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TexasTowelie

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Thu Oct 1, 2015, 02:07 AM Oct 2015

Tex-Mex ad tries to offend (NSFW?)



The latest racy Carl’s Jr. commercial is hitting close to home: on the Texas-Mexico border.

“Borderwall,” premiered nationally on Sept. 28 to announce the restaurant’s new burger, the Tex Mex Bacon Thickburger.

But the burger, topped with peppers, onions, bacon, pepper-Jack cheese and spicy Santa Fe sauce is not the focus of ad – the blonde and brunette bikini babes are – which is business as usual for the chain.

With a mix of Texas and Mexico flavors, the line between “Tex” and “Mex” is blurred, leaving representatives from the Lone Star State, like native Elle Evans who made her fame in Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines video, and Alejandra Guilmat from Mexico to settle the score.

Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/New-sexy-Carl-s-Jr-commercial-lands-on-the-6540169.php#photo-8718917

[font color=330099]Can Carl's Jr. sink lower with their sexploitation ads?[/font]

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Tex-Mex ad tries to offend (NSFW?) (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2015 OP
Well, I Guess They Could Have Them Demostrate The Effects Of The Greasy Re-Fried Beans. left on green only Oct 2015 #1
Carl's Jr is not on my list when considering Tex-Mex food. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #2
Exactly nt newfie11 Oct 2015 #3

hobbit709

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2. Carl's Jr is not on my list when considering Tex-Mex food.
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 06:21 AM
Oct 2015

that's like thinking Taco Bell is Mexican food.

Or going to a chicken place if you're vegetarian.

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