Thursday, May 29

Rachael Ray drama

I don't know if you heard or not but Miss Rachael Ray had her Dunkin Donuts commercial pulled because of the scarf she was wearing. No seriously. Apparently, that scarf was far too similar to a kiffiyeh. As Michelle Malkin (michellemalkin.com) put it "The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad. Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant (and not so ignorant) fashion designers, celebrities and left-wing icons." If you read the linked article she goes on to say: "Anti-American fashion designers abroad and at home have mainstreamed and adapted the scarves as generic pro-Palestinian jihad or anti-war statements. Yet many folks out there remain completely oblivious to the apparels violent symbolism and anti-Israel overtones." Basically we're all idiots if we go out and buy a seemingly harmless black and white scarf...
I agree with Gaysocialites.com in saying that this is racial profiling. I also agree with Dunkin Donuts for pulling the ad. Although it's a stupid controversy, it exists and them keeping it up is only feeding into the mayhem.
Take a look for yourself and see what the big deal is...

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