Comments on: Seen and noted: Schweppes’ Experience Matters

By: Silver

Silver — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:38:18 +0000

A little bit late, but here are my two cents. I’m Mexican (Proud of been Mexican and proud of my country) living in Oakland, CA.
I can not said that this cartoon is not offensive, it reinforce an stereotype about Mexicans that has been there since the revolution time. But I can not complain about it because we as Mexicans have not done to much to correct our image in the world. On the top of that we have so many stereotypes in our country about another cultures. Here are some examples of it: the Hooligan, memin pinguin, el pacha, huevo cartoons. And what about our jokes “How does a Gallego change a light bowl”, there are to many things that we do in relationship to other countries and even to our own people, that getting offended by this advertisement sound a little bit dumb.

I have travel to different countries in Europe and the Americas and as Mexican I had been treated really nice. Here in the states has been different at times, and here is where the company is based.

Let’s boycott Coca-Cola for the damage that the drink causes in your body. Please don’t get offended, let’s read and get more educated and start fixing our self at home, that will help for sure to create a better stereotype of Mexicans.

For you UK people, about the swine flu that was a big propaganda, I was in Mexico for a month and I saw no one sick or with a big hat, but I had a great time with my family.

Thank you!

By: marijose

marijose — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:30:51 +0000

I’m mexican and I found it funny! People lack sense of humour. I have been travelling for the past days around europe and I have not been discriminated at any point of my trip. Yeah I have recieved some comments around it but never offensive.

The problem is that it might encourage further mocks that could get worse

By: Dora

Dora — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:48:59 +0000

Hi!
I´m mexican, proud of it, and proud of having the opportunity of studying abroad and have the chance to see some european places, including London. I CAN´T IMAGINE WHO DARE TO PUBLISH THIS… when mexican people are hired by european companies known by their hardwork and responsability, when we have here english companies investing and taking advantage of our low wages and markets…
I´ve known that people in europe die every year for influenza, and in Mexico it´s the first time we have had this, and we have never made any discrimination ads for this.
I really feel this is offensive for our country and our people, including me… I definetly think that an ignorant and agressive comment like that will definetly affect our consumption.
I hope the governmet really takes actions against this kind of situations.

By: Nazario

Nazario — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:05:04 +0000

Pero por supesto!!
Con que cara se atreven a sentirse ofendidos!!
Aquí ya estaban bromeando con lo del temblor al día siguiente, y se arma un alboroto por eso? Eso es tener poca vergüenza! La verdad!

Me encantó tu comentario.

By: Nazario

Nazario — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:01:16 +0000

Hello I’m mexican to. A lot of my fellow mexicans think it’s offensive, but that’s their opinion. In Mexico we like to make fun out of everything or everybody, and now we are upset? Bulls…t!!!

You mus know that I have a friend who almost died beacause of this, and we were laughing our asses of when we saw it!! So, please! Here, in Mexico, we are all making jokes about that and others can’t because they’re not mexican?

It is funny! Period!!
Nazario.

By: susana

susana — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:22:32 +0000

well, i’m mexican, and i don’t feel offended about this. It’s just about tolerance, and i can tell you that a mexican entrerprise has done this thing before. Think in Corona advertising, showing us its product in China or India…even i felt offended, i couldn’t say anything about the coca-cola advertising because of this. The point is, mexican people has a lot of stereotypes of minorities in our country, and even against other nations, but they really feel offended when anyone else does the same thing to them.
People, i summon you to look at the funny side of this affair. We are the sole country that get fun about the death (those who have read a calaverita will understand) , i can’t believe all this noise about a cartoon. I can almost bet that someone in mexico had mocked about the swine flu…

By: Emanuel

Emanuel — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:11:32 +0000

We can actually get angry because of this. But the reality is that we actually have to change our projection outside of our bounderies. I am very proud of my culture, eventough as many young people here, i think we need to improve our “Brand” as a Country, our image as a Nation so we can in a near future expect a better recognition abroad. Todos nosotros tenemos un dicho que aplica tambien fuera del país. “A como te ven te tratan” .

By: alma

alma — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:24:48 +0000

In my opinion, this fact just shows the level of education of UK people. They don’t know how it affects the economy of the country of a health issue that concerns all the world. They should feel shame of this.

By: María Fernanda Manzano

María Fernanda Manzano — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:42:57 +0000

Roger, talk for yourself…
Im mexican, and I don’t consider myself of the huge cantity of people I know as bad… so, sorry if you have that concept of yourself…
The marketing concept is kind of witty, I must accept that but is completely out of the PCM (politically correct manners) of the british people…

By: María Fernanda Manzano

María Fernanda Manzano — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:39:19 +0000

I totally agree with you…
Is about the marketing “mistake” not about been getting offended and putting a country against another…