No matter your feelings on Bernie Sanders, he is, without a doubt, a Brooklyn Jew. And, as a Brooklyn Jew, he speaks at a LOUD VOLUME with a heavy accent. This was very clear at CNN’s Democratic primary debate last night, and many people on Twitter seemed to be annoyed that, while laying out his proposed policies and trading barbs with the other candidates, the Vermont senator was, indeed, yelling.
I really liked that first sentence of Bernie's statement before he started yelling at me. #DemDebate
— Jeff Chu 朱天慧 (@jeffchu) July 31, 2019
The senator from Vermont is yelling so much he’s going to have a Bernie Saneurysm.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) July 31, 2019
In response to the critique of Bernie’s volume/tone/voice, many Jews took to Twitter to say, uh, have you met an elderly Ashkenazi Jewish person before? Because yeah, they shout. A lot. We rounded up the best tweets about the volume of Bernie’s Jewish voice.
1. “We are out of mustard.”
Blows my mind that so much of America is dumbfounded by the image of a passionate Jewish man.
"Why is Bernie yelling?"
That is not yelling. This is the tone that NY Jews use to communicate we are out of mustard or that it's going to be over 90° tomorrow 🤣🤣🤣 #DemocraticDebate
— Jesse Zook Mann (@zookmann) July 31, 2019
2. The horror!
Every parent dreads the day when they have to tell their children about Jews https://t.co/LoWwshzoC2
— David Grossman (@davidgross_man) July 31, 2019
3. EVERYONE CALM DOWN
Lox and seltzer: A Jewish girl’s act of resistance to all the candidates tone policing Bernie Sanders for “yelling”
THIS IS JUST THE VOLUME WE SPEAK AT GET OVER IT pic.twitter.com/H7nCCASts5
— Emily Mayer🔥 (@emilyfmayer) July 31, 2019
4. This is JUST how we TALK!
https://twitter.com/lillydancyger/status/1156554360505217026
5. LET’S ALL YELLLLL
https://twitter.com/Jacob_Labendz/status/1156534250172276738
6. “A sweet lullaby”
https://twitter.com/ethanbdm/status/1144440530937491456
7. Clearly.
People asking “why does bernie always have to yell” have clearly never been to a jewish family thanksgiving
— sofia (@sofiaaclaire) July 31, 2019
8. “Love and lox to you.”
For people who focus on Bernie "yelling" with PTSD, love and peace to you.
For people who focus on Bernie "yelling" who don't know Jews, love and lox to you.
For people who focus on Bernie "yelling" more than you do the world burning, some "yell" BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HEAR US!
— Rafael Shimunov (@rafaelshimunov) July 31, 2019
9. TBH, it is just how old Jews speak.
I'm pretty sure saying that Bernie needs to yell less is offensive to old Jews. This is just how we communicate!
— Lon Harris (@Lons) July 31, 2019
10. “While eschewing an inside voice” is our new favorite way to say “yell.”
https://twitter.com/WGladstone/status/1156529115853414402
11. A Jewish person is speaking loudly!
https://twitter.com/JewishWorker/status/1156415123734630400
12. It’s just a cultural thing.
https://twitter.com/mountainherder/status/1156412010491502593
13. “He is the Larry David anima.”
https://twitter.com/HanukkahHat/status/1156405075616653313
14. “He is a feeling.”
Completely outside of politics, I want to point out that as a Jewish American, Bernie Sanders is more than a person, he is a feeling, and one that is ingrained deep into my bones
— Odeya Pinkus (@OdeyaPinkus) July 31, 2019
15. We can hear him saying this:
Bernie Sanders has been in Vermont for like 50 years, but he still has that Brooklyn Jewish accent he grew up with, like he's going to say: "What am I, chopped liver?" #DemDebate
— Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) July 31, 2019
16. And a bonus tweet, not about yelling, but just too good not to share:
https://twitter.com/jbillinson/status/1156373726331625473
BYE!
Image of Bernie in header by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
