The news about the flap over Rachael Ray's scarf in a Dunkin Donuts online ad still has me shaking my head in disgust.
After conservative bloggers suggested the scarf she wore in the ad looked like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men that some associate with jihad, Dunkin Donuts pulled the ad. I don't know whether this is a case of shame on the right-wing bloggers who seem to live in a world that is as black-and-white as the scarf itself, or the advertiser, who in this case demonstrated a clear case of spinelessness.
In her post of May 28, right-wing blogger and Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin stated, "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."
Apparently the suggestion is that if you didn't think, "hey, that's a terrorist scarf" when you saw the ad, you are clueless. Forgive me for attempting to be "fair and balanced" here, but it's just sad that right-wingers like Malkin equate a particular piece of clothing with terrorism. Ms.Malkin has since been reminded by more broad-minded media types that the scarf happens to be quite popular among our own U.S. troops in the middle east because it does quite a good job of keeping the sand out of one's eyes. Put your arrogance aside, Ms. Malkin and admit that you've really put your foot in it this time.
Here's the statement issued by Margie Myers, senior VP-communications for Dunkin' Brands: "In a recent online ad, Rachael Ray is wearing a black-and-white silk scarf with a paisley design. It was selected by the stylist for the advertising shoot. Absolutely no symbolism was intended."
Almost as sad as this right-wing, "terrorists are under the bed" pandering is that Dunkin Donuts didn't honor their spokesperson by issuing the statement and then letting the ad stand. Rachael Ray is the only one coming out of this looking good - cute as hell and smart too - she's made no comment at all.
Not to be belabor the point, but here's a thought, maybe Sharon Stone should have taken some advice from Rachael before she made her irresponsible comments about the Chinese! Now there's a case where you can put the blame firmly on the celebrity. Beautiful, but apparently not so smart.
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