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#1163185 - 04/14/09 05:27 PM yo quiero taco bell?
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An advertisement for a new burger has caused offense after Mexicans claimed it insulted them and their national cuisine.

Burger King describes its Texican Whopper in a Spanish ad as "inspired by the land where a man 'aint afraid to sink his teeth into something hot and spicy."

It contains a flame-grilled Whopper topped with taco-coated chilli con carne, spicy jalapenos, onion, lettuce and Cajun mayonnaise.

But the fast food giant has offended Mexicans with its "stereotypical" advertising campaign for the burger.

The television ad aired in Spain, described the Texican as "the taste of Texas with a little spicy Mexican."

It depicted a tall Texan cowboy living with a vertically challenged Mexican wrestler.

Mexico's ambassador to Spain slammed the ad in a letter to Burger King and said it "improperly used the stereotypical image of Mexicans."

Jorge ZermeƱo asked Burger King to pull the ad and apologize for offending Mexican cuisine.

The print edition of the commercial further angered Mexicans by showing the wrestler wearing what appears to be a Mexican flag as a cloak.

Mexicohas strict rules about using its national flag.

In 2008, the government fined foreign-owned publishing house Random House Mondadori for showing disrespect to the country's flag in a video posted online.

It is also not the first time fast food outlets have offended Mexican sensibilities.

Mexicans and other Hispanics in the U.S. objected to a Taco Bell ad in the 1990s that featured a pint-sized talking Chihuahua speaking with a Mexican accent.



vertically challenged? Now I guess dwarfs and midgets will complain that this story is demeaning to them...
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#1163186 - 04/14/09 05:29 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? HappyGilmore
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OMCod... crazy

But I do remember when the Frito Bandito had to be banned in the late 70's (I think), because of the inference that Mexicans were bandits.
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#1163187 - 04/14/09 05:30 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Retired DQ
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"I am the frito bandito, you give me your fritos and i'll be your friend, the frito bandito you cannot offend. aye aye aye aye, i am the frito bandito..."
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#1163189 - 04/14/09 05:32 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Retired DQ
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Why weren't Texans offended? Or Cajuns?
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#1163190 - 04/14/09 05:33 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Blade Scrapper
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cajun bandits?
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#1163191 - 04/14/09 05:33 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Retired DQ
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out of the frying pan...
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Mexico's ambassador to Spain slammed the ad in a letter to Burger King and said it "improperly used the stereotypical image of Mexicans."


So.....what would the *proper* use of the stereotypical image of Mexicans be?
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#1163193 - 04/14/09 05:36 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? RR Becca
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hopping the fence? swimming a river? shooting down the police in border towns? standing in line at western union to send money back home?
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#1163194 - 04/14/09 05:37 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? HappyGilmore
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Nacho Libre?
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#1163195 - 04/14/09 05:38 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? HappyGilmore
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hey happy! give us a poll!!!!! smile
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#1163204 - 04/14/09 05:43 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? HappyGilmore
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Originally Posted By: Happy Gilmore
hopping the fence? swimming a river? shooting down the police in border towns? standing in line at western union to send money back home?


shocked laugh
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#1163205 - 04/14/09 05:46 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Retired DQ
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Way, way south.
Will Speedy Gonzalez be banned next??
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#1163212 - 04/14/09 05:49 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? MB Guy
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Speedy Gonzales is no stranger to politically correct whining as noted in this news report from 2002. frown
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#1163213 - 04/14/09 05:50 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Blade Scrapper
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Originally Posted By: Obamism
Why weren't Texans offended?

<<<--- offended Texan

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#1163217 - 04/14/09 05:52 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Blade Scrapper
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Originally Posted By: Obamism
Why weren't Texans offended? Or Cajuns?


'cuz we don't give a $#!%


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#1163219 - 04/14/09 05:54 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Book Nerd
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Originally Posted By: Miss Mo
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laugh funny movie

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#1163220 - 04/14/09 05:54 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Miscuit
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Originally Posted By: Ms. Pooh
Originally Posted By: Obamism
Why weren't Texans offended? Or Cajuns?


'cuz we don't give a $#!%


grin

Oh yeah...I forgot...

<<<---unoffended Texan

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#1163223 - 04/14/09 05:55 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Lisa_Bates
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Originally Posted By: MoohPooh
Originally Posted By: Obamism
Why weren't Texans offended?

<<<--- offensive Texan
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#1163226 - 04/14/09 05:56 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? HappyGilmore
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this burger really doesn't sound all that good, I would much rather have eight double decker taco supremes
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#1163227 - 04/14/09 05:57 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Peepers
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Originally Posted By: Mr. Peepers
Originally Posted By: MoohPooh
Originally Posted By: Obamism
Why weren't Texans offended?

<<<--- offensive Texan
grrr... mad

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#1163228 - 04/14/09 05:57 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? HappyGilmore
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Originally Posted By: Happy Gilmore
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'aint afraid to sink his teeth into something hot and spicy."



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an offended Texican!!!!

but the above is what I am talking about!!!!!
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#1163230 - 04/14/09 05:58 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Retired DQ
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Originally Posted By: Devil Queen
cajun bandits?
Some Cajuns may not wish to be associated with mayonaise.
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#1163234 - 04/14/09 06:00 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Blade Scrapper
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what's mayo got to do with it?

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#1163237 - 04/14/09 06:02 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? pjs
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It's included in the offending sandwich and associated ad campaign.
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#1163294 - 04/14/09 06:55 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? Blade Scrapper
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Pulling people out of the ditc...
no self respecting cajun would be caught dead eating mayonaise, unless, of course, it is on a french-fry po-boy. In that case, then mayonaise is acceptable...
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#1163296 - 04/14/09 06:57 PM Re: yo quiero taco bell? HappyGilmore
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french-fry po boy? confused

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