It apears to be very harmless. However, it apparently caused an internet blogosphere meltdown in which Dunkin' Donuts was accused of supporting terrorism. As reported in The Independent:
"The offending item, though, is the scarf, which reminded one blogger of the keffiyeh head-dress worn by Arab men, an item which a second blogger – picking up the theme and running several miles with it – dubbed 'jihadi chic'. The Little Green Footballs blog, a conservative favourite, accused Dunkin' Donuts of 'casually promoting the symbol of Palestinian terrorism and the intifada'."
And Dunkin' Donuts pulled the ad, causing ANOTHER blogosphere meltdown, as bloggers called the company cowardly for caving "in the face of an out-of-control conservative blogosphere."
(PS: 'blogosphere' is a fun word, isn't it?)
Out of control? Maybe, but obviously, we can all agree it wasn't out-of-control enough. Let's remedy this situation forthwith.
(turns around and centers self, then quickly turns back around)
What. The F. Has Dunkin' Donuts gone crazy? A little too much of their Arabic blend? This ad is a blatant promotion of terrorism! Look at that scarf Rachael Ray is wearing; it's a f**king keffiyeh head-dress worn by Arab men! Arab MEN. And she, a woman, is wearing it out in the g*dd*mn park, like she isn't cowering from God and men's sight! Put some f**king clothes on, you whore of Babylon (i.e. Babylon in Iraq, you terrorist!) By putting Rachael Ray in that keffiyeh, DD, you're offending Americans who don't want to see some kind of g*dd*amn Hamas fashion show...but you're also offending Arabs who'll see this ad, think, "That woman is wearing a man's headdress around her neck, and it isn't because her husband's choking her with it! Crossdresser! Abomination! Abomination! Abomination! I'll bomb a nation!"
And terrorism will ensue.
But that's not all. Some of my distinguished blogosphere associates have stopped at the jaunty heretical scarf, but not I. No, the men behind this advertisement are unbelievable in more ways than one. They said in their "apology" yesterday, "The possibility of misperception detracted from its original intention to promote our iced coffee."
"Iced coffee?" ICED COFFEE?!? Sounds like, 'Iced Kofi' --as in Kofi Annan, ex-UN Secretary General, who is currently on the board of directors of the UN Foundation-- and it is outrageous for Dunkin' Donuts to blatantly be recruiting terrorists to assassinate Kofi Annan in an online ad like that. Now, my blogosphere enemies (I'm looking at you, Rene Duquesnoy Joomlas on your Ass!) might say that there have been thousands of ads for iced kofi, and I've never spoken up before, but I say to you, SHUT UP! Those ads were distasteful, yes, but not necessarily proterrorist.
This ad is special because of all the secret visual handshakes it's giving to terrorists. Look closer. There's a building in the background, an American landmark of enormous importance to the citizens of our great country, and it is being highlighted for destruction. I hope our military and law enforcement services are on-site at that building...wherever it is (maybe that's a gold statue of Jefferson or something? Is it maybe the Holocaust museum? Help me out, blogosphere cohorts!) It's an American treasure though, regardless of what building it actually is, and Dunkin' Donuts is outright commanding terrorists to bomb it to kill Kofi Annan, and Rachael Ray is there so they know they'll only have a 30-minute timeframe to work with.
And under the logo, what does it say? AMERICA RUNS. "On Dunkin'"? Perhaps. "From terrorism"? Definitely.
(...Maybe if I click on 'Find A Store' it'll tell me where that building is.)
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Okay, I'm done.
