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How arrogant can you get?
Imposing so-called American values on an Ad Campaign in another country?

Are you actually serious?

This from a guy who was, two days prior, asking what animals a person would be willing to mutilate to get an iPhone 3GS.

Unbelievable.
Posted by: croberts   Posted on: 06/21/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Pusser's Rum!  rluxemburg | 06/21/09
Pussers  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/21/09
I Like Appleton Myself  Cardhu | 06/22/09
How dare you..  deanders | 06/22/09
Not only good enough,  zclayton2 | 06/23/09
How arrogant can you get?  croberts | 06/21/09
American Values?  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/21/09
The offended women are offensive to mens eyes.  fr0thy2 | 06/22/09
An apology to all larger women.  fr0thy2 | 06/22/09
You're way off-base there...  bhartman36 | 06/21/09
Do *you* know the difference?  croberts | 06/21/09
Why not?  epcraig | 06/21/09
It's not arrogance  nizuse | 06/21/09
Even if they make themselves ugly?  fr0thy2 | 06/22/09
Pay attention!  frabjous | 06/24/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  BACARDIUSA | 06/21/09
Then why...  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/21/09
If you are going to rant  davebarnes | 06/21/09
Being an Israeli man (half at least), I am ashamed  Daniel Breslauer | 06/21/09
Coverage  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/21/09
Tasteless or pertinent?  fr0thy2 | 06/22/09
I thought you said you were a Howard Stern listener  Mac Hosehead | 06/21/09
I am.  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/21/09
So it's OK to degrade women if you're not selling anything?  Mac Hosehead | 06/21/09
Look  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/21/09
Looks like being self-destructive is becoming popular (nt)  Mac Hosehead | 06/21/09
The Company We Keep Reflects Our Own Character  Cardhu | 06/22/09
HA! Ad took wrong angle, drink to make ugly people look better.  *Gman* | 06/22/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  emaster70@... | 06/21/09
Get over it  Dorkyman | 06/21/09
Lighten Up People  rdavis61@... | 06/22/09
Nothing So Self-Righteous As Pseudo-Political Correctness  Cardhu | 06/22/09
Yes, please DO!  TripAs | 06/26/09
Your most Clueless Post Ever  DisgustedReader | 06/21/09
Cuba  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/21/09
what about the animal mutilation joke??  hretic | 06/21/09
That rings a bell...  deanders | 06/23/09
I'm not going to compare...  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/23/09
Me neither...  deanders | 06/25/09
I thought it was funny...  x21x | 06/22/09
Rum is only fit for pirates  pjotr123 | 06/22/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  nigel@... | 06/22/09
Appleton  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/22/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  eviscera | 06/22/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  elffuts | 06/22/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  elffuts | 06/22/09
What?  evolucion8 | 06/22/09
The American Ideal  Cardhu | 06/22/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  vapetlover | 06/22/09
Advertisement  Quebec99 | 06/22/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  jrm@... | 06/22/09
"If you want to be happy for the rest of your life...."  waytoobusyforthisnonsense | 06/22/09
Politically correct  Nitra Matsoc | 06/22/09
It's a matter of sensitivity  Caggles | 06/22/09
Good Job Keeping this Alive......  bartdj1964 | 06/22/09
Overlooking certain benefits  iouzero | 06/22/09
Peternatural?  deanders | 06/22/09
Snort  iouzero | 06/22/09
Peternatural?  alenkas@... | 06/22/09
Profundity  iouzero | 06/23/09
I never heard of this ad campaign until you brought it up.  *Gman* | 06/22/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  Sheila S | 06/22/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  IgnorantBugger | 06/22/09
RE: Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide  fog_za | 06/23/09
Hell hath no fury...  eyecee | 06/23/09
Boycott ZDNet  DocChuck | 06/23/09
you gotta be kidding me.  lostarchitect | 06/23/09
People versus Animals  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/23/09
Oh? I thought you said it was a joke.  lostarchitect | 06/23/09
To make a point  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/23/09
just keep digging, man.  lostarchitect | 06/23/09
My other go to Rum  zclayton2 | 06/23/09
Dark and Stormy  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 06/23/09
Yeah - and all the ads show-casing women as "boobs & bum" are just fine...  konkreet | 06/23/09

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