How petty-minded and ridiculous this is: , that maven of what an unfortunately large proportion of the internet believe is culture, has complained about an ad where Rachael Ray is promoting Dunkin’ Donuts. The part she’s complaining about – her scarf, which Michelle believes is a keffiyeh, and thus Dunkin’ Donuts (and presumably Rachael Ray too) are promoting terrorism because (some) terrorists wear it. This picture:

Ridiculous this is, because there must be millions of Arabs/muslims who wear the keffiyeh and they’re not terrorists. Yes, maybe they agree with the Palestinian struggle – and may I ask why wouldn’t they? – a land they inhabited before Israel was formed, and all they want is fair treatment and the creation of a true state – but that doesn’t make them terrorists.

If we were to follow Michelle‘s logic, then I assume American television will be pulling any and all programming with actors or images showing the keffiyeh (or a scarf that looks like one) in any form because someone might complain and they want to show their sensitivity. Right?

I suppose newspapers won’t be able to print pictures of someone wearing a keffiyeh either, because that newspaper is so obviously then promoting terrorism and/or stating a political viewpoint (for God’s sake, what American newspaper -doesn’t- have a political stance?!).

Maybe Michelle, you should consider jeans too, I believe a lot of terrorists wear jeans. God those things are just -so- promoting terrorism, it’s written all over them …

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