Sometimes a scarf is just a scarf
Who knew? Domestic diva Rachael Ray is a Dunkin' Donuts Jihadist Tool!
From Boston Globe: "Dunkin' Donuts has abruptly canceled an advertisement in which domestic diva Rachael Ray wears a black-and-white scarf after conservative pundit Michelle Malkin claimed that it looks like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men.
....Said the suits in a statement: ‘‘In a recent online ad, Rachael Ray is wearing a black-and-white silk scarf with a paisley design. It was selected by her stylist for the advertising shoot. Absolutely no symbolism was intended. However, given the possibility of misperception, we are no longer using the commercial.’’[..]
I don't know who looks worse in this. Wingbats for overreaching and looking ridiculous or Dunkin' Donuts for being spineless and doughy.
Okay, any of you right wing loons who have EVER complained about "da librul PC police" can just go look in a mirror right now.
You know...if you get far enough away from Rachael's scarf and squint real hard, it could look vaguely like the kind of thing that Yasser Arafat used to wear...except it's not checkered or worn on the head, it's a paisley design, made of silk, has a lot of fringe and is worn to keep the neck warm.
So now Dunkin' Donuts is a sponsor of terrrrrsism because Rachael Ray was wearing a scarf AROUND HER NECK?
When all I can see are the eyes, then the loons can start whining, but wearing something like that around your neck?
Does that mean I can't use my checkerboard dish towels because Arafat used to wear something like them on his head?
Hey, what about my caftan, a style that originated in the Middle East? Pity the poor grandmas in Florida who wear them at poolside...they’ll be surprised to learn they’re considered terrorist sympathizers for having opted for comfort.
And what about the fez, that funny little hat which symbolizes Islamic identity? Would that make The Shriners terrorist sympathizers for wearing them?
The fear in some right-wingers is pure entertainment. All they can think of is a terrorist sympathizer when someone wears a simple scarf. It reveals their ignorance as much as their rabid prejudice that lumps all things Middle Eastern in with terrorists.
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups...or even small groups.
I have to get that scarf, just to annoy these people.
And I will NOT go to Dunkin' Donuts again, as long as they are dictated to by such xenophobic troglodytes.
