Lisa Shatz
Role at the time: Opinion contributor to The Times of Israel’s Blogs, writing in her personal capacity
Responding to
Did Mark Ruffalo’s Paramount–Warner criticism invoke antisemitic tropes?
“Rob Bilott [portrayed by Ruffalo in Dark Waters] investigated first and condemned second; Ruffalo and the people who signed this letter appear to have done the reverse.”
Why we used this label
The essay expressly criticizes Ruffalo’s inference and the defending letter’s reasoning. Acknowledging legitimate concerns about corporate power does not qualify that criticism. The label applies to these claims, not to Ruffalo’s character or a finding that he is antisemitic.
Opinion essay by Lisa Shatz on The Times of Israel's third-party Blogs platform. Using Dark Waters and Rob Bilott's investigation as a framework, Shatz questions the evidentiary links in Ruffalo's argument and the supporting letter's claim of technological domination. She acknowledges legitimate corporate scrutiny and discusses historical antisemitic conspiracy narratives as an additional reason for care.