The fear or hatred of Jewish people, Judaism and related symbols. Antisemitism has a long history, dating back to the founding of Judaism, through the birth of Christianity, the Roman Empire, Hitler’s Germany, and into today. Proponents of antisemitism (referred to as “antisemites”) often argue that Jewish people are a separate, inferior race to white, non-Jewish people. Antisemites in WWII also believed that Jewish people secretly controlled the world, and that Jewish people were to blame for everything that was wrong in modern society. Today, antisemitism and Jewish stereotypes still exist, and, though there are more obvious/violent examples, antisemitism also takes the form of microaggressions. Jewish stereotypes still find their way into mainstream media (Harry Potter, for example), and are just as harmful today as they have been throughout history.