Dunkin’ Donuts Pulls Rachael Ray Online Advertisement
May 29th, 2008 | by admin |
An online ad for Dunkin’ Donuts featuring Rachael Ray has been pulled due to complaints over the black-and-white scarf that she is seen wearing in the advertisement.
The ad was featured on the company’s web site as well as other large internet sites.
Some people believe that her wearing the scarf, which resembles the black-and-white checkered kaffiyeh, is a sign of symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism thus Dunkin’ Donuts has decided to stop running the ad.
Dunkin’ Donuts said that the scarf actually had a paisley design, and was selected by a stylist for the advertising
shoot.
The ad was pulled off the internet over the weekend, after being introduced onto the internet back on May 7th. In a statement the company said that “the possibility of misperception detracted from its original intention to promote our iced coffee.”
Ray was announced as the new spokeswomen for the coffee and baked goods chain last year.
One Response to “Dunkin’ Donuts Pulls Rachael Ray Online Advertisement”
By floyd kopietz on May 31, 2008 | Reply
Are they seriously concerned about some idiot that is so sick that Miss Ray wearing a scarf with a design that resembles a scarf that some jihadist somewhere might be wearing, they pulled the ad. Even if it were exactly like the scarf some jihadist might be wearing, it is absolutely stupid. This is even far worse than changing the name french fries because some people were upset with the French. We have to stop giving in to these idiots.