These days not much surprises me, but it does still happen from time to time. And it happened tonight.
That's right, Dunkin' Donuts has pulled the ad they created that featured a terrorist happily drinking their coffee. Oh wait, what was that? It wasn't a terrorist it was... RACHAEL RAY?!?!? And oh... you say she doesn't look like a terrorist at all as she sips her coffee with her trademark smile and overall perkiness? Then what is the problem here???
Well see for yourself...
There you see it? No? It's right there... in the middle of the photo. Yes, that is it folks, that black and white fashion scarves that people of all ethnicities and religious backgrounds are wearing, is the big problem with Rachael Ray's Dunkin Donuts ads.
Well they must have a good reason... right? According to an ABC News article,
Dunkin' Donuts, worried that its customers might think [Ray was a terrorist sympathizer], abruptly yanked an ad in which Ray wears a scarf that resembles a keffiyeh -- a traditional headdress worn by Arab men -- after conservative commentators became enraged by the ad and even threatened to boycott the company.
Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin also felt the need to "educate" the public on the true horror and ramifications of Ray's fashion choice, posting on her website last week,
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.
Are you kidding me??? I think this is a prime example of how ignorant many Americans are about Middle Eastern culture and history, and how many people make sweeping generalizations about people who are different than themselves or what they are familiar with.
ABC had this poll on their website:
What scares me about this is the 18% that agree with the ad being pulled. The future of America is not looking so bright if we continue to be ignorant about the rest of the world, and shutting it out instead of educating ourselves and opening channels of communication. Last time I checked actual discussions and diplomacy are generally more effective than the age old "plug your ears and stamp your feet while yelling 'la-la-la-la-la-i can't hear you!'"
This is honestly embarrassing.
1 comment:
26 doesn't seem like that many ignorant people...I wonder if that's with units of thousands or ten thousands. Don't get me wrong though, that is a ridiculous amount of people who are being awfully closed minded. This blog made me laugh a little...
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