Eww, this just learned:

This ad appears in Quien Magazine, which is owned by Time Warner and also appears on billboards in Mexico. Quien claims a "total audience" of 513,000 readers in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.

Story has also hit some other news sites, has hit the DRUDGEREPORT, but not their main page. They most likely won't report on it unless it gets major attention (thats the way they are these days).

[edit on 3-4-2008 by battlestargalactica]

And a retort ad:

Originally posted by battlestargalactica
And a retort ad:

what does it say? unfortunately, i can't read it and don't know how to blow pictures up.

I did not make the graphic, it says: Drinking is bad...then I think the rest is giberish..

But Absolut is product of Sweden, so this pokes back at them, having Finland and Norway occupy the peninsula, BUT you probably know that bit of history judging fro your name

[edit on 3-4-2008 by battlestargalactica]

Originally posted by battlestargalactica
I did not make the graphic, it says: Drinking is bad...then I think the rest is giberish..

But Absolut is product of Sweden, so this pokes back at them, having Finland and Norway occupy the peninsula, BUT you probably know that bit of history judging fro your name

[edit on 3-4-2008 by battlestargalactica]

Actually, the Finn in my name is for Finn Maccumhail, Irish mythical character. Didn't know about norway and Finland controlling Sweden. Learn something new every day I do

I understand that they usually have 'edgy' and provocative ads, many of them slanted towards progressive crowds and popular with gay men. And I 'get' why they did this ad. If you see the whole ad campaign, there's some videos on youtube too, showing revolution in the streets and it all turning into a pillow fight. Artsy, edgy, political, surrealist. But.

But advocating overthrowing the US government to appeal to the Aztlán reconquista chicanos whom they see as their target audience for selling hip, edgy vodka to, that crosses the line of good taste and enters the realm of dangerous political territory. All I can say is what were they thinking? I suspect that they'll find, that even people like me, who aren't the typical sort to be alarmed by this stuff, finds it offensive.

Maybe the folks at Absolut should be forced to accept pesos for payment of their product?
One good turn desrves another.

How about everthing south of the current border blue...As in ocean....As in they are all dead. No fence needed...Now that would be a perfect world. And who is going to win back this land....A bunch of motel maids, strawberry pickers, and roofers.......Because the Mexican ARMY would run like hell when a MOAB went off in front of them.

maybe my history is off here but didnt the citizens of the SW US (which were primarily of mexican decent at the time) VOTE to join the union and become a state?

so, what, their great great great grandkids want to change thier minds now?

good luck with that, let me know how it works out i suppose but plz wait til i move back out of cali

New image, this looks like it's on the side of a building, but it could be a perspective illusion too, not sure of the origin...

they were drunk