It's Fyre Festival all over again...but way worse
If you follow the likes of Sofia Richie, Olivia Culpo and Victoria’s Secret models Alessandra Ambrosio, Elsa Hosk and Joan Smalls, you may have noticed that these models/influencers were busy partying at a music festival over the weekend. And, sure, it may have seemed like NBD—until people started noticing the deliberate location tag of said music festival: Saudi Arabia.
View this post on Instagram What I just witnessed was truly special. I saw Saudi men and women ecstatic about an event that they never thought they would ever see in their lifetimes… it felt like a cultural shift. A change. Like Woodstock in the 1960’s. Social evolution is slow and takes time but what I was able to be a part of felt like one giant seed of growth. The people there throwing themselves into the experience will lead a cultural revolution that we all need to get behind and support.
“I have always wanted to visit Saudi Arabia, but when a recent opportunity came to me involving making and promoting an appearance there, I had to decline,” the 28-year-old model, actress and designer wrote on her Instagram story. “It is very important to me to make clear my support for the rights of women, the LGBTQ community, freedom of expression and the right to free press. I hope coming forward on this brings more attention to the injustices happening there.
And the backlash continued on Twitter, with Khashoggi’s editor at The Washington Post, Karen Attiah, tweeting, “The dark side of influencer culture is that it really is the ultimate expression of capitalism. Money over human lives. What good is your platform if you overlook Saudi regime’s murder and torture for a few bucks? These influencers are just for-hire human billboards,” as well as calling out Glamour U.K. for being a media partner with the festival.
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