Dunkin' Donuts ads pulled because of "muslim terrorist" scarf

[MKE Brother]

This my friends, is ridiculous; http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/29/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes

The original blog; http://michellemalkin.com/2008/05/28...yeh-kerfuffle/

Perhaps Michelle needs a bit of education or a Xanax, most likely both because no one can actually be that ignorant and have a good opinion.

[Ninth_Scribe]

This my friends, is ridiculous; http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/29/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes

The original blog; http://michellemalkin.com/2008/05/28...yeh-kerfuffle/

Perhaps Michelle needs a bit of education or a Xanax, most likely both because no one can actually be that ignorant and have a good opinion.

OMG! I thought this was a joke or something... but's it's real? Quick someone, hide the Zebras... They'll probably be next!

Those are cherry trees and George Washington confessed when he chopped one down, right?

The Ninth Scribe

[MKE Brother]

OMG! I thought this was a joke or something... but's it's real?

I know, it almost seems like something you would read in The Onion but it is the awful truth.

[NYCmuslim]

This is one of the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a while.

Ignorance at its finest...:enough!:

[Izyan]

Michelle is really good at exposing fake soldiers confessing fake atrocities but outside of that she's as out of touch as Ann Coulter.

[Whatsthepoint]

what the f...?

[truemuslim]

Lol i swear i thought its one of those loser jokes things that try so hard to be funny but arent. omg. i guess now its funnier.

[islamirama]

professor says links to extremism are narrow-minded and even racist.

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CAIR: Dunkin' Donuts Scarf Ad Flap 'Silly' (Reuters)


A move by Dunkin' Donuts to pull an online ad featuring Rachael Ray after a blogger dubbed the celebrity chef's scarf "hate couture" was an "incredibly silly situation," a U.S. Islamic lobby group said on Thursday.


The ad, online for two weeks before Dunkin' Donuts removed it last weekend, showed TV host Ray wearing a black and white scarf that some critics likened to a keffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress. . .


"It's sad that Dunkin' Donuts pandered to that kind of fear-mongering. They have businesses in the Middle East, in the Arab world. It's interesting to see how that will affect business there," said Ahmed Rehab, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.


- CAIR: Ad Pulled over Alleged ‘Keffiyah’ Link (NY Post)


"I think it's a mistake to demonize a single article of clothing," said Ahmed Rehab, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "Yes, maybe some suicide bombers have worn it, but so have a million other non-suicide bombers. It'd be as ludicrous as decrying clothes because all 19 people involved in the Sept. 11 attacks wore clothes."


- CAIR: Can I Not Drink My Coffee in a Keffiyeh? (Chicago Trib)

[Malaikah]

That is just plain ridiculous.

[crayon]

So I'm guessing wearing one of these kaffiyahs in the west wouldn't recommended...

[truemuslim]

^ guess not

I would lLOOVE to wear an arab scarf, u kno those that they wear at war! LOL
So wanna see there reaction! LOL !!!!!

[arabianprincess]

its allll over the place.... its like a fashion statementtttttttttt these days.. anywhere u go .. ppl r wearing it .... i wanna wear it.. im still waitin for mine to come from the middle east... n yeah about rachel.. u know at E News where i heard about it so they took it out.. i havnt seen that commerical yet .. i guess they took it out... anywayz salamz

[Malaikah]

So I'm guessing wearing one of these kaffiyahs in the west wouldn't recommended...

The first person I saw wearing one was a non-Muslim Australian male in his early twenties.

Normal people aren't stupid enough to think that by wearing one you are going to blow up the closest bus. Heaps of ppl probably won't even know what it is.

[Questfortruth]

I personally hate Fox News. Fox news is probably the worst news channel in America. Recently, I watched CNN with Glenn Beck. This guy is clearly anti muslim bigot. American media recently increased in their hatred for muslims. If this trend continues I would not be surprised if most of the Americans hate muslims or worse want to kill them.

[Pk_#2]

So I'm guessing wearing one of these kaffiyahs in the west wouldn't recommended...

Loads of people wera it here, even Non-Muslims, what am I chattin, especially Non-Muslims!! Not cause they're terrorists its a fashion statement innay.. Duh! They wan b the next Bin Laden look how famous he is??!! Na kiddin. It jus luks cool..

[Snowflake]

asalam alaikum wr wb,

^ I seen them scarves in pink in B&H for little girls shame they didn't have larger ones


wa alaikum asalam wr wb

[islamirama]

This week added insult to injury:


1)Insult
Dunkin Donuts ran an ad with Rachael Ray (America's favorite 30-minute cook)...



Yes, that's a kaffiyeh!


We take delight in the way the kaffiyeh, a traditional peasant head covering, has become a fashionable part of U.S. pop culture. And here it was in a Dunkin Donuts ad!


But not so fast, said Michelle Malkin - a far right buffoon who often utters anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiments. Malkin accused Dunkin Donuts of failing to recognize that the kaffiyeh "symbolizes murderous Palestinian jihad" and is "a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos."
Instead of weathering the silly dust-up, Dunkin Donuts folded and pulled the ad.
We cannot tolerate a situation where Michelle Malkin defines what is culturally acceptable, in effect becoming the P.C. Czarina of the far right.


Tell Dunkin Donuts to reinstate the online ad, and let them know that they should not be bullied by petty bloggers. Make your voice heard.
The head of marketing at Dunkin Donuts is Frances Allen; her e-mail address is [email protected]


The Dunkin Donuts Customer Care service line: (800) 859-5339. Be patient calling this number, it takes some time to get through. You can e-mail your concerns to [email protected] or send a letter to:


Dunkin' Donuts Public Relations Department
130 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
Tel: 781.737.5200

2) Injury

Much more seriously, and even less explicably, as The New York Times and AP reported today, eight Palestinians in Gaza have lost their Fulbright scholarships.


Why?


Because the Israeli government would not let them out of Gaza, and the U.S. government never lifted a finger to help resolve the situation - and that is the most shameful aspect of the whole affair. U.S. silence.


Born of the same type of anti-Arab bias that fuels attacks on kaffiyehs in ads, this time it frustrated the purpose of one of the most prestigious U.S. public diplomacy programs, U.S. efforts to promote peace and build Palestinian civil institutions, and shattered the dreams of eight promising young people - people who are exactly what U.S. policy depends on. "I was building my hope on this scholarship," says one disappointed young woman who, according to the article in the New York Times, voluntarily remained in Gaza even as her family fled.


This outrage should not be allowed to stand.


The Fulbright program provides life-changing opportunities for young men and women all over the world. Palestinians should not be denied the right to participate in this because of Israeli obstructionism, and the U.S. should not be silent in the face of this Israeli behavior.


Let the responsible parties know that you insist that the Fulbright scholarships be reinstated, and that Israel be pressed to allow the awardees to travel:


Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Chair
Ms. Shirley Moore Green
202.453.8189
[email protected]


Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs
Political Affairs Office
Matthew Rosenstock
(202) 647-1481
[email protected]


Deputy Secretary of State for Visa Services
Stephen A. "Tony" Edson
(202) 647-9584
[email protected]

[VizierX]

Michelle Malkin, that shrill crank makes me almost physically sick.

[north_malaysian]

Christian Arabs wear keffiyeh too..... What's their problem with Middle Eastern clothing?

[arabianprincess]

I personally hate Fox News. Fox news is probably the worst news channel in America. Recently, I watched CNN with Glenn Beck. This guy is clearly anti muslim bigot. American media recently increased in their hatred for muslims. If this trend continues I would not be surprised if most of the Americans hate muslims or worse want to kill them.

omg i cant stand that guy at alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllll ..... i hate his show.. i mean i dont like when ppl just put one side of the story.. or because one person did somethin wrong he blames it on alllll muslims but if a christan did anythin... he doesnt blame it on the religion.... hes not the only one who does that...... or when he said..... dont let them go to madrassah cuz they teach them terroist come on now.... madrassah mean SCHOOOOOOL in arabic... y cant ppl get that anyway ... calm down... ooooh... im done peace