Comedian and self-described 'Jew' (as his Twitter bio succinctly puts it), David Baddiel, wrote a comment piece in the Guardian this week about conspiracy theories and the Jews.
He wrote: "Conspiracy theory, I said in my last standup show, is how idiots get to feel like intellectuals... And, as David Cameron pointed out this week in his speech on extremism , it creates a way into something else that’s becoming increasingly popular these days: antisemitism."
He went on to theorise about why Jews - and more recently 'Zionists' - are such easy targets in the world of conspiracy theories, before sending the question out to the masses and starting the Twitter hashtag #blameitontheJews.
So, what did the Jews ever do to Twitter?
Don't blame it on the sunshine Don't blame it on the moonlight Don't blame it on the goodtimes Blame it on the Jews http://t.co/MHI0Kn6VKf
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) July 22, 2015
@Baddiel I had to eat NUMEROUS bagels before discovering the joys of a bacon one. #blameitonthejews
— Oliver Topple (@olivertopple) July 23, 2015
@saneman @Baddiel Wanted cereal this morning, but my milk had gone sour. Care to explain? #blameitonthejews
— Tim Kimber (@Tim_Kimber) July 23, 2015
Hooray! #blameitonthejews pic.twitter.com/WWwD8ub0tW
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) July 23, 2015
@Tim_Kimber @Baddiel @saneman Three week old hummus made me ill. Tasted fine three weeks ago? Who invented this stuff? #blameitonthejews
— Recipesque (@Recipesque) July 23, 2015
