#98QBKiller Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090415/od_nm/us_burgerking_odd Ad: Burger King to scrap ad after complaint Wed Apr 15, 9:03 am ET MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Fast food giant Burger King apologized Tuesday for an advertisement featuring a squat Mexican draped in his country's flag next to a tall American cowboy and said it would change the campaign. Mexico's ambassador to Spain said posters released in Europe for Burger King's new Tex-Mex style "Texican whopper," a cheeseburger with chile and spicy mayonnaise, inappropriately displayed the Mexican flag, whose image is protected under national law. The ambassador wrote a letter complaining to Burger King and requested the ad campaign be discontinued. Burger King said the ads were meant to show a mixture of influences from the southwestern United States and Mexico, not to poke fun at Mexican culture, but said it would replace them "as soon as commercially possible." "Burger King Corporation has made the decision to revise the Texican Whopper advertising creative out of respect for the Mexican culture and its people," it said in a statement. "The existing campaign falls fully within the legal parameters of the United Kingdom and Spain where the commercials are being aired and were not intended to offend anyone," the company added. A TV version of the ad shows the strapping cowboy and the pint-sized Mexican wrestler -- nicknamed "Just a Little Bit" -- living together as roommates. At one point, the American lifts up the Mexican to help him put a trophy on a high shelf. Mexico was involved in another controversial ad campaign last year when Absolut vodka posted billboard ads in Mexico with an early 19th century map showing chunks of the United States as part of Mexico. The campaign angered many U.S. citizens and was later dropped. (Reporting by Mica Rosenberg; Editing by Eric Walsh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpillian Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I thought this was going to be the Sponge Bob - "Baby Got Back" ad. Kills me every time I see it. BTW -- I concur with the follow-on consensus on BK's marketing. It definitely gets your attention though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiLfan Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 between this and the "i like big buns" spongebob commercial, it would seem the BK marketing department has been hit over the head by a big stick recently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinInsite Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Guess this makes up for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 between this and the "i like big buns" spongebob commercial, it would seem the bk marketing department has been hit over the head by a big Stick recently... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Guess this makes up for The story mentioned that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 So Destino is the short Mexican in the ad? I always pictured him as like 5'10 or so. :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 If they were going to ban the square butt song I would take to the streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpillian Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 So Destino is the short Mexican in the ad? I always pictured him as like 5'10 or so. :whoknows: It's good to hear he has a trophy at least. Nice one, D! :1stplace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Yeah, I figured they'd received a complaint from The Association of People With Phone-book Butts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 2+ minute extended BK SpongeBob big butts commercial FTW . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Well you see Larry, booty is booty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 So Destino is the short Mexican in the ad? I always pictured him as like 5'10 or so. :whoknows: 5'10 and white actually :/ Wouldn't mind a mexican poncho though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Glad to see it wasn't the Mix A Lot ad. He needs all the work he can get. This still gets me : http://www.theinsomniaczone.com/2008/10/sir-mix-lot-on-robot-chicken.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshatterer Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 2+ minute extended BK SpongeBob big butts commercial FTW . LOL!!!!! That just made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 between this and the "i like big buns" spongebob commercial, it would seem the BK marketing department has been hit over the head by a big stick recently... Most of the "King" ads look more like BK's marketing department is on some sort of psychedelics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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