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hatersaurusrex t1_j1dk7w4 wrote

He just wanted to make the world Silky Smooth

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varnell_hill t1_j1dmhso wrote

Same thing I thought when I saw the headline.

It’s giving big Zohan vibes.

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florgitymorgity t1_j1doibj wrote

Yeah that was intentional and referenced in the film

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varnell_hill t1_j1dp7y5 wrote

I don’t really remember the movie but I believe you.

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KungFuGarbage t1_j1dpnm0 wrote

As horrifyingly racist and just not very good as it was, that movie is surprisingly wholesome and heartwarming at the end. Nothing brings Isreal and Palestine together than a mutual love of hummus.

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GavrielBA t1_j1enq9r wrote

Is it racism if they make fun of everyone?

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GetEquipped t1_j1g72lg wrote

It's perpetuating negative stereotypes, so yeah.

It's like saying "Well, James Baskett was the first Black man to receive an Oscar for Song of the South, so Uncle Remus can't be racist!"

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DrRexMorman t1_j1fa6fj wrote

>than a mutual love of hummus

The Palestinian and Israeli characters come together in the film to counter the paired threat of unbridled capitalism and white/American supremacy.

They defeat it with humus.

Fwiw.

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gwaydms t1_j1g0crb wrote

>They defeat it with humus.

So, they throw compost at it?

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Wow00woW t1_j1gefhq wrote

smooth like glass. like Israel wants to do to Palestine.

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Hk-Neowizard t1_j1do2je wrote

Fun fact, "Sassoon" probably originates from the Hebrew word "Sasson" ("ששון"), a common Sephardic Jewish last name which means "joy"/"happiness"

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295DVRKSS t1_j1e4ttx wrote

Not for his enemies

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macadamiamin t1_j1ee9o6 wrote

Unless any of his enemies had really bad hair. He was known to pause fighting while on the battlefield if he spotted a bad hair day so he could fix it - enemy or friend.

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Derp_Herper t1_j1ez2xv wrote

I’m imagining all these corpses with lustrous hair

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real_horse_magic t1_j1ejfiu wrote

And when he suddenly returned from military service, his friends all asked “Back Sassoon?”

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Iguessimonredditnow t1_j1dzvcq wrote

"Tell Paul Mitchell that I will find him, and kill him"

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gwaydms t1_j1g0leq wrote

Paul Mitchell: Relax, my friend. Have some Patrón.

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varnell_hill t1_j1dmch9 wrote

Imagine getting the brakes beat off you on the battlefield by a guy with a glorious perm.

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Naggins t1_j1ejst7 wrote

ACKSHUALLY Sassoon was more known for sleek bob cuts

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pete1901 t1_j1do2qm wrote

The Palmach was a paramilitary/ terrorist organisation who were more likely to throw a bomb through your window while you sleep than to fight you in a pitched battle.

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varnell_hill t1_j1doxgt wrote

Imagine a bomb being thrown into your home. After it explodes, you wade through the smoke and find your way to the window. You look outside in hopes of catching a glimpse of the assailant. Through the haze, you see a man running down the street with the most glorious bob cut you’ve ever laid eyes on.

Nothing will ever be the same.

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pete1901 t1_j1dpqx4 wrote

I don't think their aim was to allow their victims to walk out of their houses...

>Around Jaffa, Palmach units destroyed houses in Yazur and Salama.
An order dated 3 January 1948 said "The aim is ... to attack northern
part of the village of Salama ... to cause deaths, to blow up houses and
to burn everything possible."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmach#Retaliation_raids

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varnell_hill t1_j1dqoit wrote

I’m sure, but no group has a 100% kill rate.

Even the best miss sometimes.

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I_love_pillows t1_j1e51cq wrote

POV: you are a soldier in active battle. Enemy comes up to you, mildly bloodied, screaming, he throws a grenade. The last thing you ever see is his glorious hair billowing in the wind before the grenade takes you out.

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looktowindward t1_j1fwicn wrote

That was in the middle of the Israeli War of Independence and was against combatants

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whiffitgood t1_j1h0f38 wrote

Imagine that, entire villages of combatants. All those houses just full of combatants.

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_kalebb_ t1_j1es3ns wrote

You're confusing the Pallmach and the Lehi

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looktowindward t1_j1fwet9 wrote

No, the Palmach was not that. Stern and Irgun, yes. The Palmach did use bombs, but most famously to blow up bridges.

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whiffitgood t1_j1g04bx wrote

Houses, coffee shops and leveling entire villages you mean

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p38-lightning OP t1_j1f8q1w wrote

You are correct - I just started reading his 1968 autobiography entitled, "Sorry I Kept You Waiting, Madam." Found it in a thrift store for 50 cents - signed by Vidal!

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BeautyQueenKate t1_j1fijuz wrote

Oh wow. As a 15 year hairdresser, that’s like finding gold! Lol I’m so jealous. How is the book? Have you seen the documentary on Amazon?

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p38-lightning OP t1_j1fqpa2 wrote

I bought the book just to flip on Ebay, but it turned out to be a fun read. It was inscribed to a local salon that doesn't exist anymore. I did some digging and found that Vidal was in my area signing books at a stylist trade show back in 1968. Didn't know there was a documentary - will look for it - thanks!

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SavageComic t1_j1g7k23 wrote

When you stick it on eBay, let me know. Or I can just give you 20 bucks for it now?

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BeautyQueenKate t1_j1gu7w3 wrote

Awww that’s so cool! Yeah the doc was made just a few years before his passing, so it’s great. It chronicles his early life and also what he did after he left the industry. He was a fascinating man in many ways. 💖

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looktowindward t1_j1fvtou wrote

I don't think you want to fuck with a barber who has a straight razor at hand.

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dgodog t1_j1ea2u0 wrote

Well then I guess he joins Max Factor in the very small club of Jewish founders of beauty product brand names that omg that's also a guy's name.

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Yellowbug2001 t1_j1eme2h wrote

LOL if Max Factor wasn't destined to found a beauty brand when he was born he definitely was the second his parents gave him that name. I had no idea it wasn't just a marketing phrase like "Ultra Luxe" or "Va-Va-Volume!" or "Glamwow" or something.

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Maximillion666ian t1_j1duwd9 wrote

I'll never forgive them for changing the scent from cherry in the early 90s. I used to love that smell as a kid.

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LowGradePlayer t1_j1g453v wrote

I was trained by him and worked as a stylist in one of his salons.

I dated a different woman every night

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shawndw t1_j1e6p95 wrote

Don't mess with the Zohan.

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p38-lightning OP t1_j1dmqmd wrote

He put the sass in Sassoon.

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foolofatooksbury t1_j1ek7yh wrote

I’m rather fascinated as to why you decided to mention “his real name” there lol

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MuthaPlucka t1_j1dnadt wrote

You don’t mess with the Sassoon.

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Guyappino t1_j1es9mn wrote

"The Zohan" was based off of him. Jk

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[deleted] t1_j1e1jsb wrote

I believe also that as a teenager he joined an antifascist gang and they'd just fight British fascists

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looktowindward t1_j1fvqzx wrote

The Sassoon's are a famous family of Jews who sojourned in Baghdad, China, India, and other locals after the Diaspora. Vidal was from a much poorer branch of that huge family who ended up in the UK, some time in the 1800s.

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mncyclone84 t1_j1dzm4h wrote

His squad had the best hair in the Israeli military.

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EvilioMTE t1_j1fiewb wrote

I'm so confused by the need of the "his real name" part.

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p38-lightning OP t1_j1fvdb9 wrote

Lots of celebrities don't use their birth names and his was a bit exotic - just wanted to throw that out there.

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EMPulseKC t1_j1gshr6 wrote

Is his name solely exotic on its own though, or because he made it famous through a hair care products brand that's famous throughout the world?

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SavageComic t1_j1g6lyx wrote

Fought Nazis on the streets of London. With boots and fists and so on. Incredibly cool guy

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aishaxkaniz t1_j1gh0tb wrote

My mom worked in a salon as an apprentice round the corner from his.....

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luckysurprise t1_j1eis04 wrote

What an unusual person going by his real name. Definitely worth pointing out.

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TommyKinLA t1_j1g49nz wrote

I miss the VS shampoo that was the rage in the 80’s and the ladies wearing VS jeans. Ooo La La!

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power_up t1_j1g7qq3 wrote

If you don’t look good, then…good.

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Eliseo120 t1_j1glbf9 wrote

… and what was his fake name?

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Ambrose_Bierce1 t1_j1glyrv wrote

Never heard of this group. Very interesting.

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bleunt t1_j1habth wrote

Well fuck that guy then.

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LunarPayload t1_j1tptjs wrote

It's a family name with historic ties, and his name in particular was a major part of 1980s style and fashion

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timmyboyoyo t1_j1eajjh wrote

Don't use any sass with the Sassoon

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mjg580 t1_j1ezeks wrote

So basically he was a terrorist. The Palmach blew up hotels and fought the British during WWII.

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looktowindward t1_j1fvyw0 wrote

No, the opposite. The Palmach were much more closely tied to the British and fought against the Irgun and Stern Gangs in the run up to 1948. Most of the members fought in the British Army in WW2.

That being said, the British were a colonizing occupier in Mandatory Palestine, and hade a habit of arresting Jews to keep the Arab population happy. When that happened, the Palmach took action, but not against civilians.

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Nekuorion t1_j1hfihp wrote

That’s the Lehi, they were terrorists. The Palmach were more moderate in their struggle.

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