Vogue Magazine has restored model Gigi Hadid’s comment in their Instagram post about how she’s donating her earnings from Fall 2022 shows to both Ukraine and the Palestinian territories after initially removing it.
As the Journal has previously reported, Vogue had echoed Hadid’s March 6 Instagram post about her pledge to donate the earnings to Ukraine and included the quote “as well as continuing her relief efforts to Palestine.” After being bombarded with criticism, Vogue removed the Palestine quote.
But Vogue’s removal of the quote resulted in a new set of criticism.
“So @GiGiHadid pledges to donate her earnings from Fall 2022 to relief efforts for occupied Ukrainians *and* occupied Palestinians and then @voguemagazine magazine just erases the Palestinians from its @instagram post on her pledge?” MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan tweeted.
So @GiGiHadid pledges to donate her earnings from Fall 2022 to relief efforts for occupied Ukrainians *and* occupied Palestinians and then @voguemagazine magazine just erases the Palestinians from its @instagram post on her pledge? pic.twitter.com/rO7xao87lZ
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) March 8, 2022
Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) tweeted in response to Hasan, “The dehumanization of Palestinians is real and painful.”
The dehumanization of Palestinians is real and painful.
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) March 9, 2022
Arielle Hadid, who is Hadid’s sister, wrote on Vogue’s Instagram post: “Wow you removed [Palestine] she is supporting BOTH the crises in [Palestine] and Ukraine. It’s a sad time when you can be bullied out of factual reporting.”
Vogue’s Instagram post now says, without quotes, that Gigi Hadid is “donating her fashion month earnings towards relief efforts in Ukraine as well as continuing to support relief efforts in Palestine.” An editor’s note at the bottom of the post states: “We have updated this caption to accurately reflect Gigi Hadid’s statement on her donation.”
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Stop Antisemitism tweeted, “Vogue deletes Gigi Hadid’s mention of Palestine and now has re-added it. The bigger question is why are influencers being allowed to utilize Vogue’s digital platforms in the first place to push their own agendas? Completely ridiculous.”
Vogue deletes Gigi Hadid's mention of Palestine and now has re-added it.
The bigger question is why are influencers being allowed to utilize Vogue's digital platforms in the first place to push their own agendas?
Completely ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/nFNy0olXTG
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) March 9, 2022
Human rights lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky, who heads the International Legal Forum, tweeted in response to Tlaib that people like her “deny [the Palestinians] agency, give support to Hamas and turn your back to gross human rights violations by the corrupt Palestinian Authority. Now, please stop appropriating every tragedy. It’s not always about you!”
Yes, by folks like you, who deny them agency, give support to Hamas and turn your back to gross human rights violations by the corrupt Palestinian Authority.
Now, please stop appropriating every tragedy. It’s not always about you!
— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) March 9, 2022
Daniel Laufer, who works in communications, tweeted: “Despite constant re-centering of Ukraine to Palestinian activism, Palestinians are fortunate to not actually be experiencing anything resembling that carnage. 5-7 times more were killed in Ukraine-Russia conflict since 2014 than Arab-Israel conflict.”
Despite constant re-centering of Ukraine to Palestinian activism, Palestinians are fortunate to not actually be experiencing anything resembling that carnage.
5-7 times more were killed in Ukraine-Russia conflict since 2014 than Arab-Israel conflict.
— Daniel Laufer (@lauferdaniel) March 9, 2022
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