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Rachel Ray's Scarf Prompts Pulling Of Doughnut Ad
Ultra-Conservative Blogs Find Terrorist Threat In Accessory
POSTED: 2:24 pm CDT May 28,
2008
UPDATED: 2:56 pm CDT May 28,
2008
A scarf worn by foodie Rachel Ray in a photograph to be used for a Dunkin' Donuts ad is at the center of a controversy Wednesday.
The Boston Globe reported that the Canton-based company pulled an ad in which Ray's scarf looks much like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men.
Ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin on Tuesday was so incensed by the ad that there was even mention of a Dunkin' Donuts boycott, the paper reported.
The company paid little attention to the hoopla on Tuesday, but, as Boston.com said, "the right-wing drumbeat on the blogosphere continued" and the company opted to pull the ad Wednesday.
A statement issued by Dunkin' Donuts officials read:
"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."In her response to the action, according to the published report, Malkin said, "It's refreshing to see an American company show sensitivity to the concerns of Americans opposed to Islamic jihad and its apologists."
The Boston Globe reported that the Canton-based company pulled an ad in which Ray's scarf looks much like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men.
Ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin on Tuesday was so incensed by the ad that there was even mention of a Dunkin' Donuts boycott, the paper reported.
The company paid little attention to the hoopla on Tuesday, but, as Boston.com said, "the right-wing drumbeat on the blogosphere continued" and the company opted to pull the ad Wednesday.
A statement issued by Dunkin' Donuts officials read:
"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."In her response to the action, according to the published report, Malkin said, "It's refreshing to see an American company show sensitivity to the concerns of Americans opposed to Islamic jihad and its apologists."
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