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		<title>Wodka Vodka: Not Just Offensive to the Jews!</title>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:30:34 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Drew Grant</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_201230" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-201230" href="http://www.observer.com/2011/11/wodka-vodka-not-just-offensive-to-the-jews/enhanced-buzz-15420-1322073916-44/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-201230" title="enhanced-buzz-15420-1322073916-44" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/enhanced-buzz-15420-1322073916-44.jpg?w=300&h=180" alt="" width="300" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Wodka Vodka: the anti-Semitic spirit of choice! </p></div></p>
<p>If you hadn't had the pleasure of checking out Wodka Vodka's billboard alluding to the stereotype of <a href="http://gawker.com/5861864/vodka-billboard-christmas-quality-hanukkah-pricing?tag=badvertising">Jewish dogs being really cheap</a>, you've missed your chance. The ad has been torn down and put in a "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/nyregion/billboard-ad-for-wodka-vodka-called-anti-semitic-is-pulled.html?_r=3&amp;partner=rss&amp;emc=rss">crumpled heap near the road</a>."</p>
<p>But don't worry...Wodka has so many more mascots to offend you!</p>
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Trying to get in touch with Wodka's PR, <a href="http://welovewodka.com/About/">we went to the product's website</a>, where we were directed to email "New Dehli Neil" (an Indian man dressed as a snake charmer):<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-201245" href="http://www.observer.com/2011/11/wodka-vodka-not-just-offensive-to-the-jews/dehli/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-201245" title="dehli" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/dehli.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="315" /></a><br />
And Sumo Cho (who is apparently in charge of sales):<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-201248" href="http://www.observer.com/2011/11/wodka-vodka-not-just-offensive-to-the-jews/sumo/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-201248" title="sumo" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/sumo.jpg" alt="" width="459" height="327" /></a></p>
<p>Or their "Black Russian" campaign, which thankfully has not run over NYC yet:<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-201249" href="http://www.observer.com/2011/11/wodka-vodka-not-just-offensive-to-the-jews/5n2ssvfj-tw1/"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-201249" title="5n2ssvfj tw1" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/5n2ssvfj-tw1.jpg?w=625&h=415" alt="" width="625" height="415" /></a><br />
(Photo via <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/RealWodkaVodka/media/slideshow?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyfrog.com%2F5n2ssvfj">Wodka Vodka's Twitter</a>)</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_201230" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-201230" href="http://www.observer.com/2011/11/wodka-vodka-not-just-offensive-to-the-jews/enhanced-buzz-15420-1322073916-44/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-201230" title="enhanced-buzz-15420-1322073916-44" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/enhanced-buzz-15420-1322073916-44.jpg?w=300&h=180" alt="" width="300" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Wodka Vodka: the anti-Semitic spirit of choice! </p></div></p>
<p>If you hadn't had the pleasure of checking out Wodka Vodka's billboard alluding to the stereotype of <a href="http://gawker.com/5861864/vodka-billboard-christmas-quality-hanukkah-pricing?tag=badvertising">Jewish dogs being really cheap</a>, you've missed your chance. The ad has been torn down and put in a "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/nyregion/billboard-ad-for-wodka-vodka-called-anti-semitic-is-pulled.html?_r=3&amp;partner=rss&amp;emc=rss">crumpled heap near the road</a>."</p>
<p>But don't worry...Wodka has so many more mascots to offend you!</p>
<p><!--more--><br />
Trying to get in touch with Wodka's PR, <a href="http://welovewodka.com/About/">we went to the product's website</a>, where we were directed to email "New Dehli Neil" (an Indian man dressed as a snake charmer):<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-201245" href="http://www.observer.com/2011/11/wodka-vodka-not-just-offensive-to-the-jews/dehli/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-201245" title="dehli" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/dehli.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="315" /></a><br />
And Sumo Cho (who is apparently in charge of sales):<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-201248" href="http://www.observer.com/2011/11/wodka-vodka-not-just-offensive-to-the-jews/sumo/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-201248" title="sumo" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/sumo.jpg" alt="" width="459" height="327" /></a></p>
<p>Or their "Black Russian" campaign, which thankfully has not run over NYC yet:<br />
<a rel="attachment wp-att-201249" href="http://www.observer.com/2011/11/wodka-vodka-not-just-offensive-to-the-jews/5n2ssvfj-tw1/"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-201249" title="5n2ssvfj tw1" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/5n2ssvfj-tw1.jpg?w=625&h=415" alt="" width="625" height="415" /></a><br />
(Photo via <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/RealWodkaVodka/media/slideshow?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyfrog.com%2F5n2ssvfj">Wodka Vodka's Twitter</a>)</p>
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