An american model decides to donate to war ridden nations; she then gets attacked by social media users
According to Jahanbanou, Gigi Hadid a dutch-palestinian model, has pledged to donate her earnings from the Fall 2022 fashion shows “to aid those suffering from the war in Ukraine, as well as continuing to support those experiencing the same in Palestine”. The 26-year-old model announced her decision on Sunday, March the 6th.
She wrote on social media : “Having a set Fashion Month schedule has meant that my colleagues and I often present new fashion collections during heartbreaking and traumatic times in history. We don’t have control over most of our work schedules, but we would like to walk ‘for’ something.”.
Vogue fashion magazine then dedicated an Instagram post on its official social media page to Hadid’s pledge quoting the model’s statement, including the reference to Palestine. Then some social media users started attacking Hadid saying that this is Anti-Semitism and vogue magazine shouldn’t fan the flames of anti-Semitism.
However, the following day other social media users noted that because of the attacking, the original photo caption on Vogue’s Instagram post had been edited to remove the reference to Palestine including the model’s declaration at the end of her statement, which read: “HANDS OFF UKRAINE. HANDS OFF PALESTINE. PEACE. PEACE. PEACE.”
Prominent figures and social media users condemned the move and its “involvement in the racism against and erasure of Palestinians from their home, culture, history, and heritage”. One of them wrote: “Not only is this totally spineless, it erases a woman’s identity and ALSO manages to be inaccurate reporting. Gigi is Palestinian!!! she donated her money to PALESTINE”.
Hadid’s sister Alana even commented on the edited Instagram post, writing: “WOW, you removed Palestine. She is supporting both the crisis in Ukraine and Palestine. It’s a sad time when you can be bullied out of factual reporting.”
Apart from Gigi Hadid, there have been a number of British actresses that have announced their support for Palestine and its nation’s resistance towards violation and oppression. About 2 months ago, Emma Watson, best known for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise, was accused of antisemitism after she posted an image on Instagram showing a photograph of a pro-Palestinian protest with the banner “solidarity is a verb” written across it.
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