Headscratchers / School Ties

• Is there some reason I'm unaware of that asking for salt for fruit is anti-Semitic?
  • If it’s non-kosher salt, it could stop a Jewish person from eating it.
    • First of all, David is not religiously observant. Second, there's no such thing as "non-kosher salt."^note The term "kosher salt" that you may have seen in stores isn't meant to imply only some salt is kosher; rather, it refers to a type of salt used for the drying of meat, which is required in kosher cooking. As for the OP's question, I've checked the scene (which you can see here). David is doing work as a waiter in the cafeteria, since unlike the rich kids he needs to make money to continue his education. Anthony Rapp's character, who's eating there, unleashes a string of insults at David, starting with the fake-sneeze "Ah-JEW!" I don't think the remark about requesting salt for his fruit is in itself a reference to David's Jewishness, it's more making fun of David for having to do menial labor due to his being from a lower-class background. The insults directed at David are partly classism, not just anti-Semitism.