Conservative Groups Pressure Dunkin Donuts to Pull Rachel Ray Ad

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Does Dunkin’ Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer? The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic diva wears a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men.

Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk of a Dunkin’ Donuts boycott.

‘‘The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad,’’ Malkin yowls in her syndicated column.

‘‘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.’’

The company at first pooh-poohed the complaints, claiming the black-and-white wrap was not a keffiyeh. But the right-wing drumbeat on the blogosphere continued and by yesterday, Dunkin’ Donuts decided it’d be easier just to yank the ad.

Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad - The Boston Globe

So this is what they are objecting about..... seriously......

At no point in my mind did I see that ad and think to myself, hey that looks like an Arab scarf she is wearing....duhhhhhh....

Drooling retards. Dunkin Donuts should have told them to go screw themselves.

 

[WillowTree]

Does Dunkin’ Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer? The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic diva wears a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men.

Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk of a Dunkin’ Donuts boycott.

‘‘The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad,’’ Malkin yowls in her syndicated column.

‘‘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.’’

The company at first pooh-poohed the complaints, claiming the black-and-white wrap was not a keffiyeh. But the right-wing drumbeat on the blogosphere continued and by yesterday, Dunkin’ Donuts decided it’d be easier just to yank the ad.

Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad - The Boston Globe

So this is what they are objecting about..... seriously......

At no point in my mind did I see that ad and think to myself, hey that looks like an Arab scarf she is wearing....duhhhhhh....

Drooling retards. Dunkin Donuts should have told them to go screw themselves.

Why didn't they just airbrush a different scarf onto Rach?

 

[DiveCon]

um, this is almost 3 years old

 

[Madeline]

Well now, waiting until they had an actual complaint seems far too burdensome for Fox and its lemmings, Dont Taz Me Bro. We cannot be setting impossible goals for them.

Besides, who doesn't see murderous Muslims on a jihad everywhere they look? Don't you?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

um, this is almost 3 years old

So it is. I wonder why it was listed under current events.

 

[The Hatter]

I remember this from 3 years ago. Michelle Malkin was leading the pack on that lunacy.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

mmmmmmmmmmmm............donuts.......

 

[jillian]

Does Dunkin’ Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer? The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic diva wears a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men.

Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk of a Dunkin’ Donuts boycott.

‘‘The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad,’’ Malkin yowls in her syndicated column.

‘‘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.’’

The company at first pooh-poohed the complaints, claiming the black-and-white wrap was not a keffiyeh. But the right-wing drumbeat on the blogosphere continued and by yesterday, Dunkin’ Donuts decided it’d be easier just to yank the ad.

Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad - The Boston Globe

So this is what they are objecting about..... seriously......

At no point in my mind did I see that ad and think to myself, hey that looks like an Arab scarf she is wearing....duhhhhhh....

Drooling retards. Dunkin Donuts should have told them to go screw themselves.

nutbars make a lot of noise.

look what they did to the dixie chicks.

*edit*

3 years ago? lol..

 

[Madeline]

Does Dunkin’ Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer? The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic diva wears a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men.

Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk of a Dunkin’ Donuts boycott.

‘‘The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad,’’ Malkin yowls in her syndicated column.

‘‘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.’’

The company at first pooh-poohed the complaints, claiming the black-and-white wrap was not a keffiyeh. But the right-wing drumbeat on the blogosphere continued and by yesterday, Dunkin’ Donuts decided it’d be easier just to yank the ad.

Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad - The Boston Globe

So this is what they are objecting about..... seriously......

At no point in my mind did I see that ad and think to myself, hey that looks like an Arab scarf she is wearing....duhhhhhh....

Drooling retards. Dunkin Donuts should have told them to go screw themselves.

Why didn't they just airbrush a different scarf onto Rach?

I dun think you can airbrush a video, Willow.

 

[uscitizen]

um, this is almost 3 years old

so you think Fox commentaters have gotten any smarter since then?

We should remember stupidity and be reminded of it so we maybe can improve a bit.

 

[Madeline]

Does Dunkin’ Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer? The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic diva wears a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men.

Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk of a Dunkin’ Donuts boycott.

‘‘The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad,’’ Malkin yowls in her syndicated column.

‘‘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.’’

The company at first pooh-poohed the complaints, claiming the black-and-white wrap was not a keffiyeh. But the right-wing drumbeat on the blogosphere continued and by yesterday, Dunkin’ Donuts decided it’d be easier just to yank the ad.

Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad - The Boston Globe

So this is what they are objecting about..... seriously......

At no point in my mind did I see that ad and think to myself, hey that looks like an Arab scarf she is wearing....duhhhhhh....

Drooling retards. Dunkin Donuts should have told them to go screw themselves.

nutbars make a lot of noise.

look what they did to the dixie chicks.

*edit*

3 years ago? lol..

I follow a new band called Cake who get a shitload of blowback for their politics. I wonder why conservatives are so anxious about the political POVs of artists?

 

[DiveCon]

um, this is almost 3 years old

so you think Fox commentaters have gotten any smarter since then?

We should remember stupidity and be reminded of it so we maybe can improve a bit.

uh, care to link the connection to FNC?

 

[DiveCon]

btw, the globe SPIN on the story to try and tie it to FNC is really a stretch

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

I like her scarf. This is a non-issue and stupidity on the part of whoever decided to elevate it.

 

[uscitizen]

um, this is almost 3 years old

so you think Fox commentaters have gotten any smarter since then?

We should remember stupidity and be reminded of it so we maybe can improve a bit.

uh, care to link the connection to FNC?

sure, from the article in the OP:
"Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk of a Dunkin’ Donuts boycott."

 

[DiveCon]

so you think Fox commentaters have gotten any smarter since then?

We should remember stupidity and be reminded of it so we maybe can improve a bit.

uh, care to link the connection to FNC?

sure, from the article in the OP:
"Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk of a Dunkin’ Donuts boycott."

like i said, that claim by the globe is a MASSIVE STRETCH
she appears on FNC from time to time, she did not make the claim ON FNC

 

[Yurt]

the only thing scary about rachel ray.....people watch her show

 

[theDoctorisIn]

the only thing scary about rachel ray.....people watch her show

My only problem with Rachel Ray is that she's a terrible cook.