Dunkin Donuts Ditching Terrorist Rachel Ray Ad
May 28th, 2008 by Mark
Rachel Ray — clueless (?) celeb
Ok she is not a terrorist, but her scarf appears to be a terrorist icon. Word is they are ditching the ad over complaints. Good job DD. Nice to see you still support the US and not the terrorists.
You can read some of the issue here at Michelle Malkin’s Place: the Keffiyeh kerfuffle. Also here: of donuts and dumb celebrities.
Other Coverage:
LAT’s over the top coverage: Rachel Ray is a fashion terrorist.
It’s a slow news day indeed when the conservatives attack Rachael Ray for wearing a kaffiyeh in a Dunkin’ Donuts ad.
Yes, it’s terrible that some of us don’t believe in supporting Terrorists. It’s typical that the idiots at the LAT would be upset about it.
They are not alone. The NYT second team at Boston dot com has decided to chime in as well. Dunkin’ Donuts yanks Rachel Ray ad.
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.
NO! It’s worn by terrorists you dill weed.
“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.”
How dare we point out the connection of liberals and the terrorists they support. How dare we, indeed!
Some in the media don’t care for Rachel Ray: Rachel Ray’s Suicide Dinners: Cooking the War on Terror. Ok it’s a UK site, so who really cares. It is typical left win vicious though.
RACHEL Ray is a TV cook in the US.
“TV cook”, just how do you cook a TV?
She’s also the hips and gunt of Dunkin’ Donuts, the revolting lumps of fat Americans eat while watching Rachel tell them about moulding fat into three-course meals.
Rachel comes up with abbreviations like EVOO (short for extra virgin olive oil), so that fat Americans don’t have to waste too much breathe between mouthfuls of syrup.
Now Rachel has courted what passes for controversy by appearing in a Dunkin’ Donuts adverts wearing what Michelle Malkin, an uptight American blogger, calls a “jihadi chic keffiyeh”.
Guess tolerance only extends to terrorists.
Now you may be wondering how come the clowns at HuffPo have not chimed in. Oh they have, and as usual they get it wrong. Dear Dunkin Donuts: Rachel Ray is not a terrorist. No one said she was, you dim bulb. Oh wait, it’s an incendiary blogger form the HuffPo, so dim bulb is a complilment.
Oh yea, the anti-American haters at MSNBC gets in on the action as well. Can’t have a pile, without all the usual suspects, now can we? Rachel Ray Ad Pulled. They of course blame Michelle Malkin for this.
Poor choice of words award: Ad Age says that Dunkin Donuts Kills Rachel Ray Ad. Guess lots of people are not thinking these days. Yes I know that “kill” is acceptable ad lingo, it’s not so much in this instance.
Radar, which ironically calls Rachel Ray “America’s favorite midget chef” has a take on this. Yummo! Terrorist Chic is Over . They also mention that Whoopi (noted morning intellectual) Goldberg says it looks like a traditional Jewish Prayer shawl, and that pulling the ad would be seen at anti-Jewish. Nice leap of non-logic.
My guess is that the Kosher crowd is not the core customer group of Dunkin’ Donuts. Yes, I know that escapes Miss Goldberg, and some person who claims to be a Rabbi and sounds like a left-wing wingnut. Both seem to be more concerned about blunting anti-terrorist blowback, in my opinion.
Urban Outfitters used to call them “anti-war” scaves.
Other pro-terror folks and their fashionable support
Tags: dunkin donuts, rachel ray, plo, coffee, keffiyeh, keffiyah, michelle malkin, huffington post, huffpo
A complete non-issue. Like almost everything ELSE the right-wing fringe dreams up.
http://jackrabbitcafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/unreal.html
Yea, terrorist being supported by lefty clowns is such a non-issue. Too bad the left does not actually care about something substantive, like Freedom.
I cant believe it, you people are so pathetic. so are black and white scarves banned for every one now. i better put my flag lapel pin on too. you morons.
Geez Brian, are you that thick? Guess so.
I don’t wear Swaztikas, I don’t wear noose logos, I don’t wear hammer and sickles, I don’t wear a Burka, I don’t wear a Crescent and Star, I sure as hell don’t wear a Terrorist scarf aka keffiyah (keffiyeh).
The only people who wear those items are people who support those ideoligies. Get it yet? Most likely not.
What’s sad is that people like Brian (who is so gutless he can’t use a real email address) don’t get any of this. Then again he is probably upset that his favorite people (terrorists) are being exposed.
So now anyone wearing a scarf is a terrorist sympathizer?? Michele M. is a moron!
A ha ha ha ha ha. Funniest news I’ve EVER seen. Being a fashion insider, I’m fully aware of the difference between patterns of paisley and patterns of checks. Only a fashion-ignorant person would confuse the two. Nothing wrong with that, not everyone can look good. ; ) Liberals and conservitives alike wear this type of neck scarf (Cindy McCain, for one).
Trends come and go, but paisley is a very old-fashioned, European pattern. It was last year’s trend in Paris, as usual, before migrating here, slowly, ever inching into the closets of Americans bursting with bulky sweatpants and flip-flops.
The REASON it’s fashionable now is because Americans have discovered we can still wear popular body-conscious clothes while the important neck area stays warm.
I live in an area where it matters if you wear red vs. blue. But that’s only if you are under 30, Latino, and in a gang. The rest of us don’t have to think about it. It’s the same for scarves. Certain people in certain places have to be careful with certain scarf types at certain times, but the rest of us should be freely able to get dressed and get on with more important things.
Still cracking up …. ha ha haha ha haha … donut ad … PLO supporters … ha hahahahahahahhaaaaaaaa. Awesome.
Cindy McCain is not a Conservative.
Just because “everyone” — an outrageous lie and desparate attempt to nullify an argument — is doing it; does not make it right. Remember slavery? Hey, everyone was doing it! Being a Nazi, everyone was doing it! Being a Communist; everyone was doing it!
The reason the Keffiyah (keffiyeh) is popular is because our brain damaged youth look up to American-hating-liberals in Hollywood who side with Terrorists; and those fools are wearing them.
Nice try at spin, though. Anyone else notice the haughty arrogance of discussorama mama’s post? Also notice she is totally clueless about what a Keffiyah (keffiyeh) actually represents. Sad.
It’s *paisley* you fool. I have been to Saudi Arabia for work and I can guarantee you nobody there wore paisley. Keffiyah’s are generally white or checked.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keffiyeh
You are the one spinning discussorama’s post to suit your fear-mongering. If you are scared by a donut shop ad you need professional help.
Oh my God, don’t look now… Hermes is supporting TERRORISM.
Seriously? A black and white shawl or scarf does not a keffiyah make. A keffiyah is a VERY specific type of head covering worn by followers of Islam (and yes, some terrorists). Terrorists are also fond of military style fatigues. Surely no one would accuse everyone in fatigues of terrorist sympathies…
A black and white PAISLEY shawl is just that - a shawl. I have a lovely black and white fringed Hermes scarf that my grandmother gave me as a birthday gift a few years ago. I wear it with a black dress and get lots of compliments. (they still sell black and white scarves, by the way… lovely if you look at their website.)
ANYONE who thinks that a black and white shawl equals a symbol of terrorism is a lunatic and should be committed as such. I agree that no one should support terrorism, but come on! Rachel Ray is an American TV host. She stands for everything that the terrorists abhor. Making an issue of a scarf that is likely not in your taste only gives ammunition to those who oppose your viewpoints. You end up looking like an idiot. And, I would say that it is probably a little insulting for Rachel Ray to be, in a sense, called a terrorist sympathizer. I doubt very much that she is.
Shame on anyone who thinks otherwise.
You know… I don’t know when wearing a scarf became a support for anything other than covering your neck. The only hidden reason we ever used scarves for was to hide hickies! If you note, the scarves in the exemplarary photos are all different in style and design, the only commmon factor is the color schemes and the type of person wearng them. Does Rachel Ray fit both the demographics? Has she shown us to be a supporter or a sympathizer of the terrorists?
I don’t know… I am just wandering why we are wasting our time on this.
Osama Bin Laden is often seen wearing a US Camo/BDU patterned filed jacket in pictures. Uh oh, should I throw out my old field jacket from when I was in the military? Many terrorists seem to enjoy wearing the same patterned pants. I guess I should toss those out too, just to be safe.
I have been to the Middle East. Many, if not all, Arab men in many Arab countries where that head scarf, and MOST are not terrorists. The level of ignorance in this story is amazing. Not all terrorists where a Keffiyeh, and not everyone who wears a Keffiyeh is a terrorist. Morons.
don’t jews wear them around their pants as belts. i always see the hasidics wearing with the strings hanging out!
MICHELLE,
IF WE PUT (KEPA OR YAMCHA) INSTEAD THE PURE RESISTENCE KEFIA THAT EVERYONE PROUD TO WEAR AND SHOW THE WORLD THE UNITY AGAINST THE OCCUIPATION OF PALESTAINS LAND. I AM GLAD THAT THEY ARE PAYING YOU AMERICAN DONATION TO TELL THE FREE WORLD WHAT THEY CAN WEAR OR AND WHAT TO SAY. I RECOMMAND THAT YOU ASK( FORBID) THE WESTERN OF EATING PORK AND CHEESE. PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHERE DO YOU HAVE LEIGON TO/// IS IT THE USA OR OTHER COUNTRY??????
MD/JB/JR/MS/FD/RQ/ MEDICAL STAF
While I agree this is ridiculous because her scarf looks simply like a scarf, I’d like to play the devil’s advocate. We must remember symbols have always represented an important part of all cultures throughout time. Had Rachel Ray worn a swastika arm band or white hood the world would have been appalled. I am amazed that certain forms of dress have become en vogue. As an expatriate from the U.S. it disturbs me that we can be so insensitive especially after 911 and I can only attribute this to ignorance. For many of us living elsewhere in the world, we see up close what these symbols represent. These organizations and governments actively support the suppression of women, the banning of freedom of religion and speech, and the tacit acceptance of violence against innocent human beings all in the name of a cause or belief. Have we become so P.C. that we refuse to tell the truth or are we somehow hoping that our own human/democratic values are also shared by all? Read, listen and observe. Actions always speak louder than words. Remember, symbols are powerful messages!
the very stupidity of this discussion makes me sick to my stomach. I’m ashamed of all of you.
Wikipedia, almost as bad as Snopes.
As for the pattern, even if you look closely at it, it’s difficult to tell what the pattern is — which is the problem — ; however it’s clear that type of “scarf” is meant to resemble a keffiyeh. I love how all of sudden liberals can’t see how ‘business’ is trying to trick people by making knock offs.
As for the scarfs being different in the other pics; you are wrong. Yassir Arafat and DNC Charmain Howard Dean are wearing exactly the same style, the third is also exactly the same pattern with a different line (it’s crossed, where as Dean’s and Arafat’s are solid).
How sad that terrorist sympathizers will go to such extremes to cover up the most obvious example of camaraderie by terrorists. Proves why this is important.
Scott you are either an idiot, or a liar. Few people in “Arab” countries (do you even understand why that is wrong? You should have said Islamic) wear the keffiyah that is on display. Those that do are terrorists. There is a huge difference between the covering worn in most Islamic Nations, and those worn by the terrorists (Palestinians and their supporters). Sadly Scott your hatred is typical of the left.
Patti, are you really that clueless? Or are you just being a snarky liberal?
Dawn, you are of course typical of terrorist supporters. (I know you are not ignorant, you spew hatred instead of making points; which is the sign of a liberal aka terrorist supporter) You demean, degrade, and insult anyone who disagrees with you. You then make up specious arguments and exaggerated comparisons in an attempt to tear down others. No doubt so you can feel superior. Which of course you are not. Fact is that the “scarf” she is wearing is meant to evoke a keffiyah reminiscent of the terrorist’s symbol; the “Palestinian” keffiyeh.
betty : sorry, but you still don’t get it. The head scarf is not a symbol of terrorism. Equating it with the Swastika is absurd. It is if you only watch the US News and all you see are terrorists wearing them. The point is that many non terrorists wear the head scarf, or keffiyeh. It is a traditional
Mark : I man not a liar, and may be an idiot about some things. Not this though. I have been to Iraq, and saw many men wearing a keffiyeh. They were not terrorists. Yes, many were red, so not exactly like the one in the commercial. I saw some with black and white square patterns too. I love how you accuse me of being an idiot or a liar, and yet you claim “You demean, degrade, and insult anyone who disagrees with you.” I did not call anyone any names. The only thing I would say you are is wrong.
There is nothing incorrect about saying Arab Countries. Iraq is an Arab Country. They have some non Arabs living there, but they are considered an Arab Country. They also have many non-Muslims. Either way, the keffiyeh is not official terrorist garb. Perhaps some patterns and colors have been adopted by terrorist groups for identification purposes. If that is what you are arguing, then perhaps I would agree. However, the keffiyeh if the Dunkin Donut commercial is not “clearly” one of them. Non terrorists do wear the keffiyeh. You can say otherwise as much as you want, and it will not make it true. Not all terrorists wear keffiyehs, and not everyone who wears a keffiyeh promotes terrorism.
Scott, being Islamic does not make you an Arab (Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran any of those ring a bell?). Not all Arab countries are Islamic, either. BTW, just because you have been somewhere does not make you an expert in that location. Nice try though at diminishing the icon of terrorism. This particular keffiyah IS worn by terrorists as a symbol of unity. Even the most dense liberal gets that. It is equivalent to the swastika, however it represents something more evil than Nazism.
BTW Scott (and any liberals reading), why are only liberals allowed to be offended? and why are only liberals allowed to demand sensitivity from companies? Just wondering.
Oh yea, I have this idea to do a line of clothing with large gray and white stripes with a Yellow Star on the breast; what do you think? Sounds cool! Also I am thinking about taking a pointed white hat with eye holes in the flap that covers the face any maybe making black, or black and red, or maybe a paisley pattern; what do you think? What’s the matter, cat got your tongue?
Oh and Betti, you are correct in your assesment of the hypocrisy of the anti-American left — the people saying “it’s just a scarf” — and their terrorist buddies. Evil does not like the light of day.