The prevalence of antisemitism is becoming far more ubiquitous, Barstool Sports President Dave Portnoy said in an interview with "CBS Sunday Morning" on Sunday.
“I've seen in my own experience, just being [the head] Barstool, the difference between how much hate I get,” Portnoy said. “Occasionally, you get a ‘k*ke’ or ‘Jew’ or whatever. It's every day now.”
Portnoy continued, saying that he saw a “definitive shift” in antisemitism and that he, being a prominent member of the Jewish community, felt the need to “step up.”
“This is not a normal ‘haha’ with the guys,” he added. “People are coming in with real hate.”
Portnoy began forcefully speaking up about antisemitism in May of this year after Temple University student Mo Khan sparked outrage when he brought a “F*** the Jews” sign to a Philadelphia bar owned by the Barstool president.
Khan was subsequently suspended and fired from his job. Two waitresses who held the sign were also fired.
Mo Khan continues to purvey antisemitism
Khan later appeared on a podcast with antisemitic influencer Stew Peters. He continued to put out antisemitic material on his social media.
Earlier this month, Khan pretended to be Jewish in a recorded Omegle conversation with Israeli girls. In the video, Khan claimed, “We own all the banks,” and said, “All the goy are so dumb.”
He also asserted that the Jews control the government and cast doubt on the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust.
Portnoy himself has publicly encountered more antisemitism since the Mo Khan incident.
In a video published in June, while visiting a pizza restaurant in Toronto, an off-camera individual yells “F*** the Jews” at Portnoy.
In response, Portnoy gestures, saying, “See, there we go.” When some observers standing behind him started laughing, Portnoy turned and asked, “What are you guys f**king laughing about?”