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The art and science of crybullying

The art and science of crybullying

"It's not enough that you tolerate me. You must also silence yourself."

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Damian Penny
Apr 11, 2024
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Crybabies are bad. Bullies are worse. Crybullies, who combine the worst aspects of each into one efficient package, are the most insufferable of them all.

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Often associated with the social-justice left, there are plenty of crybullies at each end of the political horseshoe. Indeed, a certain former (and possibly, gulp, future) President with the initials DJT might be the Wayne Gretzky of crybullying.

If so, this gaggle of San Francisco (uh oh) artists (uh oh) are at least the Gordie Howes. And their operation, as reported by JTA (and signal-boosted by Elder of Ziyon) is so shameless I actually kind of find myself admiring the grift:

When the inaugural California Jewish Open exhibit opens at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco in June, the gallery walls will have several blank spaces where works of art were supposed to hang.

The spaces will r…

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