[Thread] The hashtag #ساعدوا_اصايل_البيشي is an important one. It translates as "help Asayel", the young woman facing jail time for writing and posting a music video of a song called "bint Mecca" (Meccan Girl).I'm hoping musicians and artists around the world get on & support her
2/ There has been a lot of support for Asayel on Twitter, from people inside and outside the region. But some of the crap people are posting is racist, bigoted and ignorant nonsense. Some say any outcry is "propaganda" 
3/ Look at some of the racist garbage going around on Twitter. Straight from Jim Crow's USA. #ساعدوا_اصايل_البيشي
4/ some are trying to deflect attention from this by saying attention around the issue (and in some cases the video itself) are the result of some sort of anti-Saudi conspiracy. Of course those who oppose Saudi will use this, because it is deeply worrying
5/ While the video should not be judged by others in the genre per se, and this has been mentioned by many, the video is relatively wholesome- even has young kids dancing in it. Of course controversy is relative to context, but this seems like a huge overreaction
