Burger King’s ‘Proud Whopper’ Gets Strong Reactions (Video)
Burger King’s “Proud Whooper” was released just less than a week ago and already the burger is eliciting a wide range of reactions across social media.
According to USA Today, the “Proud Whooper” is not any different from the chain’s regular whopper.
“The Proud Whopper, as it’s called, comes wrapped in a rainbow colored wrapper with this inscription: ‘We are all the same inside.’ It will be sold through Thursday at one Burger King restaurant on San Francisco’s Market Street, that was at the heart of the route for last weekend’s 44th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade.”
Burger King eventually released an online-only ad on its YouTube channel that shows reactions from customers at the San Francisco fast food joint, everything from people trying to figure out if there was actually a different, sweeter meat on the bun to one girl crying when she read the wrapper’s message.
The marketing campaign has seen a host of reactions, from an editorial from an Inquisitr writer who was less than thrilled with what he thought was Burger King’s attempt to capitalize on gay pride to Twitter users either praising the restaurant chain or calling for boycotts. The following is a sampling of reactions from across Twitter:
An ad for the Burger King proud whopper came on my phone and I just broke down crying, kudos @BurgerKing you rock
— Jenna Verrone (@quixotic_21) July 6, 2014
Burger King chooses sides on the Homosexual issue with their “Proud Whopper.” Let’s choose not to buy/eat their food. http://t.co/aTAqbTEsKM
— Pastor Steve Gaines (@bellevuepastor) July 5, 2014
I don’t even like burger king but I totes want a proud whopper. #weareallthesameinside — Malibu Mara (@MalibuMara) July 6, 2014
A ‘Gay’ Hamburger? Burger King Selling ‘The Proud Whopper’ to Celebrate Sin http://t.co/3JuO4qw7OQ via @sharethis — Doc Wins (@JWWins) July 6, 2014
Dear everyone who lost their minds over Chick-fil-A: Few are bothered by the Burger King Gay Pride “Proud Whopper” – A lesson for the future
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) July 2, 2014
is the @BurgerKing Proud Whopper made from REALY gay cows?????
— the original senpai (@Makotosenpa1) July 6, 2014
The proud whopper is actually one of the best ideas yet. — Ryan (@ryryrj247) July 6, 2014
Looks like im not eating Burger King anymore. You can order that “Proud Whopper” and shove it in your a**. — Andrew Fugate (@fugate77) July 6, 2014
What do you think? Are you proud of Burger King for taking a stand for the gay community or do you think they went too far? Let us know in the comments section below.
[Image via Twitter]
