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davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
Fri Sep 9, 2016, 11:28 PM Sep 2016

Trump voter to Muslim women pushing strollers: "Get the fuck out of America, bitches"

An angry Trump supporter allegedly attacked two Muslim women who were pushing their baby strollers through Brooklyn.

The New York Daily News reports that 32-year-old Emirjeta Xhelili yelled Islamophobic slurs at two Muslim women who were out on a walk with their babies near her Brooklyn home.

“Get the f*ck out of here,” the woman yelled, according to prosecutors. “Get the f*ck out of America, b*tches… This is America — you shouldn’t be different from us.”

She punched the two women in their faces and tried ripping their hijabs off their heads. Prosecutors even alleged that she tried knocking over the stroller that contained a 15-month-old baby.

The Daily News notes that she has several social media posts in which she cheers on Donald Trump’s candidacy and portrays him as some sort of mythical savior.

“America is the ark of Noah,” one reads. “Trump’s gonna win.”


http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/get-the-fck-out-of-america-btches-crazed-trump-fan-attacks-muslim-women-pushing-baby-strollers/

Even as police were arresting her, she was screaming hate at the women.

Her facebook is filled with hate messages and violent threats mainly towards Muslims and blacks.

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Trump voter to Muslim women pushing strollers: "Get the fuck out of America, bitches" (Original Post) davidn3600 Sep 2016 OP
Lock her up. nt Ilsa Sep 2016 #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #4
Post removed Post removed Sep 2016 #2
I'm curious as to what ethnicity or country of origin her name is from Siwsan Sep 2016 #3
Albanian? struggle4progress Sep 2016 #5
That's a possibility Siwsan Sep 2016 #6
I looked up the surname - eastern European (Albania came up first). Avalux Sep 2016 #8
I don't believe I've ever known any Albanians Siwsan Sep 2016 #9
Same as people anywhere else my friend. Avalux Sep 2016 #10
Wise words Siwsan Sep 2016 #11
This is true! True Dough Sep 2016 #14
I find that most of the "deplorable" people, neeksgeek Sep 2016 #28
John Belushi - Albanian American eom smilodon populator Sep 2016 #17
Yup, didn't know him! Siwsan Sep 2016 #21
Guessing it's Illyrian. n/t theaocp Sep 2016 #25
Re Ben_0112 Sep 2016 #30
Thanks! And Welcome to DU! Siwsan Sep 2016 #31
It's Serbian Chicago Mary Sep 2016 #34
It is Albanian SergioFernandezMunoz Sep 2016 #36
You are correct ismnotwasm Sep 2016 #37
Ugly performance by Ms. Xhelili. Real ugly. saltpoint Sep 2016 #7
Emirjeta Xhelili? bluestateguy Sep 2016 #12
I can't say for sure, GWC58 Sep 2016 #13
Can't really agree. smilodon populator Sep 2016 #24
trump appeals to the lowest common denominator in the human gene pool spanone Sep 2016 #15
This is what happens when cousins marry... Aristus Sep 2016 #16
She used to be cool on Everybody Loves Raymond... lame54 Sep 2016 #18
Is she on drugs? What a hateful whackjob! Too bad we can't kick HER out AgadorSparticus Sep 2016 #19
Here's one for the basket. Keep pointing them out. nolabear Sep 2016 #20
Basket Cases. Mc Mike Sep 2016 #22
Fell outta the deplorable basket jpak Sep 2016 #23
Deplorable to think but Trumps going to say she's a K-Street stunt working for Hillary . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #26
Welcome to drumpf's America. louis-t Sep 2016 #27
Trump is going to hire her to share Katrina Pierson's duties Rocknrule Sep 2016 #29
I wonder if she is originally from Albania HerrKarlMarx Sep 2016 #32
"you shouldn’t be different from us" Rex Sep 2016 #33
Deplorable behavior bhikkhu Sep 2016 #35

Response to Ilsa (Reply #1)

Response to davidn3600 (Original post)

Siwsan

(26,241 posts)
3. I'm curious as to what ethnicity or country of origin her name is from
Fri Sep 9, 2016, 11:37 PM
Sep 2016

Emirjeta Xhelili - Maybe I'm just tired, but I can't even make an educated guess.

Siwsan

(26,241 posts)
9. I don't believe I've ever known any Albanians
Fri Sep 9, 2016, 11:55 PM
Sep 2016

I'm sure many are lovely people. Just not this one.

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
10. Same as people anywhere else my friend.
Fri Sep 9, 2016, 11:59 PM
Sep 2016

There are lovely ones like us, and there are "deplorables" as Hillary would say.

True Dough

(17,246 posts)
14. This is true!
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 12:58 AM
Sep 2016

From every walk of life, some amazing people, some horrible individuals, and everything in between.

neeksgeek

(1,214 posts)
28. I find that most of the "deplorable" people,
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 04:27 PM
Sep 2016

Of any larger group, are often the individuals who can't stand people who are different.

Siwsan

(26,241 posts)
21. Yup, didn't know him!
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 01:15 PM
Sep 2016

Although I did know he was Albanian.

As a person of Welsh descent who likes to sing, drink and recite poetry, I try to be cautious about stereotyping.

36. It is Albanian
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 03:11 AM
Sep 2016

I've just come across the news about the attack by this lunatic, Emirjeta Xhelili and then also read your question. so I wanted to add my two-cents. IMHO, it is Albanian although I am not Albanian. I have known famous professional soccer players from Albania/Kosova whose last name starts with Xh and similar sounds. The irony is that both the first and last names are actually Arabic in origin. Remember, the Balkan region was ruled by the mighty Ottoman Islamic-Turkish Empire for five-six centuries until the World War I. Even though Albania became a hardcore Socialist Marxist nation under the tight control of Russia; and as a result, many Albanians left Islam, they still used words, expressions, names that are originated from the Ottoman Turkish (Arabic and Farsi or Persian were also official languages of the Ottoman Empire).

Emirjeta is pronounced as A-meer-jeta (A is probably silent as in Merzata). Mirzat (in Turkish) or Merzat (in Farsi/Urdu/Afghani) for boys meaning a notable son like lord, prince, who comes from an elite or privileged family. When it is a girl, then it is Merzata, you would add "a" at the end like in Spanish (i.e. Valentino for boys, Valentina for girls). Emir (pronounced emir of Emirates) is a ruler of a place. In other words, a girl who belongs to a ruler family.

Xhelili (Za-lee-lee) which originated from Celil in Turkish but it is Arabic in origin (pronounced as Jaleel). it is one of the attributes of God, which is "almighty" which also means great, immense, mortal etc.

saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
7. Ugly performance by Ms. Xhelili. Real ugly.
Fri Sep 9, 2016, 11:49 PM
Sep 2016

I'd like it if her conduct was condemned in a court of law -- in addition to the consequences of flinging hateful, ethnically bigoted remarks to other human beings.

And I'd like it if her preferred presidential candidate lost in a landslide election.

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
13. I can't say for sure,
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 12:03 AM
Sep 2016
because I don't know her but I think, just maybe, her life hasn't been everything she'd thought it should've been. Taking it out on those two unsuspecting women was bad enough. Then to try and hurt the infant? That itself should land her in prison, not just jail. A lengthy prison term, with anger management. And put her on probation for an equal length of time & community service. I guess that might heal what ails this vile Trumpuppet!
24. Can't really agree.
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 01:29 PM
Sep 2016

I do agree that her life must have something ugly in her past to ignite that level of hatred. But I think prison time, lengthy or not would do nothing to heal that. Probably make it worse. I think you are much closer to the mark with the suggestion of anger management and community service. At 32 she seems fairly young for a Trump voter. There might still be hope for her.

This seems like a good case for Restorative Justice (No links handy - Google it. It's something we should be working for in our Justice system generally) Specifically, her community service should bring her into close contact with muslims (supervised, at least initially) Try and get her to see the humanity in the people she so hates.

If she is originally from Albania, she would have been a minority in a majority Muslim country where there has been bad blood between the two communities for 500+ years. She is just an echo of the hatreds that tore Yugoslavia apart. The countries in that region don't need diplomacy so much as therapy.

I don't think she needs punishment. Just healing and reconciliation. Maybe that's what our whole country needs.

 

HerrKarlMarx

(37 posts)
32. I wonder if she is originally from Albania
Mon Sep 12, 2016, 05:40 PM
Sep 2016

"Emirjeta Xhelili" sounds Albanian. More than half of Albania is Muslim. Of course bigots exists in every country and culture, but it would make her Islamophobia more surprising if she were originally from there.

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