The restaurant chain Dunkin’ Donuts announced on Tuesday that it’s dropping the word “Donuts” from its name, and renaming itself 'Dunkin’.' "The shortened branding will align with the company’s emphasis on coffee and other beverages," Dunkin’ Brands said. The Canton, Massachusetts-based company also noted that fans have long referred to its stores as simply Dunkin’.
Many feminists have long speculated the Dunkin’s pink-and-orange color scheme and "donut", with a hole in the middle of it, was a derogatory inference to the female gender. After weeks of the battle of the sexes playing out endlessly on television between Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his sex accuser Christine Bla-Bla Ford, the company didn't want to take any chances and made the stunning announcement.
During the previous week it has been reported, gaggles of adored kitted pink pussy hat wearers had been showing up in front of Dunkin’ Donuts stores to protest the company's obvious affront to women, and show their support to Christine Bla-Bla Ford. One woman went into a store, purchased a donut and a cup of coffee, then intentionally spilled the coffee and squashed the donut with her big, bulky boots in front of the store, making a big sloppy mess. She was heard screaming: "Take that you misogynistic, piece of shit store. These boots are made for walking, and I'm going to walk all over you!"
A local news reporter who was present at one of the Dunkin’ Donuts demonstrations, asked a woman why she was protesting. She yelled in his face: "Not only do I find using "donut" in the name of the store offensive, it's the menu and food offered. It's all fattening! Women have enough of a body image problem caused through their objectification by men, driving them to suffer from bulimia and anorexia. The store should provide healthy alternatives such as kale chips, tofu cookies and celery sticks."
During the Dunkin’ press conference, a female CNN reporter asked the company representative: "We applaud Dunkin’s courage, bravery, insight, and fortitude in renaming the stores; when are you going to remove the hole from your donuts?" The Dunkin’ spokesperson, obviously, stressed, agitated and disconcerted after a barrage of questions, sarcastically answered: "Isn't the name change enough?
Now you want us to remove something that isn't there?"
