Rachael Ray WTF
May 29, 2008
Rachael Ray, annoying but cute & perky, jack of all, master of everything, got her Dunkin’ Donuts ad yanked. She made a fashion faux pas called out by some right-wing bloggers (who IMHO have their panties on way too tight).
My 2 cents, from the little research I have done, and honestly, I can’t waste a second more on this. Someone in fashion gave her a scarf that resembles a keffiyeh — a traditional headdress worn by Arab men. Oopsie. Bloggers called her on it and now a big “brew”haha (pun intended). Geesh – pull the ad – make a new one and call it a day. Is this really news? Come on? Like she is secretly funding or condoning terrorism or something – puh-leeze.
Merri has something to say about this.
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May 29th, 2008 at 8:12 am
With everything else going on right now some bloggers seriously got upset over a scarf? I’m embarrassed this issue is now associated with conservatives. Personally I prefer the “time to make the donuts guy†but it’s unfortunate Dunkin’ Donuts caved in to this nonsense.
May 29th, 2008 at 11:16 am
I agree 100% Silke. The time to make the donuts guy died.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Ditto what Silke said! Like this matters?! GAWD.
And guess what, Meghan McCain has pics of herself with the same kind of scarf – is she going to be called a terrorist sympathizer now, too? (Probably, considering Malkin’s irrational fear and loathing of John McCain.)
I don’t like the look of that scarf either, regardless of whether it’s “the good guys’ scarf” or the “bad guys’ scarf.” I think it looks stupid, and it reeks of urban hipster cheap trendiness. But to say it makes someone a terrorist sympathizer is just ASININE!
May 29th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Well, I thought that people went way overboard with it, too, but, you can see how it could offend some people, looking like a kaffiya. Still, they went overboard in their dissection of it. I’ve seen scarves like that for decades, having grown up in NJ, and spent plenty of time in NYC. It’s just a pretty scarf, with a similar pattern. You can see all the strings hanging from it, not a kaffiya.
My mom has one, has had it for a long time. Wasn’t cheap, either. She is not a Palestinian supporter, considering she is Jewish (non-practicing.)
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