Comments on: Keffiyeh Irony T-Shirt

By: AlexK

AlexK — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:59:44 +0000

How dumb American Jews look in any Kaffiyeh is perfectly illustrated by the nightclub scene in the new HBO show, “How To Make It In America”. You can say it was just coincidence that they put a Kaffiyeh on the rich Wall Street “out of touch, un-hip” Jew, but there are no coincidences in the “mise en scene”.

Now CK can wear one in Israel if that’s what is considered normal in a desert environment, but when I see a Kaffiyeh on any non-Arab in America, I think one of 2 things:

1. They are ignorant of its historical context and think it looks cool even though that trendy look was played out over a year ago when it started showing up in every high budget Hollywood movie

2. They purposefully wear it to show support for either the Palestinian Cause or for other anti-American sentiments, as in Nation of Islam, etc. etc.

By: themiddle

themiddle — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:16:35 +0000

You should go and buy yourself a keffiyeh t-shirt.

By: Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:10:21 +0000

I want to say even though I come from eastern europe and am Jew, I feel bad about stealing Palestine land and wiping Palestine off the map, even google map. Now I want to give all the land back to Palestine and move back to eastern europe. I am sorry and will turn myself in for war crimes tribunal in Palestine. Capital of which is Jerusalem.

shalomie!

By: themiddle

themiddle — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:35:56 +0000

It never ends…

By: vicki

vicki — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:00:27 +0000

This is still going on?

By: dre

dre — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:11:25 +0000

this is stimulating. sort of… I just think they look cool. I frankly dont support terrorism or killing kids or muclear war or really any of that stuff, but I have a couple of these scarves and they are great for the heat and the cold, which i live in both, and while whoever invented these scarves may not stand for the same things i do, bottom line they made a pretty sweet looking piece of outerwear… I suppose i understand both sides and I realize what the represent to some and bottom line, respect is important to all. but i mean really??? idk. i think this is why blogs are so popular. the anonymity gives people a sense of power in that they can seem to fly off the handle and be super political while they are calmly drinking their morning coffee in a goddamn bathrobe in suburbia with no reprocussions(spelling?). Art, or whoever for that matter, if you have a real point then lay it on us, but you dont need to compare Jewish people to Nazis just like we shouldnt compare rich white kids-who think a kaffiyeh or shemagh or a frilly ass scarf is cool-to terrorists. The Jewish people I know, I love, and The Palestinian family that lives next to me are maybe the most laid back people Ive ever met. Maybe not the norm, but we can be all Fox News about it or just realize that its a blog about scarves (actually shirts with scarves printed on them). by giong Chris Crocker on a scarf is probably half the reason this is an issue in the first place. lots of love!

By: ck

ck — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:25:22 +0000

Good grief Caine. You really need to relax. And do some research. Please let me know for instance, in what year the PLO was founded and how they managed to have anything to do with any villages in 1948. As for Qibya, characterizing that unfortunate military operation as a “massacre” is a gross, one-sided, over simplification of history. In fact, pretty much most of your rambling post makes no sense. So listen carefully. This post is meant to be light hearted and humorous. Keffiyehs are great. I live in Israel and wear them often, making sure to buy authentic garments and not the made in china crappy knock offs. So basically… please get back on your meds.

By: Caine

Caine — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:32:47 +0000

Then I suppose if the Kippah becomes popularised, you’ll all stop your moaning? I mean, who could possibly care if the Arabs got offended? Stop wearing a piece of clothing that protects against cold and harsh weather! It might be useful!

But..yeah, let’s all turn our cheeks on Hamas, a Judaism militant group who kill with prejudice as well. Let’s turn our cheeks on the Jewish massacres on captured villages which only had a rare chance of containing PLO during the 1948 War. Let’s turn our cheeks to the Qibya massacre, where hundreds of civilians, including schoolchildren hiding in a school, were killed. Let’s forget the entire damn thing which started this conflict in the first place: The Palestinians being FORCEFULLY removed by Israeli soldiers from their homes, their olive trees torn down, their homes destroyed, flattened or taken over, and many of them sent to refugee camps.

I’m not denying the Arab atrocities committed, I’m not denying the severe acts of terrorism the PLO have committed over the years, I’m not denying that many of the Middle Eastern countries have ganged up on Israel in a sole attempt to decimate the country rather than negotiate with it, I’m not denying that anti-Semitism is rife in Middle Eastern countries with high volumes of Arabs and Muslims, but Double standards? Double standards?! How about you idiots open your minds for once and actually look at the WHOLE picture, THEN you can whine about double standards.

By: themiddle

themiddle — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:42:42 +0000

Are you suggesting we don’t read books? That we don’t know what is happening in Israel? Actually, we do. You want to pull out some Avi Shlaim or some loony like Ilan Pappe?

Israel is not built on racism and Zionists are not racist. What’s ironic, though, is that people who attack Israel like to forget that Jordan, a country with a majority population of Palestinians, does not permit Jews to be citizens. In fact, they may not even be residents. Likewise in Saudi Arabia and Gaza.

And you are right. Looking at Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Gaza, I have to agree that countries should not be built on the basis of bigotry and hatred.

How ironic that people who cannot abide Jews living in their midst should be supported by people who attack Zionism, a liberal, democratic movement, with accusations of racism.

Well, maybe it’s not ironic. Maybe it’s just disgusting double standards.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:21:31 +0000

Now, how ironic would it be for the Jewish Zionist to pick up a book or read a newspaper that hasn’t been vetted by the Zionist lobby, only to find out what the Israeli government is really doing to the people of Palestine, and were to suddenly decide that, “Hey–maybe building a country on racism isn’t such a good idea after all…” Okay, so maybe it wouldn’t be ironic, but it sure would be a nice.