The Arab Influencer Noor Stars
In the United Arab Emirates a mass cancellation campaign of influencers with “superficial lifestyles” is underway. Social networking users claim that the so -called ‘Gang do Dubai’ promotes an excessive and distract life of genocide in Gaza.
Recently, the influencer Shero amara He shared with his 1.9 million followers at Snapchat images of his stay in a luxury hotel in Dubai.
“Those who hate us are envy. We are living the best life, inside and outside, ”wrote Shero.
The influencer was far from imagining that his short post, a few seconds, would help to trigger a Generalized boycott campaign to influencers based in the United Arab Emirates.
Shortly after the video of Shero, the campaign # #UnfollowTheDubaiGang, sThe motto of “save future generations”, says the.
Campaign promoters aim to end a “it was banned”Promoted by influencers with a wealthy lifestyle, through a massive cancellation effortwhile redirecting the spotlight to the Palestinian situation and Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.
The term “Gang do Dubai”It is used by users of social networks to refer to figures who have gained online prominence with publications that show Brand clothing, first class flights and hotels stays luxurious, and photographs of meals in Famous and sophisticated restaurants.
Among the well -known Arab personalities on social networks that are being boycotted are the sisters Sherin Amara Free Mp3 Downloadwhich have a total combined of 28 million followers on Instagram, the couple Sara Al Rawi E Ghaith Marwan with a total combined of 17 million followers, and the lifestyle influencer Noor Starswith 17 million followers, among others.
Although the documentation of their daily lives has captivated millions of spectators, the activists behind the campaign say that these accounts promote trivial, superficial and incompatible content with local customs and traditions.
They also argue that influencers harm spectators through a distorted view of reality. “These are the people who make you live in a bubble, feel miserable and steal you the beauty of life,” a user on Tiktok.
“They make you feel that You won’t be able to succeed in lifewhich are successful and achieved their dreams, while supporting its contenttheir lives, their business, their travels… and as for you, no one cares about you, alive or dead, ”continued the users in a video – during which he canceled famous influencers.
In response to the campaign, he published on his Snapchat a video, which has since been shared on Tiktok to clarify that he was “grateful to God and his followers” for his blessings. He did not address criticism or commented on the objectives of the call to boycott.
“Don’t be fooled by your justifications,” commented one user. “Don’t stop the campaign … by the children of Gaza“.
Although some users have defended the influencers, many argue that, despite occasional publications About Palestinians or Gaza, their content is distracted from important social and humanitarian issues.
“While people in Gaza can’t find a piece of bread, and mothers cry for their missing children… People believe a brand and luxurious life is more important than the voice of truth, ”says one user.
