Coffee giant Dunkin’ Donut pulls an ad featuring celebrity chef Rachael Ray in scarf following hysterical protests from right-wingers who found the scarf similar to traditional Arab headdress.
Coffee giant Dunkin’ Donut has pulled an online ad featuring celebrity chef Rachael Ray in scarf following hysterical protests from right-wingers who found the scarf similar to a traditional Arab headgear.
The coffee and baked goods chain said the ad that began appearing online May 7 was pulled over the past weekend because "the possibility of misperception detracted from its original intention to promote our iced coffee."In the spot, Ray holds an iced coffee while standing in front of trees with pink blossoms.
The scarf on her looked like a kaffiyeh for some conservatives.
"The kaffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad,” spewed Michelle Malkin, noted Fox News commentator in her nationally syndicated column.
“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," Malkin asserted.
Although reluctant at first and denying any intentional similarity between the black and white wrap and a kaffiyeh, the Dunkin eventually caved in as the right-wing firestorm continued on the internet and now they have yanked the ad.
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Malkin, in turn, hailed the Dunkin, praising their "sensitivity to the concerns of Americans opposed to Islamic jihad and its apologists."
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She has declined to comment on the controversy.
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