Rachael Ray's Dunkin' Donut ad was pulled after bloggers and Fox news commentator Michelle Malkin said it appeared Ray was wearing a keffiyeh.
Dunkin' Donut executives decided they would take commercials featuring Rachael Ray in a black and white scarf off the air after complaints came in saying that her scarf looked like a keffiyeh.
Ray's scarf which can be viewed at Boston.com and does not look much like the headscarf (keffiyeh) worn by Yasser Arafat. It does however reflect more closely the younger generation and those showing political support for Palestine by wearing the traditional Arab scarfs around the shoulders as covered in Village Voice. In short, the complaints suggested that Ray supported terrorism with her choice of wearing the black and white scarf while representatives for Ray say it was meant only as a fashion accessory.
The ladies on The View felt that Dunkin' Donuts should have stood their ground and supported Ray. Joy Behar even donned a scarf for a brief period of time; however, she tossed it back over her shoulder after a couple of jokes about the situation. A search of the website for The View for Rachael Ray does not pull up the comments or footage this afternoon. In fact, the ABC Search includes a host of sponsored ads for Rachael Ray products.
This is not the first bump in the road with the Ray/Dunkin' Donut partnership. Rumors online back in January suggested that Ray doesn't like DD coffee. Ray, of course, denied the rumors.
