A businesswoman who wore a “Free Palestine” dress to the Victorian Racing Carnival has been both slammed as a “clueless” attention seeker and praised as “courageous”.
‘Clueless’ or ‘courageous’?: Adelaide businesswoman sparks division with ‘Free Palestine’ dress at Flemington Racecourse
“There is no honour in silently witnessing a genocide,” she said, before tagging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas. A spokesman for the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network commended Ms Barrientos for her actions, with APAN President Nasser Mashni describing the dress as “a courageous appeal to our shared humanity - a call for us to come together, stop the killing and find a path towards peace and justice for Palestine”.“It’s hard to believe that a businesswoman could be so clueless,” Australian Jewish Association CEO Robert Gregory said in a statement to SkyNews.com.au.
According to Mr Gregory, people who call for a ceasefire between Israel and an “evil” group that is “akin to the Nazis” demonstrate that they “lack moral character”. The skincare clinic founder said she received praise for her outfit from other racegoers in Flemington’s Birdcage, however the dress has also led to calls for the VRC to ban politically-charged attire.
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