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How the Israel-Hamas war is dividing Hollywood

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By Saira Rao Verified
| Jaun News English
The entertainment industry is grappling with how to talk about the war between Israel and Hamas nearly two months after it erupted. Some in Hollywood say they're being silenced for speaking out on human rights, decrying what they see as censorship and retaliation in a business anchored in expression. Others say surging antisemitism requires clearer lines between free speech and hate speech, and repercussions for crossing them. People on both sides accuse each other of double standards.
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I’m Teaching White Women Not to Be Racist Karens

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By Saira Rao Verified
| Miami Herald Verified
The summer after my second year of law school, I worked at a law firm in London, England. It was my first time there and I was giddy with excitement when the fancy car that collected me at Heathrow Airport deposited me in front of the fancy apartment building I'd be living in for the next month. After lugging my suitcase up the stairs to the front door, I was met by a sweet-looking elderly white woman; my landlord. I went to shake her hand.
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"White Women": These 2 Words Got Me Kicked Off Of LinkedIn, And It Sounds About White

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By Saira Rao Verified
| NewsBreak
Act 1: The Crime LinkedIn has kicked me off its platform twice in the past year. My crime? White. Saying "white." Specifically, "white women." Yes, I have been banned TWICE for committing the sin of "white women." This is particularly absurd (racist) as White Women is the title of a new book that I've co-authored with a Black woman, Regina Jackson. (Psst: you're allowed to say Black and brown women on any of these platforms without so much as a wrist slap). White Women is published by Penguin Books.
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