The Story Behind Kyrie Irving’s Anti-Semitic Scandal
How many of you recall when a well-known NBA star uploaded a DVD alleging Jews had tricked the world into thinking they were God’s chosen people, even implying that there was a genocide conspiracy.
Kyrie Irving’s “Hebrews to Negroes” advertising coincided with rapper Ye’s (formerly known as Kanye West) anti-Semitic outburst, and it barely generated a momentary outcry.
Irving vacillated between projecting a timid persona—arguing that disseminating the link did not imply endorsing it—and inciting controversy by denying he was anti-Semitic and subtly implying that, as the movie implied, Africans were the true Jews.
