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<p>Bella Hadid posted an official apology on her Twitter after coming under fire for a photo many perceived as a racist slight.</p><p>The photo itself was posted on her Instagram stories, and showed her shoe facing a Saudi Arabian and United Arab Emirates aircraft.</p><h2>While a picture of a shoe in itself normally wouldn&#39;t be accused of racist connotations, in many Arab cultures showing the sole of a shoe is considered an insult, and shoes themselves are considered symbols of dirtiness.</h2><p>So, given that cultural context, some people on Twitter took that photo of her shoe pointed at UAE and Saudi Arabian aircraft as an intentional statement, and the hashtag #BellaHadidIsRacist was born.</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/notyetofficial_/status/1140856721562382337</oembed><oembed>https://twitter.com/Tala21765437/status/1140723962504241152</oembed><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In Saudi Arabia we do not start enmity with anyone but those who misbehave or make mistakes in the right of the Kingdom or the UAE , and they have to take responsibility of their folly<br>،،<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BellaHadidIsRacist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BellaHadidIsRacist</a></p>&mdash; مفرح الشقيقي #كلنا_مسؤول (@Mofareh5) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mofareh5/status/1141187835392909313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/f5v55/status/1140918972054945792</oembed><p> </p><oembed>https://twitter.com/8ooiS/status/1140753157863149573</oembed><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BellaHadidIsRacist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BellaHadidIsRacist</a> I’m a huge customer of you <a href="https://twitter.com/Dior?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dior</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/Versace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Versace</a> but after what Bella did, I’m not going to buy anything from you, until you stop working with her. <br>You should choose a model who is Polite and not racist.<a href="https://twitter.com/bellahadid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bellahadid</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#بيلا_حديد</a> <a href="https://t.co/GnnDRuc7Ie">pic.twitter.com/GnnDRuc7Ie</a></p>&mdash; A (@li7av) <a href="https://twitter.com/li7av/status/1140749201388834816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/itsnouragb/status/1140712352632975361</oembed><h2>While the hashtag was raging, plenty of people defended Hadid, claiming the assumption of disrespect and racism was a deep reach.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">khaleejis got a lot of nerve w this trend bruh <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BellaHadidIsRacist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BellaHadidIsRacist</a> 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 mfs rly gonna act like they aren’t the most racist/spiteful ppl on earth? nah yall gotta stop 🧢ping</p>&mdash; w (@wholesomeology) <a href="https://twitter.com/wholesomeology/status/1141112450198228993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/iMahmoud3/status/1140825739933020160</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You people are so extra omg</p>&mdash; visha (@vishachopdaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/vishachopdaa/status/1141073744359591936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/emmyliaclarke/status/1140782339682795520</oembed><h2>Upon receiving the backlash, Hadid took to her Twitter to apologize and assure her followers the photo was not meant as a slight towards UAE or Saudi Arabia.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">this was an honest mistake on an early morning... never, ever would I intentionally try to offend anyone like that. I am so sorry ..❤️</p>&mdash; Bella Hadid (@bellahadid) <a href="https://twitter.com/bellahadid/status/1140696913962053632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><h2>She then posted a full statement expressing her love for the Middle East and how sad she felt at the notion of hurting anyone.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/bellahadid/status/1140696913962053632" height="870" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2019-06-19-at-110348-am-1iPZDf.png" width="510" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/bellahadid/status/1140696913962053632">Twitter</a></div></figure><p> </p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/bellahadid/status/1140696913962053632" height="880" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2019-06-19-at-110404-am-PkDI05.png" width="520" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/bellahadid/status/1140696913962053632">Twitter</a></div></figure><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">❤️ <a href="https://t.co/zBA2RA1ESt">pic.twitter.com/zBA2RA1ESt</a></p>&mdash; Bella Hadid (@bellahadid) <a href="https://twitter.com/bellahadid/status/1140686038467252226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>People were mixed on accepting her apology, some followers felt she shouldn&#39;t have apologized in the first place, while others didn&#39;t believe it was sincere.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That’s a lesson not to taunt the Saudis and Emirates again 🇦🇪🇸🇦. Good luck in your career.</p>&mdash; Loay Alshareef لؤي الشريف (@lalshareef) <a href="https://twitter.com/lalshareef/status/1140696933935276032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/z2WyOAH059">pic.twitter.com/z2WyOAH059</a></p>&mdash; ذهب ✨ (@_dhahab_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_dhahab_/status/1140891004272349184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p> </p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DON’T APOLOGIZE babe their minds are twisted 🙄😤</p>&mdash; k (@gomezsheo) <a href="https://twitter.com/gomezsheo/status/1140699812704268291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Well i didnt see anything that disrespected us on the photo.. Grow up my people plz</p>&mdash; Oraib🌺 (@lllooooooool) <a href="https://twitter.com/lllooooooool/status/1140708973437489152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/DirtyPeachBels/status/1140687225996414979</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>At the end of the day, all Hadid could do was apologize for the misunderstanding and move along. Being famous on the internet truly seems exhausting.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Bella Hadid responded to accusations of racism over controversial photo.

Bella Hadid posted an official apology on her Twitter after coming under fire for a photo many perceived as a racist slight.The photo itself was posted on her Instagram stories, and showed her shoe facing a Saudi Arabian and United Arab Emirates aircraft.While a picture of a shoe in itself normally wouldn&#39;t be accused of racist connotations, in many Arab cultures showing the sole of a shoe is considered an insult, and shoes themselves are considered symbols of dirtiness.So, given that cultural context, some people on Twitter took that photo of her shoe pointed at UAE and Saudi Arabian aircraft as an intentional statement, and the hashtag #BellaHadidIsRacist was born.https://twitter.com/notyetofficial_/status/1140856721562382337https://twitter.com/Tala21765437/status/1140723962504241152In Saudi Arabia we do not start enmity with anyone but those who misbehave or make mistakes in the right of the Kingdom or the UAE , and they have to take responsibility of their folly،،#BellaHadidIsRacist&mdash; مفرح الشقيقي #كلنا_مسؤول (@Mofareh5) June 19, 2019 https://twitter.com/f5v55/status/1140918972054945792 https://twitter.com/8ooiS/status/1140753157863149573#BellaHadidIsRacist I’m a huge customer of you @Dior &amp; @Versace but after what Bella did, I’m not going to buy anything from you, until you stop working with her. You should choose a model who is Polite and not racist.@bellahadid #بيلا_حديد pic.twitter.com/GnnDRuc7Ie&mdash; A (@li7av) June 17, 2019 https://twitter.com/itsnouragb/status/1140712352632975361While the hashtag was raging, plenty of people defended Hadid, claiming the assumption of disrespect and racism was a deep reach.khaleejis got a lot of nerve w this trend bruh #BellaHadidIsRacist 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 mfs rly gonna act like they aren’t the most racist/spiteful ppl on earth? nah yall gotta stop 🧢ping&mdash; w (@wholesomeology) June 18, 2019 https://twitter.com/iMahmoud3/status/1140825739933020160You people are so extra omg&mdash; visha (@vishachopdaa) June 18, 2019 https://twitter.com/emmyliaclarke/status/1140782339682795520Upon receiving the backlash, Hadid took to her Twitter to apologize and assure her followers the photo was not meant as a slight towards UAE or Saudi Arabia.this was an honest mistake on an early morning... never, ever would I intentionally try to offend anyone like that. I am so sorry ..❤️&mdash; Bella Hadid (@bellahadid) June 17, 2019 She then posted a full statement expressing her love for the Middle East and how sad she felt at the notion of hurting anyone.  Twitter   Twitter❤️ pic.twitter.com/zBA2RA1ESt&mdash; Bella Hadid (@bellahadid) June 17, 2019 People were mixed on accepting her apology, some followers felt she shouldn&#39;t have apologized in the first place, while others didn&#39;t believe it was sincere.That’s a lesson not to taunt the Saudis and Emirates again 🇦🇪🇸🇦. Good luck in your career.&mdash; Loay Alshareef لؤي الشريف (@lalshareef) June 17, 2019  pic.twitter.com/z2WyOAH059&mdash; ذهب ✨ (@_dhahab_) June 18, 2019  DON’T APOLOGIZE babe their minds are twisted 🙄😤&mdash; k (@gomezsheo) June 17, 2019 Well i didnt see anything that disrespected us on the photo.. Grow up my people plz&mdash; Oraib🌺 (@lllooooooool) June 17, 2019 https://twitter.com/DirtyPeachBels/status/1140687225996414979At the end of the day, all Hadid could do was apologize for the misunderstanding and move along. Being famous on the internet truly seems exhausting.