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The Phantom Menace

Posted on May 30th, 2008 by You
in

From the you couldn't make it up society, courtesy of BBC News:

US chain drops 'terror scarf' ad

The US chain Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an advert following complaints that the scarf worn by a celebrity chef offered symbolic support for Islamic extremism.

The online advert for iced coffee featured the well-known US television chef Rachael Ray.

She was wearing a black-and-white checked scarf around her neck that resembled a traditional Arab keffiyeh.

This fashion choice incensed at least one prominent conservative blogger, who said it evoked extremist videos.

The blogger, Michelle Malkin, called the garment "a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos".

Some replies on that news report with many people trying to distance themselves from the idiocy. (only if it was as simple. The thing is as stick as ... erm ... mud. Yeah, mud.)