Donut Let Them Win
Dunkin’ Donuts has pulled an add after some on the right complained that Rachael Ray’s scarf is way too similar to a keffiyeh, which is what some mean people in the Middle East wear when they want to be jerks about things.
While most people with a brain understand why this is ridiculous, we’d like to ask, what if they are right?
What if Dunkin’ Donuts is with the enemy? What have we done?
In LA you can’t go a block without a small donut shop, but in the rest of the world Dunkin’ Donuts are everywhere. We let them come right in and take over.
What’s worse, because we are slaves to slicker marketing campaigns Winchell’s can’t save us now.
May 28, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Dave. You’ve done it. You’ve managed to offend me. Out of everything I’ve read today on the ‘net, this story actually bothers me the most.
I’m mad at my country. I’m mad that such a narrow-minded minority gets such a say in my life. I’m mad at the fact that Dunkin Donuts doesn’t have the balls (donut holes?) to stand up to this.
I’m mad that the logic here is: scarf = middle east = terrorist.
GRRRRR. Now you’ve gone and pissed me off. I was in a good mood until I read this.
May 28, 2008 at 6:09 pm
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/97-scarves/
May 29, 2008 at 9:20 am
I really think the big story about Dunkin Donuts should be about their use of styrofoam cups. They harm the environment and our personal health from consuming beverages from stryofoam cups. Billions of Dunkin Donut cups end up in landfills every year they should get rid of them completely. I wish that was the big story!!!
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