girls were killed.

It is inhumane to need the missile to be fired by the U.S. or Israel before deciding to care.

That protest doesn't come from your heart. It comes from your hate. Trust me, we feel it.

[NoBounds_ @razgriiz]

When David Banner talks about beating up John Davidson and then reduces him to “that white boy,” that crosses two lines at once. It is ableism and it is racial hostility. You do not get to racialize a disabled man and threaten him with violence, then claim you are standing on principle.

Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder. It is documented medical science. It involves dysfunction in the brain circuits that regulate impulse control. Coprolalia is a symptom in some cases. The word comes out because the brain fails to inhibit it. There is no intent behind it. There is no racial ideology driving it. It is involuntary. The condition has been recognized since 1885. This is not obscure. This is not debatable. It is established medical fact.

In the movie, John is hospitalized because people react violently instead of rationally. He is not hospitalized for hate. He is hospitalized because others cannot control themselves. The film shows exactly how a crowd hears a word, ignores the diagnosis, and moves straight to aggression. Then David Banner steps up and publicly validates that reaction by saying he would have beaten him up. That is not missing the point. That is proving the point.

Now focus on the racism clearly. Calling him “white boy” while threatening him is racial language. It reduces him to his race. It strips away his name, his diagnosis, and his humanity, and frames him as a racial caricature. If someone publicly threatened a disabled minority and referred to them by their race in that tone, it would be immediately condemned. There would be no hesitation in labeling it racist. The standard does not change because the target is white. Racial hostility is racial hostility. You do not get a pass because you think you are justified.

And the hypocrisy is glaring. They call John racist while ignoring that his outbursts are caused by a neurological condition. They claim moral outrage while openly threatening violence. They scream about harm while endorsing harm. At least John has a diagnosed disorder that explains involuntary speech. What explains a grown man choosing to threaten assault and use racial language. That is not neurological. That is deliberate.

This is what angers people who actually care about fairness. You cannot preach about racism and then racialize someone yourself. You cannot say you are against hate while fantasizing about beating up a disabled man. That is not strength. That is reckless ego and prejudice wrapped in loud rhetoric.

John’s condition is not optional. His brain misfires whether people like it or not. Threatening him, mocking him, or calling him “white boy” does nothing but expose bias and ignorance. It also sends a message to every family dealing with Tourette syndrome that their loved ones can be publicly dehumanized and targeted if someone takes offense.

A neurological disorder explains John’s involuntary words. Nothing explains threatening violence and using racial language except choice. And when that choice is to attack a disabled man while accusing him of racism, the hypocrisy is not subtle. It is blatant.

[Victoria Freeman @v_j_freeman]

I think what’s upsetting me about the primarily US based feeding frenzy on John Davidson is those leading it point blank do not wish to try to understand the hell of his condition & do not wish to try to make life less hellish & isolated for those growing up with it *right now*.

[tayz🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tayzthecreator]

The guy who has the Saying Awful Stuff disability surprises everyone by Saying Awful Stuff. Just fucking grow some sense I beg of everyone

[Jess Bending @Jess_Bending]

@europa

[Jess Bending @Jess_Bending]

@AndrewW07993192 @toadmeister They can support any cause they like, but they shouldn't be funded by the taxpayer.