What do you think of when you look at this picture of Rachael Ray? Are you thinking, “She’s pretty hot when I don’t have to hear her yapping” or “What a lovely idea, walking through cherry blossoms and enjoying an iced coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts.” Well, some people have gone a totally abstract way and thought this online advertisement promoted terrorism. Yeah, the third option was, “It looks like someone Photoshopped Rachael Ray into one of Osama Bin Laden’s videos and stuck a Dunkin’ Donuts iced coffee in her hands!”
Dunkin’ Donuts received complaints that the “fringed black-and-white scarf that the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism.” In response, the folks at police officer’s favorite hangouts decided to pull the ad stating, “the possibility of misperception detracted from its original intention to promote our iced coffee.” I personally think they do a better job of promoting cherry blossoms, but that’s just me.
This is obviously a lesson learned for the food guru - be careful how you choose your accessories. I would also like to point out how this article highlights three items from Stuff White People Like: #97 Scarves, #1 Coffee and #101 Being Offended.
Original Story: MSNBC.com
4 responses so far ↓
1 Bill Brasky // May 29, 2008 at 10:43 am
Rachael Ray is a robot, but her kitchen is perfect!
2 Hippie // May 29, 2008 at 12:38 pm
terrorism, rachael ray, frozen coffee drinks, all in front of the Oregon Capitol building. Why was I not notified
3 Rolling a blog joint - May 29 | Cuzoogle // May 29, 2008 at 1:01 pm
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4 Mac G // May 29, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Blame that Cunt Michelle Malkin
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