Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Boston Globe

Does Dunkin' Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer? The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic diva wears a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men. Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk of a Dunkin' Donuts boycott. "The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad," Malkin yowls in her syndicated column. "Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant and not-so-ignorant fashion designers, celebrities, and left-wing icons." The company at first pooh-poohed the complaints, claiming the black-and-white wrap was not a keffiyeh. But the right-wing drumbeat on the blogosphere continued and by yesterday, Dunkin' Donuts decided it'd be easier just to yank the ad. Said the suits in a statement: "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."

Read more: http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/05/28/... /

[glowing]

1. Once again, those 30%'rs representing the rest of us... Guess the rest

of us don't do Dunkin Donuts.. I especially don't since profits help feed the Bush's

[Pab Sungenis]

26. We prefer Tim Horton's.

Too bad the closest one is 405 miles away. I'm picking up a couple dozen when I go see my mother next week.

[timtom]

34. I remembered that Dunkin' Donuts was a Carlyle Group front

about a week ago and, since then, they and their nasty donuts are dead to me.

[bluestateguy]

2. Cowards

Their donuts taste like crap anyway.

Krispy Kreme all the way.

[Epiphany4z]

5. the coffee

is nasty. My daughter and I can't beleive they started selling for itfor home brewing. I don't care who is selling it dressed as what ack.

[midnight armadillo]

7. The coffee is awesome

Hmmm...D&D iced coffee.

The executives however, are a bunch of cowards.

[The Stranger]

21. I wouldn't piss in the coffee cup of a bigoted company like that.

We must have principles.

[WhiteTara]

60. good words!

[Thickasabrick]

65. Agreed - fuck Dunkin Doughnuts and Michelle Malkin eom

[raystorm7]

19. Krispy Kreme left Houston :( people literally inhaled them and were getting too fat eating em.

[Freddie Stubbs]

30. I suppose not enough people were inhaling them

Krispy Kreme has had some financial problems recently. The company blames it on the Atkins craze, but I believe it is due to them expanding too fast. Three years ago there was one store here in Miami-Dade County. They opened two more, but those ones closed down after a year or tow and we are back to just one store.

[Bake]

51. I read that they switched to non-transfat oil

We got a dozen chocolate glazed Krispy Kreme's (my favorite ... mmmmmmmm) and they had a weird taste to them. I was disappointed. I don't eat them that often, so I don't think the trans fat would have killed me. .....

Damn.

Bake

[glowing]

38. I think it depends on where you live. When I was in S.C., I was told very

fast that if I was to "belong" I must stop going to the Northern Dunkin Donuts and go to the Southern Krispy Kreme. We had one next to a night club.. it was always just so odd that the red "hot" sign was lit up, just as the club doors were closing. I think they made more money at 2 in the morning than they did all day.

[michreject]

56. Krispy Kreme suck

Taste like raw dough.

[Thickasabrick]

69. But I like raw dough - especially fried in grease lightly glazed with

sugar. I feel like I'm having a Homer moment......"doughhhhhhhnuts....drool"

[MadMaddie]

70. Ha..ha...that's funny....and don't forget the glaze falling all over

your clothes, car seat (because you can't not eat them in the car)!!

[Thickasabrick]

76. LOL...that's right! When they are still warm who could not resist

eating them in the car - the sticky steering wheel the next day is a minor annoyance.

[TommyO]

84. The only Krispy Kreme's that I'll eat are the ones fresh from the conveyor

that just sounds wrong, but they taste so right.

We used to be a Dunkin family, but I won't support them given their corporate parentage.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. Isn't Dunkin Donuts still a Carlyle Group company?

I'm not so effete that I'd turn down a gob of deep-fried, sugar-encrusted dough (especially when it's stuffed with Bavarian cream) to occasionally accompany my elitist latté, but it should be a simple matter to find an alternative that doesn't put money into the pockets of the fucking Carlyle Group.

[Bolo Boffin]

4. We must stop paying attention to people like Michelle Malkin.

Resist the urge to buy a ticket to that sideshow freak.

[mwb970]

52. I can't imagine what kind of person would pay attention to Malkin.

She is horrific. Clearly a mental case. I have to assume that her "followers" are dim-witted sheep, i.e. the conservative faithful. Who else would be taken in by such an obvious wack job?

[noonwitch]

53. My 95 year old grandfather

He loves McCain, O'Reilly, Malkin, all of the right-wingers.

He's 95, there's only so many more elections he's going to vote in.

[JI7]

6. have never been there

and never will go there .

[Tesha]

8. Well, what can you expect froim a Chinese donut company! After all, aren't they based in *CANTON*???

"We don't need no h'edukayshun...
We don't need no thought control...
No dark sarcasm in the class room...
Teachers leave them kids alone..."

[Somawas]

9. Could there be a steamier load of crap?

Rachael Ray a terrorist? Gimme a break.

[Pab Sungenis]

27. Wellllllll....

...nah. At least not the way they imagine.

[Somawas]

66. Well done!

nt

[panAmerican]

10. Guess I'd better check my closet...

now we can't wear anything with a black and white pattern

[beezlebum]

11. omg graphic content!11!!

first of all,

here we go again. i thought the louder part of the 20-something percenters had finally stopped with this kind of ridiculous rhetoric. i never cease to be dumbfounded by their ignorant xenophobia and fascist paranoia.

secondly, and more importantly, michelle malkin- it has been almost a year since i unintentionally clicked a link containing one of her intellectually devoid blatherings...here is my intellectually devoid response:

my life was so much happier without her; she makes me sick (as plainly observed above)...i think i might have to take a break from the internetz now...

i am going to request a warning- graphic content!!11!! j/k

[jimshoes]

12. This is what happens when

the lunatics run the asylum. By the way, who listens to Michelle Malkin anyway?

[VWolf]

13. I have no words ... only

[catgirl]

14. So all Arab men are terrorists then?

I'll boycott DD now since they took the ad off. Talk about racism.

[Vinca]

15. The jelly donuts will kill you faster than the stupid scarf.

The stupidity of people in this country knows no bounds.

[ashandaurynsgramma]

16. then I boycott them for pulling the ad

paranoid dummies.

[Sheets of Easter]

17. Words fail me.

[OwnedByFerrets]

18. Reprehensible.....farking cowards....

We should all send them email saying we are going to boycott them for pulling the ad.

[Freddie Stubbs]

25. For a business, the bottom line is the bottom line

They likely determined that that it was more profitable to drop the ad rather than continue it.

[The Stranger]

81. What a disgusting post. You would rather condone bigotry than condemn it.

And then hide behind "the bottom line" canard.

[davidinalameda]

20. we all know that the print of choice for terrorists is paisley

dumb asses

[kirby]

22. This is the scarf?

[Strelnikov_]

32. No . . No, man . . Shit, no, man.

I believe you'd get your ass kicked wearin' something like that, to a beheading, man.

[B3Nut]

40. Those knuckledraggers got their knickers in a twist over THAT?

Had I seen that the last thing I would have thought of was "terrorist" headgear...it isn't even on her HEAD! Oh for cryin' outside...get a life already! Can the intellectual carp in this country get any dumber?

[CBHagman]

59. Intellectual carp!

That's a new phrase to me.

Yes, that describes Malkin et al perfectly.

[B3Nut]

61. Well, they *are* the bottom-feeders of the blogosphere...

after all.

Now if they'd just hurry up and flounder, it would tip the scales. Ar ar ar...

[CBHagman]

71. Sounds fishy to me.

I wish Michelle would clam up for once...

[martymar64]

58. She is so hot!

Thanks for the pic!

[Scurrilous]

23. Related thread:

If you wear a black & white scarf, the terrorists win

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[Ilsa]

24. This is fabulous! Fox and Malkin are showing

their listeners how ridiculous their point of view is by critizing a sweet American Italian lady who is very popular, plus a beloved treat like a donut. Let them rant on.

I am very disappointed that DD has decided to let Fox Fascists media take over their media, though.

[Honeycombe8]

28. The nutsoids have gone into mass hysteria warp zone. This is disgustingly ridiculous!

Rachel Ray a terrorist sympathizer? Because she wrapped her scarf a certain way?

I have wrapped scarves this way a number of times over the years in cold weather. It's a standard wrap.

Let's burn her! She must be a witch, too!

[Pab Sungenis]

29. This calls for a new signature graphic.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

64. You = teh awesome. -nt

[Systematic Chaos]

31. Rachael Ray is one of the most positive people I've ever seen anywhere.

Her cooking shows on Food Network are wonderful to watch for so many reasons. Her personality can cheer just about anyone up. A lot of her cooking is even *gasp* vegetarian! And even if it's not, it's usually low-fat and can be considered healthier than most.

In the picture, she looks like a really pretty lady in a fucking scarf.

ZOMG I'm so scared! She must be a terra-ist!!

[bamacrat]

33. That's retarded.

Someone has way too much time on their hands to find a way to make a Dunkin Donuts ad be pro Muslim, even more for Rachael Ray. Most scarfs and "fashionable" things women wear could probably be construed in many negative ways.

[CBHagman]

36. "Way too much time on their hands."

Amen, bamacrat. There are so many right-wingers with Princess and the Pea Syndrome, it's getting hard to function in these United States.

[CRK7376]

35. Too bad, so sad....

Idiots at Fox and comp....Guess anybody wearing anything slightly foreign is a terrorist....oh well, I hate DD anyway, never buy their brand of fat pills. I am a true Krispy Kreme believer...KK started in my hometown and yes over the past 7-8 years have done some really stupid, expensive expansions....oh well, that's why I'm not in business or retail...They just make great donuts...

[Lorien]

37. As long as the rest of us don't stand up to the RW whack jobs with the truth

they'll continue to have power over the mainstream media and our politicians. It was idiotic for the company to allow them to have ANY say at all-they should have simply neutered them by holding up the paisley scarf and saying "what kind of terrorist wears paisley?? Get a life, people"! or simply ignore their idiotic rants. Here we can't even get a RW hit piece that blames Clinton for 9/11 off ABC! I guess we need to start screaming in unison over trivial nonsense with misconstrued meanings to be taken seriously.

[shadowknows69]

39. They should pull her for her ANNOYING BLOODY VOICE

I don't know why, like nails on a chalkboard for me.

[appleannie1]

41. Aren't there more people with brains in the US?

Maybe they should threaten to boycott DD for being so stupid and cowardly.

[clixtox]

75. Brains? Of course, almost everyone in Amerikkka has a brain...

It is obviously and demonstrably apparent that way too many of these brains are not evolved sufficiently, thereby operating very inefficiently.

Only the basic reptilian functions of these brains, the "flight or fight" ability is managing their reactions.

Rational thought, critical thinking and deductive reasoning are not "wired in" or even "above the horizon" for all of these folks.

Our brothers and sisters, the "sheeple", have been "dumbed down" by a system that requires masses of consumer and producer "ants".

Now! Get back in line for your Kool-Aid, and next years models.

[Javaman]

42. I see the assclowns at carlyle are at it again. nt

[singilarpoint]

43. What the..

If I owned a company and the right wing loons threatened to not show up at my business, I would work as hard as I could to continue what I was doing to offend them. By the way, Rock Star energy drink is owned by the son of Michael Savage...Just to let you know. I NEVER buy the shite.

[Regret My New Name]

44. Well, this is stupid....

People are such fuck heads.

[Pab Sungenis]

45. It's days like these that I'm glad I'm up against a deadline wall...

...with "Queen Victoria." Here's Friday's strip.

[bdamomma]

46. even KO did mention this last nite, unbelievable

Rachel Ray a terrorist sympathizer, what the hell, how stupid can people be? Now this thuggish regime we have is labeling everyone. Rachel as Keith said does not even pick out her outfits. A scarf?????? what the hell is wrong with these people. Now they are dictating what a person should wear????

these right wing people if I could even call them that, would be afraid of their own shadows, god how disgusting, worried about a scarf, I think it looks pretty nice, and I wear alot of scarves.

[madrchsod]

47. she still gets paid the full amount

[Max_powers94]

48. I like Rachael Ray... :)

[Ka hrnt]

49. Scary

That such idiocy and ignorance as Malkin's can affect a large company's operations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keffiyeh

[bushmeister0]

50. I've been boycotting her ever since I found out she was only tipping her servers 10%

Remember that series on the Food Channel she had called "$40 a day with Racheal Ray?"

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ad

Sure you can eat for cheap if you don't tip your servers. Bitch!

If you can't afford to tip the people serving you, then you shouldn't go out.

Are you telling me she doesn't realize servers only make like $2 an hour, that they rely on tips to make a living?

F her and her jihad against working people!

[Tesha]

79. You know, I watched that show.

I don't recall her ever advising folks to stiff the table
staff as a way to save money. In fact, at least two meals
a day in that series seemed to come from places that didn't
*HAVE* table staff (such as markets and take-away places
and the like).

Perhaps you watched a different series than I did?

Tesha

[Jimbo S]

87. 10% used to be the norm, not long ago.

Then went to 15%, now 20%?

Who gets to decide what the standard is, and did they consult with the public?

[bushmeister0]

88. I don't think there's any official "tip".

There isn't some agency that comes up with what an acceptable tip is. The public are the ones who determine what they think the service was worth.

10% is alright, it's something. But when you realize how hard servers work and if you got great service then maybe 20% is a better tip, right?

It comes down to how cheap you are. You go out to get served, you generally pay for that. If you think 10% is a great tip than fine, just keep in mind the next time you go to the place again, they're probably going to remember you. If you shorted your server, don't expect the kind of service the person who REALLY tips gets.

[Doctor_J]

54. Republicans are insane. they should not be allowed to vote or hold jobs

They are truly insane, every last one of them

[Algorem]

55. she shore knows how to scarf down the chow too

[NickB79]

57. Wow, it's like the 1950's Red Scare all over again

The RW nutters are seeing terrorists behind every rock and tree.

[Zachstar]

62. What the hell?!

Any knuckledragger that found an issue with that ad has ALOT more problems than political in my view. More like a vastly undeveloped brain that is 70 percent beer and 10 percent NASCAR.


Oh well Fuck Dunkin'Donuts! They are cowards in my view.

[originalpckelly]

63. And it has nothing to do with Ray being the most annoying broad on TV!?!?

[OhioChick]

67. How ridiculous.

These scarves have become quite popular, if they're what I'm picturing.

http://www.abercrombie.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ca...

http://www.hollisterco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ca...

http://www.ruehl.com/ruh/index.html#/DEPARTMENT/SCARVES...

[Castleman]

74. Jesus Effing Christ!

To my....untrained eye, it looks like she's wearing a.........scarf. Sorta trendy, fashionable at the moment type of thing. Something her stylist picked up at A&F or Hollister most likely. But Malkin must be right, Sound Transit has a billboard with a girl wearing one like it, so we now know that Sound Transit are terrorist sympathizers and showing solidarity for Palestinian murderers! Burn the busses!!!! Down with Sound Transit!!!!


Oh....wait. It's just a scarf. If they wanna give her shit for hawking crappy donuts, be my guest, but this has to be the most moronic thing I've ever heard out of a wingnut's mouth yet. Until O'Reilly gets into it, that is. Or that fat assclown Limbaugh, who obviously has no problem with the product being sold.

[Thickasabrick]

68. Dammit! How can Malkin get away with this crap? If anyone knows

of a petition protesting Dunkin Donuts for caving to the right wing looney tunes (not to mention insulting Arabs), please post it. I'm going to write a letter but a group thing would be much more effective. Normal people outnumber the Malkin freaks and companies need to realize that pissing off the masses to cater to the few will hurt them where it counts.

[Paladin]

72. I'll Never Buy Another Thing From Dunkin' Donuts. Ever.

If they're going to crater to a shrill, nasty, fascist geisha girl like Malkin, they can damned well do without my business.

Krispy Kremes are better, anyway.....

[gauguin57]

73. Farewell to Dunkin' Donuts for me. I do go in for coffee occasionally, but I'm done.

Yeah, that scarf REALLY makes Rachel look like Yasser Arafat.

Cowards is right.

[panzerfaust]

77. Don't No One Recollect This ???

Just after Bush's daddy's investment group bought up Dunkin'



http://cheesebikini.com/2006/07/16/selling-out-the-pres... /

[ckramer]

78. Can all DUers stop going to Duckin?

This is so stupid.

[peaches2003]

80. Malkin nutjobs are also after....

Paula Dean! I read a wacked out rw message board (lucianne.com) and they are in full alert about that terrorist Rachel Ray. Many who posted admitted they didn't know who she was, but were glad she has been 'exposed' and they will now buy DD coffee. One thinks she even had Obama on her show! I doubt that, but why should they worry about the truth when posting.

They are also after Paula Dean- on pg. 43 of one of her cookbooks she praised Jimmy Carter (Paula is from GA after all). So they will boycott her also. Also a problem now with Urban Outfitters and their Islamofascist clothing.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

82. I KNEW Rachel Ray looked like a terrist

Carryin' a couple of bazookas in her blouse.

A very talibanish look, don'cha think?

[ohio2007]

91. bazookas in her blouse ?

How many rights groups protested this pic showing her weapons of mass seduction ?


lol


not many I'm sure except for those who think women should be wrapped head to toe in a burka....like a piece of chocolate ...

[crim son]

83. They just lost my business,

not that it'll be a great disaster. A Tim Horton's showed up here in Bangor and sometimes I go there. Now I'll always go there.

[Mad_Dem_X]

85. DD are cowards!

No one in their right mind would look at that ad and think it's un-American. Jeebus, right wingers need to get a fucking grip on reality!

[NewEnglandGirl]

86. Wow

I love that scarf, it's a fashion statement, not any other statement.

Hate DD, and their coffee which tastes like watered down sugar tea. (IMO)

[New Dawn]

89. There are no limits to Anti-Arab racism in this country.

[ohio2007]

90. scarf ?

just keep those donuts commin cherry pie lady

[Bonescrat]

92. Rachel Ray should host an entire show on how to make the donuts...

So everybody can stay home and make their own...

[CreekDog]

93. look at the bright side

less Rachel Ray!

[ChazII]

94. A Shia point of view

http://www.shiachat.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23494...

They are getting a good laugh.