After pressure from the right-wing blogger Michelle Malkin, Dunkin' Donuts has cancelled an online ad featuring TV host Rachael Ray wearing a keffiyeh.
Malkin described the piece of Arab men's headdress as "a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists".
According to Dunkin' Donuts, "no symbolism was intended" by the silk keffiyeh. Malkin has praised the company for its decision, saying that the picture of the scarf could have led to "the mainstreaming of violence" (BBC).
So my question is: what was Timothy McVeigh wearing when he perpetrated his terrorist act? And if he was wearing a shirt and trousers, should everyone now stop wearing shirts and trousers? Come on now.
If you disagree with Dunkin' Donuts's decision, please contact them.
2 comments:
Thanks for the tip. I sent an email to Dunkin and linked to your blog.
Thanks, Liam!
Hopefully they won't let themselves be bamboozled much longer by people spewing extreme anti-Arab and anti-Muslim views.
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