if the “semite” in anti-semitism refers to arabs

and therefore arabs can’t hate jews/be anti-semites

then why was the term coined in europe

where the vast majority of jews were not middle eastern

and whose phenotypical appearances were indistinguishable from those whom they lived amongst?

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  1. maximilianofmexico said: OMG BUT DONT U KNO phenotype: The set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment. genotype: The genetic constitution of an individual organism. DUHH
  2. amanda-gayfried said: idk about indistinguishable phenotype tbh, Ashkenazim living amongst ethnic Slavs are very often called out based on some common traits. Because Russians have faces like potatoes and we don’t. But yes omg, the rest.
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