Rachael Ray and the Third World
“Take off your keffiyehs (traditional Arab scarf) or the Americans will think you are terrorists and kill you.”
This was what one Iraqi shouted to another when caught in the crossfire during a deadly battle between the Americans and insurgents in 2004 (Cockburn P, The Occupation, 142).
Interestingly enough, this was the same advice Rachael Ray got when wearing a keffiyeh in a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial. The ad sparked outrage in America because the scarf has ‘come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad.’ In response, Dunkin’ Donuts subsequently pulled the commercial.
To learn more about why your hunch that this is stupid is correct, click here. Or learn more about the keffiyeh from its Wikipedia page.
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