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Burger King's new ad campaign is a series of commercials depicting a taste test between the Whopper and the Big Mac. The twist here is that the taste testers are blessed souls living in areas so remote that they've never even soiled their intestines with Burger King! Yes, such oases do exist—or rather they did, before ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky airlifted in the fast food, as the teaser trailers suggest. The campaign calls them "Whopper Virgins," and AdFreak detects a none-too-subtle whiff of corporate colonialism. And Marilyn Borchardt of Food First tells the Daily News it's insensitive because "the ad's not even acknowledging that there's even hunger in any of these places." (But watch the trailer; they do look hungry!) And if these 141 words here have proven anything, it's that the campaign is already a success.
Burger King's New Ad Campaign Deflowers "Whopper Virgins"
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Eh, they didn't need to go so far to find "Whopper Virgins". I was born and raised in middle America and have never had one.
Everyone must taste The King's meat.
Hey virgies! Don't forget the condom-ents!
I thought only Herb had never had a Whopper.
Of course, these virgins are now opening themselves to other new experiences: obesity, clogged bowels, indigestion,...
This is where we need more abstinence programs in public schools.
Yum Yum! Nothing tastier then nice Genetically modified foods! Responsible for Obesity, heart disease and cancer! YAY!!!
Fuck um
same here as icedespresso: I've lived in Philly and New York all of my adult life and have never touched either of these sandwiches.
gimme a cheeseburger and i'll be happy.
what do they call a whopper?
"i don't know, i didn't go into a burger king"
Very nice of them to introduce us in a commercial.
unfortunately, for the marican viewers, i can say that the people that tasted the product, did not seem at all satisfied of the strange thing .Here we have 90degres alcool ,100% home made natural drinks,not to mention -mici-"smalls in english-abreviation".Try it the next time you get to a roumanian restaurant and you won,t leave untill you,ve eaten al least 10 of them.All natural made of sheep and veal meat paste,cooked on a grill.
If i get to open a chain of restaurants in US, i will get picked up by the people sent by BK or McD.But don't worry, in my country the smalls are more popular than any Bk ,KFC,McD all in the same place.
Its not modesty to say our products are better.Just have a taste and you can post your remark.
Thank you.
Thank you for getting us a commercial for free.
Here's the deal.Go the nearest Roumanian restaurant and discover "MICI"-smalls-abreviation in english.
The commercial does not say the reaction of transilvanian people after tasting the strange thing.They hated it.
We do have 100% natural 90 degrees home made alcool that kicks your brains after one shot, and smalls-its just a treat you don t want to end.Some americans,asked "why smalls are so small? after tasting them-so without modesty try them at the nearest restaurant with roumanian products.
i am sure the other nations feel the same thing.
I might open a chain of restaurants of Roumanian fast food that might kick BK,KFC and McD's statistics- a couple of products against their lists.
for the people that made the commercial, one message" Go home, check the info you have about the traditional food and then go send this message that bk rules"
Tom Jones got drunk after 3 shots when he visited Romania. I still have other examples ,but i stop here.