We’re not sure where this commercial is airing, but we caught it through the vigilance of Ahmed Al-Omran who blogs at Saudi Jeans. The video is an incredible, sarcastic display of ignorance for the purpose of advertising Burger King products. Ahmed in his post, and others, said it was not offensive to them. Others may differ. What do you think?
There are at least three commercials in the series, hosted by YouTube with links here:
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