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The US Dunkin’ Donuts chain has pulled an online advertisement (via) featuring celebrity chef Rachael Ray. Right wing commentators, such as Michelle Malkin, decided that the scarf looked like a Palestinian keffiyeh and must, therefore, be some sort of pro-Islamic, anti-American statement.

The black and white scarf in question is paisley.

Dunkin’ Donuts pulled the ad last weekend because of what it calls a “misperception” about the scarf that detracted from its original intent to promote its iced coffee.

John Scalzi has a helpful translation:

Because Michelle Malkin is so appallingly stupid and/or ignorant that it appears that she can’t tell the difference between a paisley scarf and a kiffiyeh, we’re pulling our ad of Rachel Ray enjoying our iced coffee. We do hope that once Ms. Malkin extracts her head from between her own ass cheeks, she stops by one of our many establishments and samples one of our fine iced coffees, any one of which undoubtedly tastes much better than the crap that typically fills her mouth, via her brain, at any given time

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