In Europe, Burger King sells a Texican Whopper. They are advertising by running a commercial that shows a "typical Texan" and a "typical Mexican" (Luchadore) living in harmony like the Whopper... This has created some tension and uprage in Mexico... check out the video, its pretty funny...
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2009/04/burger_king_cpb_now_pissing_of.php
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This DOES bring up a serious issue regarding the sacred status of national icons, and an American predisposition to ignore them. There are American laws which attempt to maintain the power of the US Flag. Read up at http://www.ushistory.org/BETSY/flagcode.htm
ReplyDeleteI would assume there are such laws regarding the Mexican flag as well. . .