Burger King is No Longer Offering a Lifetime Supply of Whoppers to Russian Women Who Get Pregnant by World Cup Players
Source – Burger King has apologized for an ad run during the World Cup, promising Russian women a lifetime supply of free Whoppers if they got impregnated by a pro soccer player.
The burger seller ran the “humorous” ad on the Russian social media platform VKontaket (VK) offering a payment of $47,000 and a lifetime supply of its signature sandwich, according to USA Today.
BK said that the offer was open to “girls who manage to get the best football genes” and urged women to “lay down the success of the Russian national football team.” The ad continued saying, “It is a reward for the girls who would get pregnant from the international football superstars.”
But the company removed the ad admitting that it was offensive.
At the risk of sounding really obtuse, what am I missing here? Where’s the “offensive” part in Burger King offering free Whoppers to ladies who choose to have soccer babies?
Maybe I’m not the one to talk, since I can’t get pregnant. I haven’t eaten a speedburger of any kind in about five years, when one went through my system so fast it produced a sonic boom coming out. I don’t much care for soccer. And I’m no fan of Russia, except for the very narrow timeframe between June 22, 1941 and May of 1945. But I am a huge fan of women being able to do what they want with their own bodies, which seems to be exactly what Burger King was going for here.
Notice the ad didn’t say “You WILL get pregnant by a soccer player.” That would be wrong all day long. Even back in Stalin’s day, that’s wrong. Nor did they tell the devotchka “Get pregnant but we’ve got nothing for ya.” They were offering a quid pro quo. Have a baby. Spend the rest of your life getting showered with Whoppers. Everybody gets something in the deal. The ladies get athletic kids, $47,000 and never go wanting for the flame-broiled meat patties again. Russian BK’s gets the publicity plus the satisfaction of knowing they helped their nation breed their nation a generation of soccer stars. Hell, even the soccer players get laid in the deal. So I don’t see who the aggrieved party is, why anyone would get offended or what apology is for.
Frankly, I hope Burger King USA makes a similar offer when the World Cup comes here in 2026. Maybe it will help build us the genetically superior national team we deserve. Then if we still have a country 25 years or so after, the sport will be interesting for us.