The company at first pooh-poohed the complaints, claiming the black-and-white wrap was not a keffiyeh. But the right-wing drumbeat on the blogosphere continued and by yesterday, Dunkin' Donuts decided it'd be easier just to yank the ad. Said the suits in a statement: ''In a recent online ad, Rachael Ray is wearing a black-and-white silk scarf with a paisley design. It was selected by her stylist for the advertising shoot. Absolutely no symbolism was intended. However, given the possibility of misperception, we are no longer using the commercial.''
What does it say about our country when a Fortune 500 corporation caves in to Right-wing nutjobs like Michelle Malkin and Charles Johnson, who are to Western democracies what Islamofascist wackjobs are to militant Islam? From where I sit, it's nothing good.
I wrote about this silliness a couple days ago, never thinking for a moment that Dunkin' Donuts would actually cave to the ignorance and xenophobia evinced by Malkin, Johnson, and their foaming-at-the-mouth, knuckle-dragging ilk.
When the scarf worn by an annoying television personality can provoke serious discussions of whether or not Dunkin' Donuts supports terrorism, how can one reasonably respond? Frankly, I'm dumbfounded by the astounding siliiness and ignorance displayed by those who seriously believe that the wearing of an Arab kaffiyeh equates to support for those who would destroy America. If I cared even a whit about Dunkin' Donuts, I'd find the kafiyeh I have buried in a box somewhere, and I find a store to hang out in front of. Thankfully, I don't care, and I care even less about a spineless group of corporate executives who couldn't spell "moral courage" if you spotted them the vowels.
Uh...are there any ADULTS in charge of Dunkin' Donuts??
Jeebus Krispix, people, d'ya think that this might just be conclusive proof that the terrorists really have won?? What more evidence could you possibly need??