tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post7100186943491343723..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: No Scarf For YouDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-82345772825393122212008-06-02T17:08:00.000-07:002008-06-02T17:08:00.000-07:00The differentiation has been created not by anyone...The differentiation has been created not by anyone in the West, conservative or otherwise, but by Islamofascists. That is part of the problem.<BR/><BR/>I don't claim to know anything about Ray. My concern is the creeping acceptance of Islamofascism via the innocent acceptance of various aspects of Islam without the deeper knowledge of Islamofascist intent.Cycle Cyrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12652830857909607093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-26708141598145407902008-06-02T07:48:00.000-07:002008-06-02T07:48:00.000-07:00According to the article, it actually *would* be a...According to the article, it actually *would* be a good thing if Rachel Ray had been wearing a kaffiyeh: <BR/><BR/><I>"Ideally, I want everyone to wear the kaffiyeh," says Habib, "but if it's just worn for the aesthetic value, without the spirit of resistance wrapped up in every thread, then they might as well not wear it at all, and if it becomes appropriated by commercial interests, then that's even worse." ...<BR/>"It bothers me a lot to see the kaffiyeh go mainstream because now when you see someone wearing it, you don't know if they're wearing it for that reason, or just because it's a fashion," says University of Toronto student Jameela Jaber, a Palestinian.</I><BR/><BR/>Hello, American capitalism? You're missing an opportunity here.<BR/><BR/>It boggles my mind that conservatives have gotten so obsessed with differentiating US from THEM (Muslims) that they've forgotten that one of the things America does best is to take something fraught with religious/ political/ cultural meaning, and cheerfully turn it into a commodity. I suspect the Palestinians will have to give up the kaffiyeh in disgust once the new Paris Hilton sex tape comes out where she's wrapped one around her dog and then uses it for other unclean purposes.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, unless cycle cyril wants to claim that Rachel Ray has turned political from consuming Palestinian EVOO, it's ridiculous to care whether she wears a kaffiyeh or not. The kaffiyeh is a very old way to keep sun and dust off your face in the desert -- it was worn by Lawrence of Arabia, British troops and now the U.S. military (who must be really puzzled as they hear from Michelle Malkin that kaffiyeh = terrorist sympathizer).PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-82703759044784273772008-05-31T15:39:00.000-07:002008-05-31T15:39:00.000-07:00I would agree that it was a scarf but on the photo...I would agree that it was a scarf but on the photos available through your link it could and has been viewed as a kaffiyeh. Hence the tempest in the teapot concerning the ad.<BR/><BR/>None the less the political significance of a kaffiyeh must be acknowledged.<BR/><BR/>Further several of those who are suggesting a counter protest/boycott of Dunkin' Donuts are usually in the forefront of anti-Israel agitation. In my opinion not very desirable company.Cycle Cyrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12652830857909607093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-55485936113942100382008-05-31T10:51:00.000-07:002008-05-31T10:51:00.000-07:00That would be a fascinating article if what Ray wa...That would be a fascinating article if what Ray was wearing was a <I>kaffiyeh</I>. But she wasn't. She was wearing a <I>scarf</I>.David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-85320488955941995892008-05-31T09:25:00.000-07:002008-05-31T09:25:00.000-07:00More than just a chic checkered scarf<A HREF="http://www.thestar.com/living/article/433754" REL="nofollow">More than just a chic checkered scarf</A>Cycle Cyrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12652830857909607093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-1145395416574013682008-05-29T09:36:00.000-07:002008-05-29T09:36:00.000-07:00David, you're clearly missing the point. I can th...David, you're clearly missing the point. I can think of at least two clear reasons why Dunkin' Donuts = terrorism, and I'm already on summer vacation.<BR/><BR/>First: (a) <A HREF="http://www.chow.com/grinder/4921" REL="nofollow">Democrats love Dunkin' Donuts.</A> (b) Democrats love terrorists. (c) Therefore, Dunkin' Donuts loves terrorists.<BR/><BR/>Second: (a) Dunkin' Donuts is everywhere in New England. (b) New England contains Massachusetts. (c) Massachusetts contains John Kerry. (d) John Kerry loves terrorists. (e) Therefore, Dunkin' Donuts loves terrorists.<BR/><BR/>I never cease to be amazed at how brainwashed you liberals are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com