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??
Dunkin Donuts corporate phone is 800-859-5339 according to their website. (Email is too cheap - I don't email these goofballs any more.)
Not that I care if they want to act like a bunch of silly little bitches - but why not run up some more toll on the old 800# to add to all the money they wasted on the ad. Besides, sometimes its fun to call up our corporate masters and go jellyfishing.
We are all wearing the blue dress with the back of it caught in the waistband of our pantyhose and toilet paper stuck to our shoe.
I wonder if they'd have said the same thing if she was blond and fair-skinned? The other thing I'd like to know is why anyone with half a brain would take anything Faux News says seriously? (Oh wait, maybe I just answered my own question...)
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?
Simple: go into a Dunkin Donuts, take a long time ordering a bunch of unusual stuff at the counter, and then, when they want the cash, tell them you don't do business with companies who listen to reich wing handjobs and walk out.
Other than worrying about somebody being a motherCheneying ultra violence adherent, it hasn't been a problem so far...