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Sorry for the unintended hiatus, but I've been busy as snot lately. As
in I-now-have-50-clients busy. Or as in
I'm-trying-to-plant-grass-on-a-30-degree-concrete-slope busy. Don't ask.
Anyway, after reading the AP story below, I'm
wondering if some people (feel free to define "some people" any way you
please) are simply a) too politically correct, b) paranoid, c) racist,
or d) completely unhinged from the kitchen cabinet known as Reality.
I think I'm gonna have to go with "D" here.
Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an online
advertisement featuring Rachael Ray after complaints that a fringed
black-and-white scarf that the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers
symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism.
The coffee and baked goods chain said the ad that began appearing online
May 7 was pulled over the past weekend because "the possibility of
misperception detracted from its original intention to promote our iced
coffee."
Critics, including conservative commentator Michelle Malkin, complained
that the scarf wrapped around her looked like a kaffiyeh, the
traditional Arab headdress. Critics who fueled online complaints about
the ad in blogs say such scarves have come to symbolize Muslim extremism
and terrorism.
A statement issued Wednesday by Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin' Brands Inc.,
however, said the scarf had a paisley design, and was selected by a
stylist for the advertising shoot.
"Absolutely no symbolism was intended," the company said.
In case you're interested, the full
article is
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