Linkfest: Dunkin' Donuts Pulls Rachael Ray Ad

I HAPPEN TO THINK THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING US AS A NATION THAN A DARN SCARF.SO WHAT IF IT IS WHITE AND BLACK,DOES THAT MEAN I CAN NOT WEAR A WHITE AND BLACK SCARF TOO?HOW STUPID.

Sent by SUSIE-Q | 12:23 PM | 5-29-2008

Round these parts, the keffiyeh is indeed worn by sympathizers with the Palestinian "cause". People want the right to express themselves through their clothing, and that's fine, but please do accept that if you express yourself, we're free to have an opinion about that.

And she certainly looks odd in that scarf...

Sent by Marc Naimark | 9:51 AM | 5-30-2008

But I do agree with Susie-Q: there are more important issues than Rachael Ray's scarf. For example, there's the issue of WHY IS SUSIE-Q POSTING IN ALL CAPS????

And of course, why "Rachel" Ray spells her name with a silent "e".

Sent by Marc Naimark | 9:53 AM | 5-30-2008

The "opinion" that a celebrity chef wearing a black & white scarf in a coffee/donut advertisement is "support" for islamo-fascist terrorism demonstrates severe paranoia and epitomizes the worst of the many ugly faces the ultra-"conservative" movement in the USA has managed to spread around the world about regular American folk. Who ARE these 'conservative' malcontents, and why are they so damn scared, especially when (what I presume to be) their greatest fantasies/dreams have been realized by the conquest of Iraq by their beloved Bush Administration? If we're so indisputably 'winning' in the Middle East, why do these right-wing pundits keep trying to scare the beejeezus out of the rest of us? Sound like a bunch of control-freaks to me. I really don't appreciate them 'speaking' for me; their opinions seem little more than cries for attention.

Sent by Jefferson B Young | 5:12 PM | 5-30-2008

I don't see this as a problem of being afraid of terrorists, and certainly not being afraid of Ms. Ray (unless chirpiness kills).

But symbols have meaning, and even though I'm not an ultraconservative paranoiac, it clearly looks like a keffiyeh to me (paisley? c'mon!). When I see a person outside of the places keffiyehs are normally worn wearing one, I assume they are wearing it for a reason. It they want to use their clothing to communicate a message that is their right. My right is to choose to react freely to their message.

And if those involved didn't realize they were sending a message, now they do, and the reaction of removing the ads is the right one.

Sent by Marc Naimark | 5:01 AM | 5-31-2008

Ignorance is no excuse for hysteria. Michelle Malkin must be living in a bubble or maybe he's just trying to draw attention to himself. Any attention. What Rachael Ray was wearing was a fringed black and white scarf. Nothing more, nothing less. As a child I remember my mother always wearing a scarf on the farm and yes once in a while it was black and white. It was never interpreted as a symbol of anything other than an attempt to keep her hair from blowing in the breeze. The irony is that her husband, my father, IS Arabic. My grandparents immigrated from Palestine prior to the first World War. Shortly thereafter my grandfather joined the U.S. Army anxious to serve his new country. During WWI he served in France in an artillery unit. It was there that he gave his hearing for his new country that he loved so much. In my belief that Ms. Ray's scarf was just a mere scarf, I am not in any way condoning terrorism. To draw a conclusion otherwise is disingenuous and can only be described as paranoid hysteria fueled by ignorance. Shame on all of you that condemn the entire Arabic world as extremist terrorists. Might I suggest that Mr. Malkin expand his own horizons before criticizing those of others.

Sent by David Kader | 12:34 AM | 6-2-2008

I should also note that my grandfather was VERY proud that ALL of his sons served in the U.S. millitary. Most during the Korean conflict and one who continues to serve today.

Sent by David Kader | 12:55 AM | 6-2-2008