Robby Hoffman’s comments about antisemitism are being framed as edgy comedy. But dismissing Jew-hatred as just another overblown grievance is not clever. It is dangerous.
In a New York Times interview, Hoffman discussed backlash she had received over remarks about celiac disease and pit bulls before turning to antisemitism. The comparison left a disturbing impression: that concern over antisemitism belongs in the same category as privileged people complaining about niche, first-world problems. The interview was published on the New York Times’ YouTube channel on June 27, 2026.
That framing matters because antisemitism is not theoretical. Jews are being assaulted, harassed, ostracized, and murdered around the world simply for being Jewish or for being associated with Israel.
Saying antisemitism “isn’t the worst thing” does not make someone morally sophisticated. It suggests that hatred against Jews is somehow less urgent, less serious, or less worthy of public concern.
Discrimination is not a competition. People are capable of caring about more than one form of hatred at a time.
And if antisemitism looks like a minor inconvenience from where you are sitting, that says more about your privilege than it does about the Jews being targeted.
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© Divuach Ne’eman R”A, 2025
