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"And Just Like That" Had An Antisemitic Joke In Their Latest Episode, And It's Not OK

"It wasn't funny and hit pretty badly."
by Ryan Schocket Staff
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By now, you're probably aware of the show And Just Like That..., a limited series that follows the characters of Sex and the City as they navigate life in their 50s.

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Well, this week's episode, "No Strings Attached," is drawing controversy for including an antisemitic joke that aired on January 27, which is Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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It happened during a scene in which Anthony attended dinner at Charlotte’s house with his new date, who responded, “Oh, is this a Jewish dinner?” after Charlotte mentioned challah.

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He then said, "You know the Holocaust is a hoax, right?"

MsWinTheClouds @win_clouds @macantone screaming GET OUT! is my new everything. I will be screaming that for everything.? 01:25 AM - 28 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite HBO Max / Via Twitter: @win_clouds Holocaust denial is a gross, antisemitic conspiracy theory that asserts the Holocaust never happened or was exaggerated.

Anthony then screamed, "Get out!"

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The episode aired on Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day to "honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides," according to the Holocaust Museum website.

MsWinTheClouds @win_clouds @macantone screaming GET OUT! is my new everything. I will be screaming that for everything.? 01:25 AM - 28 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite HBO Max / Via Twitter: @win_clouds

People were not thrilled with the joke or timing:

Mario Cantone @macantone The irony that this came out on Holocaust Remembrance Day... it was not planned but how fitting. https://t.co/eclQARTOtt 01:50 AM - 28 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite HBO Max / Via Twitter: @macantone
James Besanvalle @JamesBesanvalle Not #AJLT putting a Holocaust denier in the latest episode… on Holocaust Memorial Day 12:40 AM - 28 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @JamesBesanvalle
Jenna Golden @jigolden Did anyone else find the Holocaust comment in this week's episode of #AJLT to be extremely random and unnecessary? It wasn't funny, and it hit pretty badly on Holocaust Remembrance Day. I know it wasn't planned but it was just really, really odd. 04:02 PM - 27 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @jigolden
Inna @TotallyInnosh @AndJustLikeThat a very distasteful moment, ESPECIALLY on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. You are doing too much #SexAndTheCity #AndJustLikeThat #AJLT 11:07 PM - 27 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @TotallyInnosh

However, some people defended and even praised including a moment where a Holocaust denier got shut down.

Fred Maller @petergfan57 @macantone this scene really had power. When I moved into my current home 24 years ago my next door neighbor an older lady rang the bell to tell me the holocaust never happened when she saw my menorah in the window on Hanukah. Needless to say we never had a good relationship! 10:05 AM - 28 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite HBO / Via Twitter: @petergfan57
A Black Lady Flex Show @ModelGenius When Anthony screamed "GET OUT!!" with the quickness lol like don't come up in here denying the Holocaust! #AndJustLikeThat #AJLT 07:26 AM - 29 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @ModelGenius / Via HBO Max

The writers and actors have not responded to the backlash, but we will update you if they do.

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