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A seemingly innocuous Dunkin' Donuts commercial starring Rachael Ray has sent the conservative blogosphere aflutter because it appears that Ray is wearing a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh,* which to some is the equivalent of calling for jihad.
At least that's what conservative uber-blogger Michelle Malkin thinks. She refers to Ray's scarf as an example of "jihadi chic." (Looks like ordinary paisley to us, but we're not experts in "jihadi chic.")
She then writes, "I’m hoping her hate couture choice was spurred more by ignorance than ideology."
Clearly, Malkin has too much time on her hands. Keith Olbermann called her "paranoid." But Dunkin' Donuts immediately yanked the ad.
You've never seen Bostonist defend Rachael Ray or Dunkin' Donuts decision to use her as a spokesperson, especially since she is an avowed Starbucks drinker, but this Bostonist is on Ray's side, at least just this once.
*By the way, not everyone who wears a keffiyeh is a terrorist. The kaffiyeh-wearing Bedouin herders would be pissed to hear that they're now terrorists.
Lyette Mercier contributed to this post. Advertising image from Dunkin' Donuts. The opinions stated in this post belong solely to this Bostonist.
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Just as an FYI:
The keffiyeh is a secular symbol of Palestinian nationalism, though the Palestinian movement has obviously become more Islamist in recent decades. Just because you wear it doesn't mean you espouse violence, only that you take the Palestinian side in the conflict.
via FP Passport http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/8928
Malkin seems to have a weird obsession with Dunkin Donuts and all their doings, to judge from her blog. But in the past it has taken the form of promoting Dunkin Donuts because they are an alternative the evil leftist Starbucks. Now her favorites seem to have disillusioned her as well. It must be tough to get coffee when you are a paranoid right-winger :)