NY State Senator Accused of Ridiculing Jewish Man’s Face on Twitter

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Democrat politician in New York is being accused of making fun of a Jew on Twitter because of his appearance.

State Senator Julia Salazar allegedly ridiculed David Kelsey for having a “stereotypically Jewish look”.

1. While you were celebrating our country's past elected heroes, NY State Senator Julia Salazar @JuliaCarmel__ @SalazarSena rebutted my critique of her policies and cultural appropriation by body shaming me. https://t.co/2pqBK2YJpP pic.twitter.com/CPIEhTF50a

— David Kelsey (@TheKvetcher) February 21, 2023

The saga began when Kelsey made a comment criticizing Salazar’s preferring to focus on her tattoos over her voting record.

Salazar tweeted about a meeting she went to, saying it was an “another opportunity for people I have known for several years to suddenly realize I have 20 tattoos on my body.”

In response, Kelsey, tweeting as @TheKvetcher, sarcastically replied: “When your record is too far out there to get specific during campaign season … ‘I have 20 tattoos on my body.”

Salazar responded with a screenshot of Kelsey’s bio alongside a close-up of his head, centering on his face, underneath the statement, “Submitted without comment.”

5. Salazar claims to be Jewish, but her lies of hyphenated-Jewish upbringing and ancestry were refuted not just by journalists, but by her own family.https://t.co/QXwRe4nOag pic.twitter.com/GjAGi60O8s

— David Kelsey (@TheKvetcher) February 21, 2023

“What can I say, Senator Salazar? My grandparents are actually Jewish. And this is how I look,” said Kelsey, referring to claims by Salazar that she was Jewish, which appear to have been baseless, and which she later appeared to backtrack from.

The tweet has since been deleted, however a screenshot was posted by Kelsey.

Kelsey responded by saying, “what can I say, Senator Salazar? My grandparents are actually Jewish. And this is how I look.”

Kelsey told the New York Post, “I look stereotypically Jewish and she was just mocking that. Why blow my face up like that unless you’re making fun of my looks?”

Salazar has tweeted that she was denied entry into Israel for her “anti-occupation views.”

She also has allegedly claimed to be a migrant from Colombia, but was proven to have been born in Miami.