Comments on: absolut: “mundo absoluto in mexico”. http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/ daily ramblings on advertising, art, culture and design from a self-confessed media geek Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Orator http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/#comment-406 Orator Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:04:14 +0000 http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-406 What I see as 'funny' about this ad is the fact that it's supposedly showing circa 1830's - 1840's borders for Mexico and the US, and yet, there's a bottle of Absolut vodka which hadn't been produced yet. Maybe we should embrace their 'thinking', if you can call it that, and make the picture correct by removing Absolut vodka from it. With the border problems of today, that's my thoughts. What I see as ‘funny’ about this ad is the fact that it’s supposedly showing circa 1830’s - 1840’s borders for Mexico and the US, and yet, there’s a bottle of Absolut vodka which hadn’t been produced yet. Maybe we should embrace their ‘thinking’, if you can call it that, and make the picture correct by removing Absolut vodka from it. With the border problems of today, that’s my thoughts.

]]> By: juan http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/#comment-364 juan Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:44:02 +0000 http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-364 on the positive side, folks that go so far as to boycott absolut for this, well, we really don't want them drunk do we? on the positive side, folks that go so far as to boycott absolut for this, well, we really don’t want them drunk do we?

]]> By: Adriana http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/#comment-362 Adriana Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:54:19 +0000 http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-362 im an american with spanish heritage, i saw it and thought it was hilarious. then again i live in miami. i dont think the big coastal cities cared too much im an american with spanish heritage, i saw it and thought it was hilarious. then again i live in miami. i dont think the big coastal cities cared too much

]]> By: Mundo absoluto « PaQueSepas http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/#comment-360 Mundo absoluto « PaQueSepas Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:40:49 +0000 http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-360 [...] autor de este blog, del que me estoy fusilando las fotos, es aparentemente gringo y hasta él se asombra de la [...] [...] autor de este blog, del que me estoy fusilando las fotos, es aparentemente gringo y hasta él se asombra de la [...]

]]> By: LC http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/#comment-359 LC Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:25:32 +0000 http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-359 I know what an intelligent marketing move is: pandering to a bunch of illiterate Mexicans, most of whom are dirt-poor and have no discerning taste anyway, while pissing off millions of savvy Americans, who can, far and away, afford to purchase much more of your product and are more likely to drink it anyway. Genius!” omg, has this guy never seen wild on mexico or what? doesn't he know how much alcohol we mexicans consume? hahaha and the worst part is that most springbreakers come all the way down here, but this person insists on calling us "dirt-poor" and say that americans buy more alcohol than we do! I really can't believe what those people are saying, I mean, c'mon! AS IF we cared about all that territory you took years and years ago! and about he or she calling mexicans "illiterate", well, I'm only 17 and I speak 3 languages... I bet the only words that guy can say in spanish are HOLA and TEQUILA. no wonder half of the world hates american people I know what an intelligent marketing move is: pandering to a bunch of illiterate Mexicans, most of whom are dirt-poor and have no discerning taste anyway, while pissing off millions of savvy Americans, who can, far and away, afford to purchase much more of your product and are more likely to drink it anyway. Genius!”

omg, has this guy never seen wild on mexico or what? doesn’t he know how much alcohol we mexicans consume? hahaha and the worst part is that most springbreakers come all the way down here, but this person insists on calling us “dirt-poor” and say that americans buy more alcohol than we do!

I really can’t believe what those people are saying, I mean, c’mon! AS IF we cared about all that territory you took years and years ago! and about he or she calling mexicans “illiterate”, well, I’m only 17 and I speak 3 languages… I bet the only words that guy can say in spanish are HOLA and TEQUILA. no wonder half of the world hates american people

]]> By: fer_fajer http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/#comment-356 fer_fajer Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:14 +0000 http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-356 the funny thing is that..... it´s still a freaking ad!!!! I don´t get why people would make a big deal out of it.... it´s just as if the rest of the continent inhabitants got mad everytime U.S.A. people refer to themselves as "americans" or their country as "America"... what are you trying to do?.....OWN the continent?......left the rest of us, canadians, mexicans, brazilians, colombians, peruvians, etc....out? see what I mean? what´s the big freaking deal ?????? this comments sound as if they came straight from Bush´s lips....or even worse......straight from his ass! my only guess is that it offends some people because the U.S.A. is in a very delicate place in the world right now...a lot of people from around the world dislike anything or anyone that has to do with that country...I could easily blame Bush for that one ;) I´m from Mexico and I found the ad real funny...it´s not like a bought 10 bottles of vodka or thought about declaring war on the north side of the border......I just found it witty.....and that´s it. by the way...it´s hilarious how some people still think we live in little tents with no tap water when most of us have pretty accommodated lives...(don´t get me wrong of course there´s poverty...like everywhere else in the world) We might live in a "third world country" but we still manage to live in two story houses with danish design furniture, plasma TVs, top notch laptops and desktops, broadband internet access, jacuzzis, museums, big ass malls, big ass movie theathers and amusement parks........oh!....and I almost forgot....tap and bottled water....wow! the fact of the matter is that Absolut always has the coolest ads I´ve ever seen....regardless if they touch a sensitive spot. it´s just an ad !!!!!! or haven´t you seen the one with the pregnant man ?.....did you find it offensive all of a sudden because it´s not biologically accurate ?.... or does it offend your religious beliefs? wtf !!!!!! the reality is that ALL of us should stop thinking about borders because ALL of us are citizens of the world. the funny thing is that….. it´s still a freaking ad!!!!

I don´t get why people would make a big deal out of it….

it´s just as if the rest of the continent inhabitants got mad everytime U.S.A. people refer to themselves as “americans” or their country as “America”…

what are you trying to do?…..OWN the continent?……left the rest of us, canadians, mexicans, brazilians, colombians, peruvians, etc….out?

see what I mean?

what´s the big freaking deal ??????

this comments sound as if they came straight from Bush´s lips….or even worse……straight from his ass!

my only guess is that it offends some people because the U.S.A. is in a very delicate place in the world right now…a lot of people from around the world dislike anything or anyone that has to do with that country…I could easily blame Bush for that one ;)

I´m from Mexico and I found the ad real funny…it´s not like a bought 10 bottles of vodka or thought about declaring war on the north side of the border……I just found it witty…..and that´s it.

by the way…it´s hilarious how some people still think we live in little tents with no tap water when most of us have pretty accommodated lives…(don´t get me wrong of course there´s poverty…like everywhere else in the world)

We might live in a “third world country” but we still manage to live in two story houses with danish design furniture, plasma TVs, top notch laptops and desktops, broadband internet access, jacuzzis, museums, big ass malls, big ass movie theathers and amusement parks……..oh!….and I almost forgot….tap and bottled water….wow!

the fact of the matter is that Absolut always has the coolest ads I´ve ever seen….regardless if they touch a sensitive spot.

it´s just an ad !!!!!!

or haven´t you seen the one with the pregnant man ?…..did you find it offensive all of a sudden because it´s not biologically accurate ?…. or does it offend your religious beliefs? wtf !!!!!!

the reality is that ALL of us should stop thinking about borders because ALL of us are citizens of the world.

]]> By: Top Posts « WordPress.com http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/#comment-355 Top Posts « WordPress.com Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:58:53 +0000 http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-355 [...] absolut: “mundo absoluto in mexico”. There are a few things in the world that just don’t make sense to me: Nicholas Cage’s successful film [...] [...] [...] absolut: “mundo absoluto in mexico”. There are a few things in the world that just don’t make sense to me: Nicholas Cage’s successful film [...] [...]

]]> By: Tom http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/#comment-354 Tom Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:50:10 +0000 http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-354 The neo-con picture with the fence and red/white/blue coloring could be run as a follow up add. Simply change the text to ABSOLUTist. The neo-con picture with the fence and red/white/blue coloring could be run as a follow up add. Simply change the text to ABSOLUTist.

]]> By: MEamAWESOME http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/#comment-353 MEamAWESOME Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:41:10 +0000 http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-353 If the ad was funny then there wouldn't be a problem. If the ad was funny then there wouldn’t be a problem.

]]> By: Litch http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/absolut-mundo-absoluto-in-mexico/#comment-350 Litch Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:38:12 +0000 http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-350 The thing is that it was NOT a map of 1840 borders, there are several countries on that map that did not exist then, everything south of mexico is modern. It also goes much further north than the 1840 borders. The thing is that it was NOT a map of 1840 borders, there are several countries on that map that did not exist then, everything south of mexico is modern. It also goes much further north than the 1840 borders.

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