oh, no, I wasn't even familiar with Irit til this post. I meant that this is the same old racist imagery that's been present in white culture for ages. black people as servants/props, white people lording over them. it just amazes me that the repetition of these kind of blatantly racist images still hasn't cause that *click* in so many people's minds, you know? goes to show the power of privilege as a motivator of willful ignorance.
it's terrible that a region as diverse and potentially inclusive as that of Palestine has become dominated by white hegemony, both politically/militarily and culturally. then again, the appearance and cultivation of Whiteness on the part of Israel probably goes a long way in stirring pro-Israeli sentiment and us/them feelings in the western nations whose support is being courted.
then again, the appearance and cultivation of Whiteness on the part of Israel probably goes a long way in stirring pro-Israeli sentiment and us/them feelings in the western nations whose support is being courted.
Cuz they're JEWISH/ISRAELI!!! They're SPECIAL!!!!! SPESHUL SNOWFLAKES GET LOTS AND LOTS OF SYMPATHY AND BILLIONS IN US FOREIGN AID!! Of course, they're also abusing the shit out of poc over there. But hey!! Those bitches DESERVE to be put in GHETTOES!!
I saw this a good long while ago, but then, decided others ought to too.
And hoping that those who have a problem with this will go to the contact sectin of Irit's main site and share their opinion of this in reasonable, polite terms.
share their opinion of this in reasonable, polite terms.
Yes. The carrot stick of reason is always very good. And it's even more effective with the baseball bat of good ol' fashioned WTF?! WERE THEY THINKING!!?
What's even more fucked up is that the models of (significant) color are only used as props. It's not just a fucked up photoshoot where some of the models play inappropriate roles, I looked at the collection and none of the models displaying the clothes were of (significant) color.
Word. And suddenly all the casting for those Biblical epics that Hollywood did makes more sense. Hell, look at how they cast William Shatner as the 'All-American' while they cast Leonard Nimoy as the 'other'. smh
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Be on the look out for heavy picspam at my lj. I saw that and thought ugly ugly thoughts. And am now dosing myself with beauty.
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Seriously.
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*hugs*
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the fact that it's Bar Rafaeli just makes me inexplicably mad at Leonardo DiCaprio and I was already pissed at him for Blood Diamond.
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I'm sorry if I misunderstand, but are you stating that Irit rolls like this on a regular basis?!
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it's terrible that a region as diverse and potentially inclusive as that of Palestine has become dominated by white hegemony, both politically/militarily and culturally. then again, the appearance and cultivation of Whiteness on the part of Israel probably goes a long way in stirring pro-Israeli sentiment and us/them feelings in the western nations whose support is being courted.
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*nods*
That's probably exactly what it is.
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Ain't life grand?
smh
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I saw this a good long while ago, but then, decided others ought to too.
And hoping that those who have a problem with this will go to the contact sectin of Irit's main site and share their opinion of this in reasonable, polite terms.
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Yes. The carrot stick of reason is always very good. And it's even more effective with the baseball bat of good ol' fashioned WTF?! WERE THEY THINKING!!?
lol
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Talk softly and. Heh.
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Hmmmmm.
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