Vampire [any] to chapotraphouse • 1 year agoUS sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targetedexternal-linkmessage-square46 fedilinkarrow-up1150
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minus-squareglans [it/its]hexbear8·1 year agoI have same concerns as @borlax@hexbear.net.... even know what the meaning and history behind the outfits/slogans, then yes it’s appropriation. how do i learn this specifically about the keffiyehs? I just read the wikipedia; quite the roller coaster. But doesn't make me feel that I know enough to be defensible. link
minus-squareNagarjuna [he/him]hexbear15·1 year agoPalestinians have asked people to wear them. It is a symbol of solidarity, don't let your fear of accidentally being a little bit symbolically racist stop you from showing solidarity. link
I have same concerns as @borlax@hexbear.net....
how do i learn this specifically about the keffiyehs?
I just read the wikipedia; quite the roller coaster. But doesn't make me feel that I know enough to be defensible.
Palestinians have asked people to wear them. It is a symbol of solidarity, don't let your fear of accidentally being a little bit symbolically racist stop you from showing solidarity.