US hysteria over a piece of cloth?

June 14, 2008 at 9:07 am (Uncategorized)
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Yet Muslims around the world are the ‘uncivilized’ for getting offended over drawings that were intended to offend them? Apparently fashion (aka. A piece of cloth) is symbolic, but the medium of artistic communication isn’t.

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”.

 

Stylist’s choice

Other criticism followed and the coffee and doughnuts chain has now decided to drop the advert.

 

Fashion statements may seem insignificant, but when they lead to the mainstreaming of violence – unintentionally or not – they matter

Michelle Malkin

 

In a statement, Dunkin’ Donuts said the silk scarf had been “selected by Rachael Ray’s stylist and that no symbolism was intended.

 

“But given the possibility of misperception the commercial was no longer being used.”

 

This has caused a fair amount of consternation in some quarters but the conservative blogger at the centre of the row has praised the decision.

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Michelle Malkin: Enemy of the People and US Constitution?

June 1, 2008 at 2:30 pm (Uncategorized)
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This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.” Ezekiel 19:10-14

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After reading several of the right wing blogs, and the comments left mostly by right wing supporters commenting on the Michelle Malkin, Rachel Ray scarf situation, I realized that Michelle Malkin, who
poses as a mere conservative columnist and commentator is actually more likely an enemy of the people of this country, that is out to undo our Constitution. I know it sounds far fetched, but when you read the titles of this woman’s books, and her opinions on rights and freedoms, it becomes pretty clear that she is no patriot, and that she has not grasped the importance of individual liberties as essential elements of freedom and self governance, and has no respect for US law and traditions.

Either like, or along with the Judeo / Christian religious right who is almost daily taking actions aimed at limiting, depriving and violating the constitutional rights of US citizens through the use of public censure, and threats, Malkin is out to demonstrate how the Constitution can be forced into obsolescence simply with a flick of the pen, a few wicked and inflammatory lies, and threats. Whereas the law may not necessarily prohibit the right of any person to hold a view such as Malkin’s, such tactics might be criminal if carried out with others like racketeering, according to some readings of the RICOH Act.

When such tactics and views become the methodology of choice for a number of people and organizations, working in concert, and very obviously acting to overthrow the constitution of this country and to replace it with their unethical, racist and fascist Judeo/Christian ideology, America has a problem and it’s bigger than Dunkin Donuts.

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