pork chops over politics
So I emerged from my painting pit, to some strange news. I guess Rachael Ray was under fire yesterday over a scarf she was wearing in a recent Dunkin' Donuts ad.
Conservative pundit Michelle Malkin claimed the scarf resembles a keffiyeh, and symbolizes support for Muslim extremism and terrorism. Stranger still: She seemed to imply that unless you are 'clueless', you would have known better than to wear 'distinctive hate couture'.
I'll be honest. I don't know if keffiyehs are bold political statements. I don't know if they are offensive. I don't know much about them at all, sweeping me into the clueless department.
But I know a little about Ms. Ray: She may be loud. She may have saturated the airwaves with too much Yum-o. She may have found a way to foist canned tomatoes on planet Earth, sneaking them in 93.78397% of her recipes.
But covert terrorist supporter? Big political player? Pah-leese.
I'm filing this one under 'I have bigger fish to fry, frankly' category.
(I did google the snot out of the subject. I found pictures of 'conservatives' and 'liberals' alike in similar garb. Does anybody have anything credible to add? I'm curious.)
Conservative pundit Michelle Malkin claimed the scarf resembles a keffiyeh, and symbolizes support for Muslim extremism and terrorism. Stranger still: She seemed to imply that unless you are 'clueless', you would have known better than to wear 'distinctive hate couture'.
I'll be honest. I don't know if keffiyehs are bold political statements. I don't know if they are offensive. I don't know much about them at all, sweeping me into the clueless department.
But I know a little about Ms. Ray: She may be loud. She may have saturated the airwaves with too much Yum-o. She may have found a way to foist canned tomatoes on planet Earth, sneaking them in 93.78397% of her recipes.
But covert terrorist supporter? Big political player? Pah-leese.
I'm filing this one under 'I have bigger fish to fry, frankly' category.
(I did google the snot out of the subject. I found pictures of 'conservatives' and 'liberals' alike in similar garb. Does anybody have anything credible to add? I'm curious.)
Comments
The right wing blogger (Michelle Malkin) who started it all should be ashamed of herself.
As for the "issue." Please. Just please.
Ridiculous.
I am guessing the stylist who tossed it on RR before the pic is probably in trouble, even though it is a paisley-pint scarf, not a kiffeyeh.
I'm also guessing it was added b'c she is wearing a v-neck and they were trying to hide any cleavage for a more "modest/sweet" look!
B. Why is this news?
C. There are more important things people can focus on.