May 29 2008
The blogosphere is “Dunkin’” common sense over a scarf
Again, I apologize, I seem to have been missing for another week or so. Life is like that, sometimes. Chalk it up to some needed down time and a family reunion.
So one of the ‘big’ stories on my return to the blog world was the whole Rachel Ray kerfluffle over her scarf?
So initially I assumed there was some dark sinister message hidden in her headgear, but then I saw the picture you see to the right.
And I don’t get it.
Oh, I get the fact that it is somewhat similar to a kaffiyeh, the traditional Arab headdress worn by our enemies in the middle east.
But at the same time, it is a scarf, around the neck of a woman who hosts a TV cook show, and who has never to my knowledge made a single political stance on the war or on Islamfacism.
So the accusations that this was something nefarious fell on deaf ears here.
With due respect to the people who have taken a solid offended stance on this, I have to solidly disagree. This was a much ado over nothing.
What concerns me is that this outcry has only served to once again make conservatives appear weak and shrill, and gives the impression that they will overreact to the slightest provocation.
While I agree that appeasement and Dhimmitide is a problem that needs to be watched,the conservatives appear to have taken it to a level that begins to become a witch hunt.
When we start jumping at shadows and shooting at phantoms, we set ourselves up for ridicule and derision, and like the boy who cried wolf, when the time comes to demand action for a more serious threat to our freedoms, we will not be listened to, and incidents like this will come front and center as the rationale.
Put simply, there are far more obvious and odious things to get worked up over. This is what it looks like: A scarf. Nothing more.
The Bloggers need to save their outrage for a more worthy target.
Michelle Malking notes:
“In post-9/11 America, vigilance must never go out of style”
Sure. But if we are so busy watching their wardrobe, will we be able to see the bomb in their hands?
Now, Dunkin’ Donuts caved and quickly pulled the ad, and Ray’s statement about the scarf was more than reasonable, so even Malkin, despite her stance, admits that she thinks this was inadvertant.
But despite that, despite DD’s reassurance, and the fact that they were willing to pull the ad to avoid conflict, the donut batter is still on the face of those who saw a scarf and cried kaffiyeh!
I have a lot of reading and blogging to catch up on. I hope I find something a bit more important to comment on.
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