That's what Michelle Malkin would have you believe.
The latest controversy is the scarf that she wore in a Dunkin Donut's commercial. Malkin claims that the scarf is "the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad." Just like the beret has come to represent communist guerrilla warfare.
People in the Middle East wear the kaffiyeh scarf because it helps regulate temperature, and keeps sand out of hair, mouth, and eyes. According to Dr. Amahl Bishara "Kaffiyehs are worn every day on the street by Palestinians and other people in the Middle East — by people going to work, going to school, taking care of their families, and just trying to keep warm."
The kaffiyeh is also a symbol of solidarity throughout the world.
Pierre Tristam says "It's not the representative headgear of one type of political leaning or extremism, let alone terrorism... that's a narrow view of the thing... Australian, British, and American troops wear this thing; it's comfortable, and practical."
Yes, extremist groups misappropriate various symbols to represent their causes. And yes, some symbols incite hatred and violence. But that doesn't mean that everyone who dons that symbol supports that group. Maybe they just like the way it looks. After all "fashion pulls from every place... China, the Middle East, [other elements] from an ethnic background."
If we give in to this, what next? A national uniform consisting of a single piece of unadorned cloth of only one color?
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Rachel Ray is a terrorist supporter
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