http://www.suntimes.com/business/lazare/1604372,CST-NWS-miller03.article

Quote :

"Miller Lite beer's new "Protection" campaign, prominently featuring actor Frank Vincent from the HBO mobster hit "The Sopranos," is being pulled after Chicago representatives of the Italian-American community lashed out over the stereotypical mafia depiction of Italian Americans in the ads. ... "We seem to be the last breed in America that ad agencies think they can take a shot at," said Lou Rago, founder of the Italian American Human Relations Foundation of Chicago, who helped spearhead the effort to force the new Miller Lite ads off the air. "

The ads:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glDG8OmIhf0&feature=PlayList&p=06C80DC277F03620&index=25

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF1rKZNCBhg&feature=PlayList&p=06C80DC277F03620&index=26

As an Italian American myself, I find it offensive that these humorless assholes would presume to speak for Italian Americans other than themselves. Nothing in either of those two commercials was offensive. I'm also disappointed in Miller for caving in to these useless race baiters. Another example of why I have an extreme distrust of any group that claims to represent a particular culture.

6/6/2009 3:38:56 PM

maybe he should take it up with the actors

6/6/2009 3:46:55 PM

As an Italian-American, I thought the ad was hilarious!

6/6/2009 4:00:59 PM

No matter what you do someone will always be pissed. I'm tired of all this liberal politically correct horse shit.

6/6/2009 6:22:24 PM

So I'm guessing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0MrrBXEJ1U is a parody of this, then?

6/6/2009 6:38:51 PM

6/6/2009 8:00:48 PM

Somewhat related, but I thought this quote was pure gold, and needed posting.

Quote :

""Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.""

(origin unknown to me)

6/7/2009 10:40:45 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0MrrBXEJ1U

6/7/2009 10:51:59 AM

^ aha, i LOL'd from 1:10 on

6/7/2009 12:32:39 PM

I posted it first.

6/7/2009 12:48:37 PM