And speaking of over-analyzing imagery… damn!
Looking at this innocent image, it’s Rachel Ray with a nice, cool Dunkin’ Donuts Iced Coffee. Of course, that’s to people who just look at advertisements for what they are. But to a particular conservative, that’s a murderous intent… in another language.
According to CNN Money, Dunkin’ Donuts yanked the online advertisement of Rachel Ray wearing a black and white scarf. This offended Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin, it’s a… let me quote this girl word-for-word…
So it was with some dismay that I learned last week that Dunkin Donuts’ spokeswoman Rachael Ray, the ubiquitous TV hostess, posed for one of the company’s ads in what appeared to be a black-and-white keffiyeh.
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.
I understand that in the United States, we have to be careful not offend other cultures. However, where exactly do we draw the line? Yes, to the uneducated masses, that could look like a keffiyah. However, I have not heard any outrage from the Islamic community. If anything, I think they should protest Michelle.
But, I want to thank her. So…
Thank you Michelle Malkin… I feel sooooo safe at night now that Dunkin’ Donuts done the right thing by removing an online ad promoting an American Donut shop that will never be seen in other countries… probably because they are not as addictive as Krispy Kremes…
What’s next Michelle? Get on Dave Chapelle for his offensive Chinese-Korean poem? You should… I mean, he’s just “uneducating” the masses and needs to be stop!
It’s amazing how we have the power to change the world… and yet use it on minor shit like this…
