Vodka Flap Gets Stupider And Stupider

On the Boycott Absolut site they are linking to the Americans For Legal Immigration who say:

History was made today when American made SKYY Vodka sent out a press release proudly supporting the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and criticizing Absolut for their offensive advertising in Mexico.

"This is the first time we have ever seen an American brand stand up, recognize, and support US Sovereignty against an import that is pandering to illegal immigration supporters," said William Gheen of ALIPAC. "We want to thank SKYY Vodka for showing themselves as a patriotic and top shelf alternative to Absolut."

The National Illegal Immigration Boycott Coalition (NIIBC) plans to incorporate the news from SKYY Vodka into their boycott website at www.boycottabsolut.com All coalition groups will be encouraged to share this historic news. All boycott supporters will now be encouraged to try SKYY Vodka, as a show of thanks to the American brand for standing up for Americans!

"I like SKYY Vodka!", said William Gheen. "It is great to be able to have an occasional martini without contributing to a Global corporation, like Absolut, that is encouraging the invasion of my nation."

Yeah. Absolut, totally encouraging the invasion of America. Here's what the folks at SKYY, who in sly and subtle piss-take on the whole situation, actually say:

In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended the Mexican-America War (1846-1848). With the signing of this treaty, the United States gained control of what was to become the Golden West, including California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and parts of Colorado and New Mexico. Today, SKYY® Vodka, the number-one vodka produced in the United States, spoke out against suggestions by Absolut® Vodka to disregard that treaty, as well as the joining of Texas to the Union in 1845, as depicted in Absolut’s recent advertising.

“Like SKYY Vodka, the residents of states like California, Texas and Arizona are exceptionally proud of the fact that they are from the United States of America,” said Dave Karraker, SKYY Vodka. “To imply that they might be interested in changing their mailing addresses, as our competitor seems to be suggesting in their advertising, is a bit presumptuous.”

In the ad, an “Absolut World” is depicted where the map of North America is re-drawn with Mexico claiming much of the Western United States, negating the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, as well as the Gadsden Purchase (1853), and the independence of Texas (1836).

“Don’t get me started on the Gadsden Purchase,” continues Karraker. “I think the folks in Tucson and Yuma would be rubbed the wrong way if they hear this landmark deal was somehow nullified as suggested by Absolut, a Swedish-owned brand.”

The best satire is hard to detect, so we can forgive SKYY for going over the heads of the moronic bigots behind the Absolut boycott. But the "don't get me started" should have been a giveaway.

Another Absolut Campaign Wounds Wingnuts

Absolut is already back in hot water with the wingnuts, thanks to this new campaign which winks at cock size.

Here's what the Absolut rep says about this new "Ruler" campaign: "As a long-time supporter of the gay and lesbian community, we acknowledge that you can’t simply speak to gay men and lesbians as consumers, but instead need to make real connections to their lives which
we believe we are achieving with our new creative executions. As a company, we respect gay men and lesbians not simply in advertising messages, but behind the scenes as well. We’re not gay-washing here."

And here's what the Freepers are already saying:

- "These fools are determined to make sure that I won’t buy any of their products. First the Mexican map now supporting queers. You’d think they were in competition with McDonalds."

- "Perhaps they are exploring a new niche market for their product - promoting it as a disinfectant after having gay sex...."

- "To me, these ads are more or less as offensive to me as if Absolut ran ads advocating child sexual abuse or extoling the vitrues of the Third Reich. WHAT ON EARTH HAS HAPPENED TO MY CULTURE?"

Say it with me, children: Oh, fucking brother.

Absolut Bigotry

Our nation of wingnuts is severely pantie-twisted over the latest ad from vodka giant Absolut, which is now running in the Mexican press. The ad shows a map of the United States before Mexico "ceded" most of the western half of the country to us at the end of the Mexican-American war in 1848.

The ad was created by a Mexico City-based ad agency and according to Absolut was "was based upon historical perspectives and was created with a Mexican sensibility." Certifiable nutcase Michelle Malkin bleats, "The company [Absolut] advocates overturning borders that get in the way of imagining new maps of North America that help Mexico create a larger share of the continent." Uh, what?

Terrified by the growing boycott movement (seriously), Absolut has quickly offered a "genuine and sincere apology" for the ad. But it might be too late as already some bars around the country as removing Absolut from their shelves. They do this because of an ad that ran in a foreign country that accurately depicts our borders over 150 years ago. Oh, and so they can express anti-immigrant/anti-Mexican bigotry.

RELATED: I still fondly recall the banners carried by Mexican activists at California's sesquicentennial celebration in Sacramento in 2000: "We didn't cross the border, the border crossed US." Texas, for example, has been part the United States for 163 years, but for the previous 300+, it belonged to Mexico/New Spain, not to mention their brief period as a sovereign nation. I guess Absolut better not use any old maps of Texas, either.