Mambo Italiano
If there's one thing I can't stand it's racial stereotyping in advertising.
Especially when it comes to Italians.
Surely it can't be that hard to come up with ideas to sell things like pasta better than big Italian Nonnas and old guys who talk-a like-a this-a.
Of course there's always an exception to the rule. And this ad for Burger King's Italian coffee is it.
Molto bene Burger King.
posted by Stan Lee at 10:45 pm
2 Comments:
Being of Italian background, I'm not too sure how to feel about this ad. Yes I agree that the typical fat guy and his wife ads are over done - but they are freakingly accurate. My grandma speaksa witha accenta yousa talkin' abouta!
And I don't know how much better I like the stereotype that Italians are Mafiosi. This isn't accurate or fair.
Also, I found it amusing that no real Italian would be caught dead drinking coffee from a place like Burger King anyways. Maybe that's why the guy got "whacked" in the first place? ha!
Nice find though.
Your point about getting whacked for drinking Burger King coffee is exactly what I was thinking.
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