Cold Latina Beer Ads Called Offensive

[Analog]

LOS ANGELES -- Several Hispanic lawmakers and activists are calling on a beer distributor to pull billboard ads for Tecate beer, saying they are offensive.

The ads feature a leaning Tecate beer bottle and the tag line,"Finally, A Cold Latina," which critics say propagates negative Hispanic stereotypes.

Labatt says it did not intend to offend Hispanics. It says the "billboard was meant to be tongue-in-cheek and humorous."

A Labatt spokesman says the company is analyzing a slew of comments on the ads left at its Web site and will decide next week whether to pull the ads.

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[Eli]

Uhh... Why would that be offensive?

Isn't it basically saying that all Latinas are hot?

Maybe the fat latinas are the ones bitching? 😛

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: Eli
Maybe the fat latinas are the ones bitching? 😛

Ding! Teh Winnar!

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Eli
Uhh... Why would that be offensive?

Isn't it basically saying that all Latinas are hot?

Maybe the fat latinas are the ones bitching? 😛

No. The stereotype is that latinas are hot blooded. As in quick to throw a fit and become psycho bitches.

 

[poopygood]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Eli
Uhh... Why would that be offensive?

Isn't it basically saying that all Latinas are hot?

Maybe the fat latinas are the ones bitching? 😛

No. The stereotype is that latinas are hot blooded. As in quick to throw a fit and become psycho bitches.

Ding! Teh Winnar! 😀

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Eli
Uhh... Why would that be offensive?

Isn't it basically saying that all Latinas are hot?

Maybe the fat latinas are the ones bitching? 😛

No. The stereotype is that latinas are hot blooded. As in quick to throw a fit and become psycho bitches.

Ahh.. Alrighty then..

Never knew that.. LOL.

 

[Siddhartha]

Because something is not offensive to you does not mean it is not offensive to someone else.

 

[Hector13]

Originally posted by: Siddhartha
Because something is not offensive to you does not mean it is not offensive to someone else.

sure, but I bet you can't find one thing that noone in this world wouldn't be offended by.

 

[TitanDiddly]

😛ic;?

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Siddhartha
Because something is not offensive to you does not mean it is not offensive to someone else.

Sure, let's all live in a padded vacuum.

 

[Actaeon]

No. The stereotype is that latinas are hot blooded. As in quick to throw a fit and become psycho bitches.

You got that right.

 

[DainBramaged]

The Tecate girls are cool. I don't want them to discontinue that. 😀

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Hector13

Originally posted by: Siddhartha
Because something is not offensive to you does not mean it is not offensive to someone else.

sure, but I bet you can't find one thing that noone in this world wouldn't be offended by.

I'm OFFENDED you would think that :|



I never would have made that connection from that ad. And I'm MARRIED to a Latina 😀

 

[0roo0roo]

bah, someone post the lebatt lesbian kiss ad🙂

 

[DigDug]

No. The stereotype is that latinas are hot blooded. As in quick to throw a fit and become psycho bitches.

They are...

 

[Carbo]

Sheesh! Must everyone be so damn thin skinned and delicate?! It's a humorous ad, dammit! Have a beer and enjoy it!

 

[ElFenix]

T sucks

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
T sucks

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[xSkyDrAx]

So did they prove the ad right?