I’m just obsessed with the same-bun Pride Whopper promo because
straight people saw it and were like “oh ok it’s like two boys and two
girls I guess” and gay people saw it and were like “??? two tops and
two bottoms????” Incredible
Posted on 06/15/2022 2:56:31 PM PDT by lowbridge
The Austrian advertising agency behind Burger King Austria's Pride Whopper campaign has apologized following backlash on social media.
On Saturday, agency Jung von Matt Donau posted an apology to its LinkedIn page, acknowledging that the agency did not engage with Austria's queer community enough before launching the Pride Whopper — burgers that feature either two sesame-seed top buns or two bottom buns rather than one of each — as part of Burger King Austria's Pride Month campaign.
"Time to be proud," read the ad.
"We've heard your voices and listened carefully," Jung von Matt Donau wrote on LinkedIn. "The Pride Whopper is part of our client's engagement as official partner with Vienna Pride. The work also includes an influencer campaign with proud members of the Austrian LGBTQ community."
The agency went on to explain that they are proud of the queer community that exists within its ranks. However, the post acknowledged that the company did not check in well enough with different community members on how the same-bun approach might be received by the public before actually launching the campaign.
"That's on us. The intended message of the Pride Whopper was to spread equal love and equal rights," the agency wrote. "Our strongest concern is if we offended members of the LGBTQ Community with this campaign. If this is the case, we truly apologize. We've learned our lessons and will include experts on communicating with the LGBTQ community for future work as promoting equal love and equal rights will still be a priority for us.
"Earlier this month, befuddled reactions to Burger King Austria's Pride Month campaign began popping up on social media.
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Wow, I first thought this was the Babylon Bee.
This is gonna be a fun thread.
Thank goodness June is half over. I can’t stand the constant drum beat of queers and “pride”. Just how much “pride” can someone have for promoting perversion?
Not the Babylon Bee.
Me too.
They should have done a hot dog on two bottom buns. I thought this was the Babylon Bee as well.
I totally misundersood Pride Month
Is anyone interested in a good deal for 15 lions?
It’s like a meme come to life: are you sure that this will help us sell more burgers? Burgers?
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so the bun is a butt ?
So you can get two tops? Or two bottoms? Seems incompatible somehow... Wouldn’t it work best to the benefit of all involved if there was, you know, one top and one bottom?
All they had to do was throw a bunch of pood color in the bun maker.
I’m just obsessed with the same-bun Pride Whopper promo because
straight people saw it and were like “oh ok it’s like two boys and two
girls I guess” and gay people saw it and were like “??? two tops and
two bottoms????” Incredible
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1850's: the Christian abolitionists form a political party called the Republican Party. They named it "Republic" because that emphasizes individual liberty. This was in stark contrast to the Democrat Party platform of keeping blacks in chains.
1859: The so-called "abolitionist" Charles Darwin wrote his most famous book Origin of Species: The History of the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. In that he gave a "natural selection" reason why races should be treated differently. He even said he noted red ants forcing black ants to do slave labor and that the red ant colony would cease to exist if not for their slaves.
1860: The Republican Party wins the elections, most notable Abe Lincoln becoming President.
1861: The Democrat controlled southern states secede and draw up a Constitution for the Confederate States of America repeatedly saying they're going to keep slavery a thing. Democrat President Jefferson Davis orders an attack on Fort Sumter and the Democrats' war to keep blacks in chains begins.
1865: The Republicans win the Civil War, the states pass the 13th Amendment, and slaves are free much to the chagrin of Democrats.
the bottom line is it’s all about bread...
At least there’s one thing to be happy about. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed that day.
That’s right.
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