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By Mark Jewell, The Associated Press
BOSTON - Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an online advertisement featuring Rachael Ray after complaints that a fringed black-and-white scarf that the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080529/entertainment/dunkin__donuts_ad_pulled
BOSTON - Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an online advertisement featuring Rachael Ray after complaints that a fringed black-and-white scarf that the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080529/entertainment/dunkin__donuts_ad_pulled
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Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
Ouch!
Well, to be fair, I used to watch the Food Network a lot and those were her words not mine.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
What has happened to this country indeed... Pathetic... Michelle Malkin needs punched, and Dunkin's should be ashamed of themselves.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
What's so sad is that she's just doing it to get her name out there.
This reminds me of the incident during a Cowboy game i think 2-3 years ago.
Cowboys fans reeling from sting of jeers
11:46 AM CDT on Friday, September 10, 2004
By STEVE BLOW / The Dallas Morning News
Maybe the first thing you should know about Hujefa and Insiyah Vora is
that they
stood and cheered enthusiastically when U.S. soldiers were shown on the
big screens
at Texas Stadium the other night during a "fan of the game" contest.
A few seconds later, the Voras were thrilled to see themselves on the
video screens
at the Cowboys game as the final contestants in the fan popularity
contest.
"We were so excited," Hujefa said. "I'm a
huge
Cowboys fan. And to get your picture up on the Jumbotron - man, that's
every Cowboys
fan's dream."
But that dream was soured when some in the crowd that night booed and
hissed the
Voras because of their Muslim appearance.
Mei-Chun Jau / DMN
Dr. Hujefa Vora and his wife, Insiyah, were just thrilled to appear on
the Jumbotron
at Texas Stadium. Only later did they realize they had been booed.
"It hurts. It really does," 30-year-old Hujefa said this week. We
visited in the
cafeteria of Arlington Memorial Hospital, where he is a staff physician
- a doctor
of internal medicine.
Insiyah joined us for the conversation. She's an elementary school
teacher. They
live in southwest Dallas.
At my request, they wore exactly what they wore to the game last week.
It's what
they always wear to the four or five Cowboys games they attend each
year.
Hujefa wore a head covering and his beloved No. 59 Dat Nguyen jersey.
("My absolute
favorite Cowboy.") Insiyah wore a
rida
(ree-DAH) as she always does in public - a long skirt and hooded shawl.
But you couldn't exactly call this a "traditional"
rida
. It's blue and white with silver stars and "Cowboys" imprinted on it.
"Hujefa bought this material, and I made it just for Cowboys games,"
Insiyah said.
"He even bought these stars," she said, showing off the star-shaped
buttons on the
skirt.
"I was
really in touch with my feminine side," Hujefa clowned.
Though their appearance may be a bit different, a few minutes of
conversation reveal
that this is a very typical, immensely likable young couple.
OK, Insiyah is a bit exotic. She's from Canada.
"But I don't say 'eh' " she laughed.
Hujefa grew up in Fort Worth. He went to Austin College in Sherman as a
theater major,
then decided on a career in medicine and graduated from UT Southwestern
in Dallas.
When Hujefa and Insiyah were shown on the stadium screens, the people
right around
them cheered so loudly that the Voras couldn't hear the scattered boos
coming from
other parts of the stadium.
Also Online
Tell us:
If you could talk directly to the couple jeered at the Cowboys game,
what would you say?
9/3:
What's next at Cowboys games? Tackling dummies in Arab attire?
"We left the game that night absolutely elated," Hujefa said. "We had
been on the
Jumbotron!"
The cold slap in the face came the next morning when he listened to his
favorite
radio station, the all-sports "The Ticket" (KTCK-AM).
"They were talking about this Muslim couple at the game that was
oblivious to the
fact they were being made fun of," Hujefa said. "And I knew they had to
mean us."
Later he heard all about the boos from friends who were at the game. The
heartache
still shows on Hujefa's face as he talks about it.
"I guess in a way they were right on the radio. We
were
oblivious," he said. "But part of me still wants to believe the best.
Part of me
wants to believe the Cowboys showed us just to show the wonderful
diversity of Cowboys
fans."
When I talked to a Cowboys spokesman last week, he apologized and said
contrasting
soldiers against the then-unidentified Muslim couple was unintentional
and a lapse
in judgment.
But now I have to wonder how sincere that apology was. Hujefa said he
called the
Cowboys office to discuss the incident, just hoping to understand what
happened.
Twice he called, in fact, identifying himself each time as the booed
fan. Neither
call was returned.
I guess public apologies are easier than personal ones.
Amazingly, neither Hujefa nor Insiyah is bitter. "I want something very
positive
to come out of this," Hujefa said.
"Nobody loves this country more than I do, and I want people to
understand that,"
he said. "You can be a good American and a good Muslim, too."
The Voras said they are sickened that a tiny percentage of radical,
terrorist Muslims
have so stained the image of their peaceful religion.
"They have ruined it for everybody," Insiyah said. "And we're scared of
them, too!"
she added.
I mentioned earlier that Hujefa wore a "head covering" to the Cowboys
game. Let me
tell you about it.
Some in the crowd thought they saw a turban on his head. Others
described a religious
cap. And often Hujefa does wear a traditional
topi cap.
But what he actually wore that night was an FDNY ball cap. He and
Insiyah made their
first trip to New York recently. "And our first stop was Ground Zero,"
he said. "We
just wanted to pray and remember all those who died there."
And in tribute to his heroes of 9-11, he bought the New York Fire
Department cap.
Later, he stopped by a New York fire station simply to meet and
personally thank
the firefighters there.
Prejudice, stereotypes - those things come pretty easy to us. Reality is
often so
very different.
So who was that couple booed at Texas Stadium the other night?
Hujefa sums it up pretty well - "just a couple of kids at a ballgame."
reminds me of this:
http://www.usmagazine.com/so_you_think_dance_controversy_july_25
'"My family was upset over the jacket that Mia had on just because its a question of who should be wearing that kind of jacket and why....only certain people should be wearing those jackets," Karaty says.'
WTF? Some people have WAY too much spare time!
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/terry-trippany/2007/07/27/so-you-think-you-can-dance-issues-apology-over-upside-down-marine-em
read the first comment below article:
'Cute line as what she is stating is she knew it was wrong and did it anyway as a cowardly attack against the United States. '
Another one:
'The only thing you should feel when shooting insurgents is the rifle recoil' :eek:
People were pissed off that a DANCE show... a form of art and expression and FREEDOM of expression... used an 'anti-war' theme... i.e. the dancers performed to a song called 'waiting on the world to change' wearing the peace sign on their t-shirts and showing the peace sign at the end of the song. This upset people!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
"You're either with us or against us."
Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.
Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.
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