So here it is, already. The ad for Wodka (vodka) that the (Jewish) Anti-Defamation League finds offensive.For those of you who are visually challenged, the ad shows two dogs, one wearing a Christmas hat and the other a yarmulke. The legend reads "Christmas quality, Hanukkah pricing". So what's not to like?
According to the Washington Post blog, ADL spokesthingy Ron "Oscar" Meier said, "In a crude and offensive way of trying to make a point that their vodka is high quality and inexpensive, the billboards evoke a Jewish holiday to imply something that is cheap and of lesser value when compared to the higher value of a Christian holiday." So..."[It] reinforces anti-Semitic stereotypes."
Yeah, and the Jewish dog has the longer nose too.
Do I really have to add that Wodka Vodka caved? Look in vain for the billboard shown in the picture. The campaign has ended.
