Tal Tito says goodbye: "You made half the country think I'm a Christian"

Tal Tito, a former contestant on "Big Brother," is saying goodbye to one of the items that has become identified with her in recent times. In a story she uploaded to the web, she documented her farewell to a sword-shaped earring that had been associated with her over the years, and decided to do so with humor, after the item sparked quite a few discussions online.

"And now for real, bye sword, you made half the country think I'm a Christian and the other half explain that it's a sword, we had beautiful years together," Tito wrote.

The reason for the joke is the storm that developed around the earring during Tito's participation in "Big Brother." During the show's broadcasts, viewers noticed the earring on her ear, and from a distance, it looked to some like a cross. Comments and questions began to be published online regarding the symbols Tito wears, and there was even speculation about her Jewishness.

However, the earring was not the only item that led to the discussion. Tito also has a sword-shaped tattoo, and it too became a topic of conversation in the past among users who claimed it was a cross.

Following the storm, members of Tito's family addressed the questions that arose online at the time. Regarding the rumors about her Jewishness, the family clarified that "Tal's mother is Jewish, and for those who need a reminder, Jewishness is determined by the mother."

Also regarding the symbols on her body, the family asked to put an end to the interpretation of some users and clarified that "the earring and the tattoo are a sword and not a cross."

Now, after the earring has accompanied her for years and become part of her external identity, Tito has decided to part with it. Instead of ignoring the story that was created around it, she chose to summarize the chapter with humor and remind her followers how one fashion item managed to become a topic of discussion much broader than she probably intended in the first place.