re: #208 researchok

Offhand, I’d say that says a lot more about the people doing the equating than the people wearing the item in question, doesn’t it?

It’s when people whip out comments like “it’s an evil garment” that I get puzzled. A star of David? A swastika? Yeah, I get that those symbols make a statement. But an eminently practical hat? Evil? What, does it slither off the bedpost at night and strangle kittens in its tassels or something?

Dude. It’s a scarf. Rachel Ray wore it because it looked nice and the fabric’s a good all-weather weight. It sure would be a nifty thing if keffiyehs were innately evil, because then we could burn them in job lots and make the world better. But it ain’t that easy by a long shot. Evil isn’t that easy to spot.