Comments on: Absolut-ly Controversial: Mexico In An Absolut World Ad

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:55:54 +0000

This clearly shows the stupidity & double standards of some so called Americans who think that they can do whatever they like & get away with it!!!!
If the English, French or the Spanish took over the former Mexican territory (California, Texas etc..) instead of the U.S , Most of the Americans will say that it is wrong & it’s against the international law or come up with a way to condone it. But when they violate the sovereignty of another country by invading it, they consider it to be the right thing to do!!!!
Grow up stupid idiots & get a life instead of being a pain to the rest of the world!!!!

By: alxriz

alxriz — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:30:22 +0000

yeah well, have you ever thought why did the war started anyways?
because fucking gringos invaded mexican territory,while the nation was still weak from recent indepency war ¬¬
stupidos gringos, so as i see it they DID steal it, and no t to mention alaska was part of mexico once too, in fact mexico also had its maximum territory from alta california(vodka add) to panama/colombia borderline

fuckers!!!

By: Adriana

Adriana — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:17:07 +0000

To EUA:

'Sooos .... un perdedor!! you are a loser baby, so why don't you kill you'

By: hazy

hazy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:45:44 +0000

Oh and treating ppl like Nazis to Jews? get your info right! also take into account how your country treats others (again not trying to be offensive)

By: hazy

hazy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:44:25 +0000

it's stupid how ppl are making such a big deal out of this. USA vs Mexico? every country has its flaws so one should not be so offensive towards other countries. I'm a Mexican and I take it as a joke, truth is we can't tell if US getting such lands was actually more positive. And I'm not saying this to offend anyone, the possibilities are endless.

By: lauf_out_loud

lauf_out_loud — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:22:03 +0000

check it

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/8195/absolutwq9.jpg

By: ze

ze — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:14:53 +0000

A video about this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J87406ioGms

By: Enrique Corgan

Enrique Corgan — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:23:42 +0000

It's just an ad, don't get angry, we live in an area (USA and Mexico) full of ignorant people, and that's for different reasons. Mexico has a rotten educational system, and the US is an enormous factory of a population who's living in a lie, that's the reality for our countries, like it or not, we have to work together...

By: Giannis Zymaris

Giannis Zymaris — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:59:30 +0000

Now Americans can get a small taste of what the Greeks go through with the Slavs that insist on calling themselves "Macedonians"!

And this is just a stupid add, mind you! Imagine Mexico actually changing its name to Texas and amending its constitution to include a clause calling for the liberation of their "Northern brothers".

And the Bush administration was the first to recognize the FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA as a sovereign state - only because the Oil Consortium wants to built the AMBO pipeline through their territory...

So, if ever Texas or California get sold back, you need not look further: probably some Oil Conglomerate wants to avoid some taxes...

By: Scott Mason

Scott Mason — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:02:20 +0000

I personally am infuriated by this ad. I made a shelf hanger to hang underneath Absolut bottles in your local liquor store. Download and share here if you agree;

http://rapidshare.com/files/106111567/Absolut_Boycott.pdf.html

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:42:23 +0000

Oh come on!! It's only marketing!!
Why are u crying!!
You must admited that is funny thats all!!

By: Octavio

Octavio — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:23:59 +0000

Why do you get so angry? In Mexico City it isnt a big deal, just for republicans and rednecks its a big deal.
There are many things to talk about to be constructive.
Im mexican and i like the us but for live there is a bad country a lot of hate hate hate.
Remember all you need is love.

By: Kellie

Kellie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:20:56 +0000

Absolute got just what they wanted and more. "it's just an ad" is not what any advertising firm wants you to think when you look at their campaigns...they want controversy. However I don't think they thought it would be this bad....pretty stupid to think it wouldn't royally piss people off. For all of you who say relax it's no big deal, the ad was meant to send a powerful message and to be noticed. Pretty insulting to an entire country of potential customers if you ask me.

By: eduardo

eduardo — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:41:24 +0000

Si hubiera parque, ustedes no estarian aqui!
Gral. Pedro María Anaya

By: Agustin

Agustin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:26:51 +0000

Wooow gringos realy get ungry when they look their history! Easy guys!! mexicans are not gona take back that territory, its in the past for us, i dont know if you are that afraid about mexican inmigration, yeah we are coming back but its still your territory, you can do wathever you want... and you dont need to say shit about mexicans, Absolut is not a mexican company and it wasnt a mexican idea!! If your feel bad about this advertisment may be is because you know that some time in the history you stole our territory.

By: Justin Wagner

Justin Wagner — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:19:10 +0000

it's so interesting how it's so shocking for Americans to see such as ad as this Absolute Vodka advertisement which basically states the south western U.S. belongs to Mexico. and yet, Americans see no problem with people such as those in Kosovo trying to steal land in Serbia. and even go so far as to condone the independence of the illegal declaration.

By: calilax

calilax — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:57:50 +0000

some people here need to learn there history.

If santana was in charge in mexico, at the time of the america vs mexico war, then that means that spain was still in control of mexico, I still not sure why so many people think mexicans where the ones with the idea of a war when then where being oppress in there own country at the time.

Santana was not mexican he was a spaniard, he ignore the mexican generals in some of the battles that other wise could have had a different outcome & in the end he run away like a coward.

By: Mekishiko-NoNeko

Mekishiko-NoNeko — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:31:33 +0000

Dear rdubs: Because you don't understand (and people like you) what the concept of "surrender" means, of course that is outside of US, and is why exactly, issues like the war over Iraq will continue indefinitely. Clueless Jen 1.-La Raza = the people, and is not a group of racists (Good God!), 2.-if Mexico is a craphole, I wonder why so many babyboomers and springbreakers from US keep coming beyond the border to this craphole of a country 3.-And is only fear and prejudice what you are talking about, and that's all And only for the record, Mexico don't need the region beyond Rio Grande amigo, if I was stupid enough I would get angry for stuff like Gary Jenning's "Aztec" or Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" or everytime Hollywood presents mexicans as "craphole". And for everybody else, think... just think, it's just an ad campaign, Plank2023 and Gaby are ABSOLUTE right, and DW brought me back some confidence in human kind, guess not everything is lost I'd thought this new generation would surpass issues like this one. And to understand some of the mexican psychic you need to read some books (including history books): El laberinto de la soledad y Tiempo Mexicano By reading these books you would probably understand why an ad like this would become succesful in Mexico and rather the opposite in US. Salute!

By: Planck2023

Planck2023 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:04:48 +0000

Hey!! It is just an ad... Nothin else? Is there a lot of irrational people? People that only wants to "fight" a supposed "invasion" or "cultural mixings" and cultural change... People.. Welcome to the globalisation process... Nobody can get out of this planet... Just be a good citizen... Right? Unless that in the near or far far future a "white american" will be the "minority"... So? Does it matter? Of course not... A good citizen can be from Mexico also by the legal way... Why are american people so many times "crazy"? An ad is just an ad... It is just fiction... Planck2023

By: matt

matt — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:31:51 +0000

So then they'd be pouring over the border at Louisiana and Montana.

By: CG

CG — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:33:43 +0000

funny, truth hurts?????

By: mixamillion

mixamillion — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:17:12 +0000

Could you imagine a Mexican Hollywood? Vegas? ABSOLUT Mayhem!!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:49:43 +0000

The map is inaccurate. While the shape of the boarders generally accurate, it gives much more territory to Mexico than it had before the Mexican-American War.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/First_Mexican_Empir e_Map.png

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:M%C3%A9xico_Divisi%C3%B3n_Pol%C3%AD tica-Rep%C3%BAblica_Central.png

By: Padraig

Padraig — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:43:13 +0000

Jeez. *sigh* Other than that I find it amusing how much chagrin such an ad can cause. It's obviously a massive success: the campaign is polemic and will draw partisan sympathy from all sides. However, it is somehow interesting to discern how it is sooo wrong to "bash" the USA, but some of the people who seem to have an issue with that don't seem to have a problem "bashing" Mexico. Food for thought, folks, food for thought. A si, y para la raza: ya no anden lloriqueando. Ni queremos, ni necesitamos el terreno al norte. Mejor fijense en quien se esta comiendo nuestro pais, que no son los gringos, sino nuestror propios politicos. Como Santa Ana.

By: Namowal

Namowal — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:36:35 +0000

I suspect Absolut knew full well that this would freak out some people, and it would get internet millage from the outraged. The "no publicity is bad publicity" thing.

By: Lore

Lore — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:47:41 +0000

Wow... some of ya'll need to chill the f#*k out. It's interesting how some controversy brings the racist, discriminatory and paranoids out of the woods. It's an ad. It did what it was suppose to do. Get your attention. Good job Absolut. Way to market.

By: We are in some deep S#*^t

We are in some deep S#*^t — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:58:10 +0000

As much as we think this is about race it isnt it is about classism just look at whats going on in the border with the border fence
O you havnt heard well let me tell you they are building this fence to keep illigals out or maybe to keep the US citizins in ones martial law is in accted anywho they are building in peoples properties by telling them to sign over there land and shit like that, but at the same time they are going to skip some very rich peoples properties espacialy people with ties to the bushes

SO if you want to learn more go here http://www.turnmaineblue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=839
this is just one but they are all over if you look for it

O one more thing if you guys remamber the battle of the alamo as well as i do then you might recall that texas was part of mexico So does that make the guys like sam houston that fought in the alamo terrorist?

sorry for the misspeling in a hurry so gato go

By: DW

DW — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:07:35 +0000

@DW
Wouldn’t trade my “beautifull, rich, bountifull and corrupt country full of poor people” country for your “arrogant, cultureless, soon to be in recession, full of bloodthirsty war making people” country. Heh overly stupid generalization vs. another just as stupid generalization, see, works both ways

Yes, generalazations are hard to avoid and I know I sounded offensive but that was not what I wanted to convey, but bottom line: Why has a country so fricking rich never managed to make it over third world standards? The only conclusion I can come to is: It;s the people running the joint, and as I said the U.S. probably isnt far behind:)

By: nero1000000

nero1000000 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:18 +0000

great advertisement!

By: JET

JET — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:39:00 +0000

Talk about a litmus test. If this ad upsets you, you may be a paranoid nutcase.