Comments on: Ugly Americans Filmed Whopper Virgins http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/ Digital PR and Social Media Marketing Fri, 18 May 2012 23:54:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tedlow http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/comment-page-1/#comment-3911 tedlow Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:01:14 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/#comment-3911 There’s a funny blog on freedomhaters.org on the Whopper Virgins commercial. It ties it into Noam Chomsky and how the indigenous people on the commercials will most likely be forced to move to big cities when the fast food chains move in, and have to work for Burger King for a tenth of what American’s make. Check it out here: http://freedomhaters.org/content/what-would-noam-chomsky-say-about-burger-kings-whopper-virgin-ad-campaign There’s a funny blog on freedomhaters.org on the Whopper Virgins commercial.

It ties it into Noam Chomsky and how the indigenous people on the commercials will most likely be forced to move to big cities when the fast food chains move in, and have to work for Burger King for a tenth of what American’s make.

Check it out here:

http://freedomhaters.org/content/what-would-noam-chomsky-say-about-burger-kings-whopper-virgin-ad-campaign

]]> By: irina http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/comment-page-1/#comment-3847 irina Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:48:18 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/#comment-3847 I completely agree with this post. These commercials are not only offensive to me as a Romanian but also as a person with a brain. I saw one yesterday that ended with a guy choosing a fish over a whopper and the commentary saying "oh well, you can't win them all". Like basically saying, who cares if this dumb foreign clod doesn't like our whopper? It's that kind of attitude that keeps getting us deeper and deeper in trouble on a global scale. I completely agree with this post. These commercials are not only offensive to me as a Romanian but also as a person with a brain. I saw one yesterday that ended with a guy choosing a fish over a whopper and the commentary saying “oh well, you can’t win them all”. Like basically saying, who cares if this dumb foreign clod doesn’t like our whopper? It’s that kind of attitude that keeps getting us deeper and deeper in trouble on a global scale.

]]> By: Chris Abraham http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/comment-page-1/#comment-3811 Chris Abraham Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:39:24 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/#comment-3811 Well, then -- if it was actually tongue-in-cheek then all of the crew should have been wearing cowboy costumes and big hats. Or, maybe they should have been funny or at least ironic. Their "mockumentary" should maybe have spent more time in self-mock mode and less time mocking the local "villagers." Actually, the broke the most important cardinal rule: It wasn't funny. Well, then — if it was actually tongue-in-cheek then all of the crew should have been wearing cowboy costumes and big hats. Or, maybe they should have been funny or at least ironic. Their “mockumentary” should maybe have spent more time in self-mock mode and less time mocking the local “villagers.” Actually, the broke the most important cardinal rule:

It wasn’t funny.

]]> By: Jeff http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/comment-page-1/#comment-3807 Jeff Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:31:55 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/#comment-3807 Calling it a 'documentary' is being pretty generous. I think 'mockumentary' is the genre they had in their sights. They were being intentionally and self-consciously absurd. The entire tone is 'tongue-firmly-in-cheek.' Sheesh; lighten up, people. Calling it a ‘documentary’ is being pretty generous. I think ‘mockumentary’ is the genre they had in their sights. They were being intentionally and self-consciously absurd. The entire tone is ‘tongue-firmly-in-cheek.’ Sheesh; lighten up, people.

]]> By: Chris Abraham http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/comment-page-1/#comment-3806 Chris Abraham Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:55:18 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/#comment-3806 How offensive, to dress up "villagers" as if it were photo day at school and you were their parents, if that is the case. *Shudder* auch. How offensive, to dress up “villagers” as if it were photo day at school and you were their parents, if that is the case.
*Shudder* auch.

]]> By: Stever Robbins http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/comment-page-1/#comment-3805 Stever Robbins Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:53:20 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2008/12/21/ugly-americans-filmed-whopper-virgins/#comment-3805 I think the folks in the beta-test studio were wearing costumes. Look carefully--not a spot on them, and they looked freshly pressed. Maybe one person would walk in wearing new clothes, but every one of them...? What's the point of this video? Propagating fast food hamburgers around the world doesn't seem like anything worth being proud of. *Shudder* I think the folks in the beta-test studio were wearing costumes. Look carefully–not a spot on them, and they looked freshly pressed. Maybe one person would walk in wearing new clothes, but every one of them…?

What’s the point of this video? Propagating fast food hamburgers around the world doesn’t seem like anything worth being proud of. *Shudder*

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