it's not up to anyone but Sarah Aroeste to decide whether she "counts." Many folks with similar background in the Sephardic diaspora do identify as JOC. Absolutely. Thank for your comment, yrl. You're totally right about this, and my intention was not to police how anyone self-identifies. I was only trying to point out that "Jews of Color" is a much broader category than what is represented in the video (which I didn't do as effectively as I could have). I did wonder, as you write, "Whether [Aroeste] is used as a nonthreatening token." Many thanks, again, for your comment! :)
it's not up to anyone but Sarah Aroeste to decide whether she "counts." Many folks with similar background in the Sephardic diaspora do identify as JOC. Absolutely. Thank for your comment, yrl. You're totally right about this, and my intention was not to police how anyone self-identifies. I was only trying to point out that "Jews of Color" is a much broader category than what is represented in the video (which I didn't do as effectively as I could have). I did wonder, as you write, "Whether [Aroeste] is used as a nonthreatening token." Many thanks, again, for your comment! :)
Jordan