Burger King "Whopper Virgins": Offensive or Harmless?
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2008/12/05 01:53:12
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Burger King, the second biggest burger maker in the U.S., next to McDonald's. BK's latest ad campaign is generating a lot of controversy though... it's trying to prove that the average person prefers the Burger King Whopper over the McDonald's Big Mac. The BK ads are all videos of people from countries and places that never eat hamburgers, taste testing the Whopper vs Big Mac. Burger King advertises that they travel "to find the most isolated people in the world" making it the "world's purest taste test."
Here is one of them:
Some people are finding these Burger King ads to be controversial and offensive because of the name of the campaign: Whopper Virgins. Others are finding it offensive and insulting because of the use of poor villagers as their test subjects. What do you think?
For those Burger King lovers, check out the Burger King Cologne
Here is one of them:
Some people are finding these Burger King ads to be controversial and offensive because of the name of the campaign: Whopper Virgins. Others are finding it offensive and insulting because of the use of poor villagers as their test subjects. What do you think?
For those Burger King lovers, check out the Burger King Cologne
Top Opinion
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kimmy "In God I Trust" 2008/12/05 05:01:05The Burger King Whopper Virgin commercials are harmless.
There are much, much worse things to whine about if you absolutely HAVE to complain. Such as the rise in obesity due in large part to McDonalds, Burger King, and other fast food chains.
What is offensive is the invasion of a culture which has had no need nor desire for this crap and BK is exploiting them and subjecting them to American junk food that we all know is crap. It's such an invasion it's sickening.
AND Those poor villagers will be pooping for a week if they don't get even more ill from all the sh** that's in those things.
yeah i laughed, and somewhat disagreed with what happend and how we were exposed to the world. there are goods and bads for this whole Whopper Virgins thing, and its not the exposure that i was hoping to show the Hmong to the world. All i care is that it wasnt racist, or evil in any way, BK is just trying to say that there are people who havent tried american foods like that yet. I dont really care, its actually really cool to see people from my culture ON TV in the US and not running scared in the Jungles of LAOS . if you want to know more about Hmong, youtube, google, etc great sources
My whole thing though, they should learn
China had fit people until the day mcdonalds went overseas.....and now look at them
It is harmlful and harmless in many ways, THINK ABOUT IT
but for me...im gonna stay NEUTRAL...ive got no opinion because ther is no real answer to this whole small controversy thats gettin bigger than it should be, so if its gonna be Soooo bad for people. just keep it online and dont put it on TV
puhleeeeeez!
We need more humor in this world..=/