In a refreshing departure from the liberal media’s obsession with public shaming and “cancel culture,” Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy took a different approach to handling an alleged antisemitic incident at his Philadelphia bar. After initially vowing retribution against two 20-year-olds who reportedly ordered a sign reading “Fuck the Jews” at Barstool Samson Street, Portnoy shifted gears—opting for education over destruction.
“I’ve been shaking, I’ve been so fucking mad for the last two hours,” Portnoy, who is Jewish, admitted in a fiery video posted to X. His immediate reaction was one of fury, promising, “I’m gonna fucking make it my life fucking mission to ruin these people, like, I’m coming for your throat. I’m never ending.” Had this been a CNN or MSNBC-led scandal, the two individuals would have been doxxed, publicly crucified, and left unemployable—standard practice for the leftist outrage machine.
Emergency Press Conference – There was a “Fuck the Jews” sign at our Philly bar last night. I am shaking I’m so mad pic.twitter.com/DRlQc9woiA
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 4, 2025
But Portnoy, in a move that defied the vindictive norms of progressive activism, chose a different path. Instead of permanently scarring two young lives, he turned the incident into what he called “a teaching moment.”
“Rather than ruin a couple 20 year olds lives maybe this can be used as a teaching moment,” he tweeted hours later. Portnoy identified the alleged culprits, spoke with them and their families, and reached an unconventional resolution: a mandatory tour of Auschwitz, the largest Nazi death camp where over a million Jews were systematically murdered.
“We’re gonna send these kids to Auschwitz and they’re gonna do a tour of the concentration camps in Germany and hopefully learn something. And maybe their lives aren’t ruined and they think twice, and more importantly other people see it’s not just words you’re throwing around,” Portnoy explained.
Emergency Press Conference – I’m sending the people who ordered the “Fuck Jews” signs at my bar to Auschwitz to learn about the Holocaust. Rather than ruin a couple 20 year olds
lives maybe this can be used as a teaching moment pic.twitter.com/sci4hBPBFA— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 4, 2025
This measured response stands in stark contrast to the liberal media’s preferred brand of justice—one that demands perpetual punishment with no path to redemption. While outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post would have gleefully published hit pieces destroying these individuals, Portnoy demonstrated that true accountability doesn’t always require annihilation.
Nice ending, right? But wait there’s more…
Rather than take Dave’s offer, one of the students reportedly slipped and lawyered up.
Quick update. Mo Kahn is no longer taking any responsibility or involvement for the “Fuck the Jews” sign at Barstool Samson. His is basically lawyering up and blaming it all on his friend now and is saying he was just a citizen journalist. It is a 180 from my convo with him… pic.twitter.com/LGW4sVUhbz
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 5, 2025
I don’t really know what to say other than the bar owner was being generous and swimming against the grain of cancel culture. This could have had a happy endy with redemption but I just don’t see that happening. What do you think?