Rachel Ray is at it again, my friends. In an obvious ploy to flood the American subconscious with sympathetic thoughts toward Muslim extremism, the perpetually smiling talk show host dawned a keffiyeh in her recent Dunkin' Donut spot. A fucking keffiyeh! I wish I were joking, but I'm afraid I'm in no mood for humor. Now, in fairness to Ms. Ray and Dunkin' Donuts, they call the black and white garment wrapped around her neck a "scarf." Nice try assholes, but thankfully, that weak shit is not fooling Michelle Malkin.
Michelle Malkin, FOX News commentator and one of the few to host The O'Reilly Factor when Papa Bear is absent, is the genesis of the controversy. She points out that the scarf-looking keffiyeh "has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad." She also notes it was "popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos."
Tip of the hat, my good lady. I've heard talk that she's too harsh and her criticisms are unfounded, and as a child, I would have agreed with that line of thinking. I remember my mom used to engulf me in bubble wrap every time I rode my bike. This, of course, drew complaints about the restriction of movement and resulting inability to steer. But she would just say that I didn't have to steer because my plastic cocoon (and guardian angel) wouldn't let me get hurt. Michelle Malkin is America's bubble wrap, knee pads, wrist guards, and helmet, suffocating the joy out of harmless activities. And for this, I salute her.
Some say that it's just a plain old scarf, that Americans have been wearing scarves for years and thus retain the right to wear them. I say to you this: I used to wear my clothes backwards. Then, in the early 90's, two child prodigies (Mack Daddy and Daddy Mack) started wearing their clothes backwards, most famously in the music video for their song "Jump." You may have heard "Jump" on Jock Jams or in NBA arenas during tip-off, but I digress. After Kris Kross laid claim to this style of dressing, I could no longer go about doing so without unintentionally displaying support for the duo. Well, I did support the duo and so carried on that "phase" until the age of 13. This Rachael Ray thing, however, is a whole 'nother story.
So do me and Michelle Malkin a favor- Next time you see someone wearing a scarf (Which will probably be winter, right? Maybe fall. Who unveils their scarf swag in the summer?), do what they used to do to me when I wore my Kris Kross clothing and spit on them. Harsh? Maybe. But necessary? Think about it.
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