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I know Ashlee Simpson was probably not thinking when she decided to wear a kefiyah in public, but come on. I can’t stand the fact that people are wearing these without knowing what they mean to people. When I see someone wearing one all I can think about is all my friends and family who have been hurt and killed by terrorists.
I truly hope that this was just a mistake on Ashlee’s part and she won’t be wearing this again in the future.
Source Tags: ashlee simpson, fashion, kefiyah
927 days ago
A kefiyah is not a terrorist mask, it has just been worn by terrorists. Just because it is an arab fabric does not mean its a terrorist fabric.
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927 days ago
Wow you’re so shallow for that! Its worn by arabic people and its defenitly not a terrorist feauture! Check your facts before writing down something like that, instead of contributing to prejudices!
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927 days ago
Read this:
A kefiyah is not a mask. It is a traditional Arab fabric used to protect oneself from the elements (cold, wind, sand.) It has a long history, but has recently come to symbolize solidarity with the people of Palestine, whose homes have been destroyed and whose right to self-determination has been superseeded by the occupying state of Israel. This is the longest occupation in human history and costs America 15 million dollars a day. We (Peace activists) are not against a homeland for Jews, but when it requires the systematic displacement of a people, based on race and religion, to make way for a people of a certain race or religion, we certainly are. We do not support any leader, Arab, Western, or other that encourages violence. We simply want these (and all) people’s struggles to be recognized behind the few extremists so often portrayed in the media, (and sadly in your one sided argument)
Please give me an historical example of a people who have been violently occupied such as Palestinians, without there being a violent, militant response.
Just because “terrorists” have worn kefiyehs does not make it a “terrorist mask” as you claim it to be. In an age of wiretapping, patriot acts, and incresed surveillance, if you were an arab protesting against Israel, where you could be easily labelled as something you weren’t, would you not cover your face?
From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/95754949@N00/115406712/
Hippies wear it; it’s alright, chill. Don’t bring more hate into a world that already is plagued with malice.
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927 days ago
Wow, you all think you’re pretty smart. The admin never said the keffiyah was a mask, christina6644 did.
And to say that celebs donning keffiyahs reminds Leora of what her friends and family have endured at the hands of people who proudly wear the thing is not prejudice, it’s a basic association between violent acts and how those committing the acts choose to portray themselves.
Panic, your assertion that Israel’s control of the West Bank constitutes the “longest occupation in human history” demonstrates a very shallow understanding of human history. The “occupation” if you count from 1967 has lasted forty years, that’s 92 years less than France’s 132 years of occupation in Algeria, 278 years less than Britain’s 318 years of occupation of Ireland, not to mention quite a bit less than the 2000 years of foreign occupation endured by Israel up until 1948.
As for the “few extremists” remark, I’m not sure how that jives with you implicit support for violence by Palestinian nationalists or your assertion that such violence is an unavoidable result of “occupation”. Millions of people have endured much harsher and more violent forms of repression that Palestinians living in the territories have ever experienced without resorting to suicide bombing and incessant rocket attacks against civilian targets. There is nothing historically predetermined about the Palestinian response to occupation, it’s a choice they have consciously made.
It’s fine if you want to reject the association of the keffiyah with terrorism, but don’t think for a second that wearing it demonstrates your commitment to world peace.
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926 days ago
She’s such a fake ass no talent wannabe!!!! She sux!!
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920 days ago
You just comfirmed the prejudices about american people:some of you are indeed incredibly shallow.
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919 days ago
You people put too much damn thought into this…it’s a scarf and happens to be popular at the moment. She probably has no idea of it’s significance. I do agree with what ‘Panic’ said about bringing more hate into the world. Don’t make assumptions on the actions of celebrities or anyone else at that matter…who are you to judge in the first place??
The scarf is very popular here in Europe. I live in Spain, where it is worn by the majority of young people, whom are far from terrorists. They are causing no harm to anyone.
I’m sorry that when you see this it reminds you of terrorists, but that doesn’t mean that it reminds everyone else…
BTW..Mary-Kate Olsen has been seen wearing one in purple…I have yet to hear anything about her.
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917 days ago
YOUR AS DUMB AS THE SIMPSON SISTERS! You idiot the kefaya was and still is traditional worn by the palestinians as a sign of resistance against the israeli military aggression and occupation! Ashlee Simpson herself probably has no clue who the palestinians are are and did it as a fashion statement. Every palestinian has the right to sue your ass for the statement you just make. Palestinians are not terrorists as you claim. You incite hatred and promote racism at a people who are already oppressed and suffering. You need to seriously read a book! DUMBASS
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916 days ago
My god! What an ignorant remark! The writer of this blog probably didnt even pass highschool!
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914 days ago
I say frag all the RAGHEADS and let ALLAH sort them out!!!
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737 days ago
um, I like things that cover the face. I like balaclavas, ski masks, shemaghs, kefiyahs, scarves, those face masks you use when you’re handling insulation, hockey masks, paint ball masks, and a couple masks I made in art class that looked pretty cool.
am a white american man who works as a loader for a store that sells heavy things (hardware store), and I go to college part time (almost done). I play video games like Punisher, Ghost Recon 2, Hitman Blood Money, Postal 2, GTA San Andreas, GUN, Splinter Cell Double Agent, and Call of Duty 4. I collect airsoft guns that resemble military weapons, and I collect knives and some swords.
I am learning Korean, German, and I hope to learn russian and arabic. I don’t hang out with people too much, and sometimes I find high schoolers in my area to be brainless (when your teacher writes more referals than grades, you’ll understand)…
my point is…
does all that make me a potential terrorist? seriously! you have people who wear baggy pants, you associate them with rap and gang violence. you see a trench coat, and you pair it with columbine. you see a hockey mask, and put it with jason movies.
this needs to stop. I like trech coats, artificial guns, knives meant for combat, swords from varying cultures, languages spoken by people we once shot at in an official standing, and I’ve even met people of those races and nationalities. they’re pretty cool (except for North Koreans).
to be honest, I don’t like the act of turning a rifle against a human being and competing with him in hopes of killing him before he kills me. But seriously, all the coolest things in the world are gonna have a dark side to them.
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710 days ago
Unfortunately, anyone condemming the Keffiyeh on the grounds of it being associated with ‘terrorist sympthaizers’ is just as ignorant as the people they condemn. The keffiyeh is a headress. The black-and-white patterend keffiyeh is SOMETIMES associated with Palestenian heritage & solidarity. The only other colour representative of a culture’s struggle is the red-and-black which is SOMETIMES associated with Jordan. The first best known westerner wearing the scarf was T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia, anyone?)
Please don’t listen to idiot remarks made by uneducated people and jump on the hate train. If you hear something, research it, don’t just immediately believe everything you hear. Crazy Americans.
To the writer of the blog… I definitely sympathize with your association for the loved ones you have lost, but blaming/associating their deaths with a symbol of strength/what has become a fashion statement (wartime ALWAYS shapes fashion, this is why YOU wear a t-shirt or why people wear khakis) is letting their deaths be in vain, and letting the people who hurt them win by disinformation and fear, which is what terrorism is all about.
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703 days ago
this website and the person who writes this website might be the most retarded person ever. go wear a helmet.
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588 days ago
The kefiyah is a symbol of the palestinian people, not a symbol of terrorism. But while we’re on the subject, let’s not forget that Israel was created in a massive ethnic cleansing that began not in may 1948, but in december 1947, and lasted for 5 months before any arab armies intervened. 750,000 people were driven from their homes and lands by violence and terror and never allowed to return, contrary to many UN resolutions. The ethnic cleansing that began with the terrorist irgun and hagana militias in 1947 continues today through the laws and customs of the “jewish state” of israel. The only state today which is not the state of it’s citizens, but the state of the jewish race. What would you say if I wanted to start my own state for the “white race”? Would that be acceptable? In israel today, arabs are second and third class citizens, and of course there is no such thing as equal rights in israel or even israeli citizenship. Your government issued card says either “jew” or “arab”, and arabs are constantly being harrassed, humiliated, their homes demolished, their family members randomly murdered (with utter impunity) and right now, the settlers in the west bank are busy scrawling signs which read “arabs to the gas chambers” all over the country side. This is racism plain and simple, and if we continue to turn a blind eye, it will rapidly deteriorate into genocide, and this time, we will be the good germans that enabled it to happen. In short, we wear the kefiyah for the same reason that our grandfathers stormed the beaches in normandy, because we don’t approve of racism and genocide, and we won’t stand by silently and watch it happen again. You had better stop worrying about ashley simpson and start worrying about why you don’t have a kefiyah yourself.
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588 days ago
The keffiyah is a symbol of the palestinian people, not a symbol of terrorism. But while we’re on the subject, let’s not forget that Israel was created in a massive ethnic cleansing that began not in may 1948, but in december 1947, and lasted for 5 months before any arab armies intervened. 750,000 people were driven from their homes and lands by violence and terror and never allowed to return, contrary to many UN resolutions. The ethnic cleansing that began with the terrorist irgun and stern gang militias in 1947 continues today through the laws and customs of the “jewish state” of israel. The only state today which is not the state of it’s citizens, but the state of the jewish race. What would you say if I wanted to start my own state for the “white race”? Would that be acceptable? In israel today, arabs are second and third class citizens, and of course there is no such thing as equal rights in israel or even israeli citizenship. Your government issued card says either “jew” or “arab”, and arabs are constantly being harrassed, humiliated, their homes demolished, their family members randomly murdered (with utter impunity) and right now, the settlers in the west bank are busy scrawling signs which read “arabs to the gas chambers” all over the country side. This is racism plain and simple, and if we continue to turn a blind eye, it will rapidly deteriorate into genocide, and this time, we will be the good germans that enabled it to happen. In short, we wear the keffiyah not because we approve of terrorism, but because we don’t approve of racism and genocide, and we won’t stand by silently and watch it happen again. You had better stop worrying about ashley simpson and start worrying about why you don’t have a keffiyah yourself.
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