1.0 link 148582 <![CDATA[Burger King's "Whopper Virgins" Advertisement Ignites Controversy (VIDEO)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/04/burger-kings-whopper-virg_n_148582.html The Wall Street Journal reports on Burger King's latest ad campaign, "Whopper Virgins," which is already generating a fair amount of controversy:

The No. 2 burger maker in the U.S. asked farmers in the Transylvania region of Romania, the Hmong tribe of Thailand, and other folks in far-flung places to sample its Whopper alongside McDonald's Big Mac and declare the winner.


One ad, set to begin airing Monday, features images of villagers in traditional garb choosing the Whopper over the...

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