Rachael Ray ad pulled as pundit sees terror link
 

Yes, this is as ridiculous as it sounds...

Rachael Ray ad pulled as pundit sees terror link
Malkin claimed scarf similar to those worn by murderous Islamic extremists

Dunkin' Donuts pulled a television spot featuring talk show host and Food Network personality Rachael Ray this weekend after a Fox news commentator associated it with terrorists.

In the ad, Ray is wearing a scarf that Michelle Malkin said in her nationally syndicated column resembled a kiffiyeh, Middle Eastern garb that is "popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24860437/
There is a photo in the story of Ray wearing the scarf, which happens to be black and white PAISLEY with a fringed edge. It's nothing like the "garb" Malkin is speaking of, other than it being black and white! Pitiful that Dunkin Donuts pulled the ad.

Rachel Ray:
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Co...2p.hmedium.jpg

Yassar Arafat:
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...281004_288.jpg

Wow. Terrible. Cute scarf RR!

Seriously? Are we THAT hyper sensitive these days??

Who cares. Rachel Ray sucks out loud. I would love an increase in not being able to see her on television.

I agree with both of you.
And the term "hyper" may not cover this-what is the next level up?
What is next-a black dress?

Although I second your opinion, the fact that this ad was pulled over a scarf, that is a little silly. Not that the ad was pulled, but that I understand it is necessary for them to pull the ad... however, isn't there such thing as photoshop?

Yeah I agree. Really ridiculous reason for removing the ad.

Can't they just digitially alter the scarf?

1. It looks more like a Jewish prayer shawl to me (Other than the color being black not blue).

2. A men's scarf? Hello, women were black or dark colored Hajaibs in Islamic countries! Not those types of scarfs!

This is sooo stupid!

I would so do Rachel Ray

Khaki jackets! Khaki jackets!
 

I think what we really need to watch out for are those khaki jackets. We all know who wears them:


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...87/YArafat.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ne87/Fidel.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../MaoZedong.jpg


AND


Michelle Malkin! :eek:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...elleMalkin.jpg

Coincidence? I think not!

We're onto you, Michelle.


:D

I don't understand it. I guess the scarves is more offensive then advocating internment camps.

If "do" means "light on fire" then yes, I would soooooo do her.

OMGROTFLMAOWTFBBQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was awesome. Khaki jackets are only worn by the lunatic fringe! And can I use RR's scarf and choke Michelle Malkin? That girl blows big chunks.

Malkin is awesome.

I'd be fine with the scarf if it was on Giada.

Giada is who i'd really like to choke. i'm a Sandra Lee fan myself! :cool:

ha ha ha post of the week. And I have to agree.

That scarf reminds me more of the ones I wore in middle school and high school than anything else. Hello 80s!

You went to a Wahhabi school in the 80's?

Wow that's freaking ridiculous. I wouldn't have even made that TINY connection unless someone pointed it out. Stupid stupid stupid!

I hear ya. Apparently all winter long I was a supporter of "murdeous Islamic extremist" because I wore one of my LV scarves (which is similiar in design) like that.

Gee whiz.

Michelle Malkin's face reminds me of a rolled up Cuban cigar but I don't see her getting a facelift. :rolleyes:

it aint just RR, apparently everyone is on the "arab-scarf" bandwagon...next thing you know someone will be rocking burkhas...


http://www.arabamericannews.com/news...e&article=1082
http://justimage.org/blog/media/1/20...Outfitters.jpg

http://www.arabamericannews.com/news...NIAN_Scarf.gif

^^^^Look out for the boycott of Urban Outfitters by the Conservatives.

Trust me when I assure that we don't shop at Urban Outfitters to begin with.

That's a keffiyah and what rachel ray is wearing is clearly not. IMO rachel ray looks ok and she can cook so she does right by me and can come over whenever she wants. I'm tired of dating girls that say "I don't know how to cook but I know how to order in really well". It's just not cutting it.

Photo is a bit mis-leading as it is out of date.
From the story itself:
Urban Outfitters, a trend-setting U.S.-based clothing chain with more than 119 stores in North America and Europe, sold "anti-war woven scarves" as part of its spring 2007 line. But after criticism from Jewish and Arab groups online, alternatively for implying support for terrorism or trivializing a freedom struggle, the item was pulled from shelves in January 2007.

Now, the trend has spread to urban style. BET and MTV R&B favorites like Omarion and Chris Brown have worn kuffiyehs in recent months, its political meaning less and less apparent.

Politically minded rappers have worn kuffiyehs in the past, but their political leanings indicated an understanding of the symbolism. Mos Def, for example, has been seen in a kuffiyeh, but he has been vocal about Palestinian issues in his music.

"Politically conscious rappers like Common and Mos Def are hip to the Palestinian cause," said Swedenburg, the Arkansas professor. "It doesn't lose its political significance altogether. If Lupe Fiasco is promoting it, I don't think he is just being fashionable."

It's clear the kuffiyeh is increasingly commercial in hip-hop fashion, even if some rappers understand its Palestinian symbolism. Urban Outfitters quietly put an $18 black and white, tasseled item in its Spring 2008 line.

This time, it's called a "Houndstooth Desert Scarf."

Alright man, I know we come from 2 entirely different places, but this is quite possible the one thing we agree on when it comes to women.

Kitso
KS 361 terrorist supporters working over at urbanoutfitters.com

I agree, I would sacrifice a drop dead gorgeous girlfriend for one that actually knows her way around a kitchen. I wouldn't expect a girl to like a guy who doesn't know how to fix shit although unfortunately they do. Every time I see a nice girl with some guido douche who waxes his eyebrows and goes to tanning beds I want to vomit. The demasculinization of our culture sickens me to no end.
/end rant

I once tried to buy my brother a flask with a picture of Jesus on it... but they were sold out.

Otherwise, you're right.