In case you were wondering, this blog continues to keep tabs on mainstream media and the #ItsColombiaNotColumbia gaffe. This time the honor goes to Deadline.com
Because, you know, it’s not over until it’s over.
hat tip: Jack Rico
Tag: colombia
This Restaurant Sells a Pablo Escobar-themed Burger –and Fox News Writes Columbia, not Colombia
A pop-up burger restaurant in Australia thought it was a great idea to peddle a Pablo Escobar-themed burger named –what else?– a Pablo Escoburger.
The creation, which has drawn the fury of many across social media, is named after the infamous Colombian (NOT Columbian) drug lord Pablo Escobar. The thing is aptly named “Patrón Burger” and features “a line of white powder, garlic flour, on top of the bun with a rolled up, fake $100 note stuck on top.”
This story is great and all that, but please Fox News: #ItsColombiaNotColumbia*
Via: Fox News
* con una chingada
Colombia Vows to Fight Stereotypes with… Stereotypes
Tired of having Colombia being portrayed as a country plagued by drug violence and prostitution, two Colombian enterprises and the Medellín City Hall have joined forces to launch The Colombian Ambush, an online campaign aimed at showing the world the real Colombia, one that has given us many great things, including “Gabo,” one of the world’s greatest writers.
The campaign will live exclusively online and is being crafted by Dallas-based Dieste. A series of videos have been directed by Simón Brand and use the typical Colombian stereotype to fight … the Colombian stereotype.
In Patrón, for example, we are presented with a scene very similar to Season I of Narcos, the Netflix sensation about the bloody era of the Pablo Escobar years. But instead of witnessing an exchange of drugs –or weapons– we see men exchanging books… books by the great García Márquez.
Watch as a very unusual patrón scolds his men for not bringing La Hojarasca.
(Oh, and while we’re at it, PLEASE REMEMBER: It’s Colombia, Not Columbia.)
Via: CNET en Español
Amazon Proudly Peddles Colombian Jeans ‘Levanta Cola’
I was spending way too much time roaming around Latino neighborhoods in New York City looking for Colombian Jeans Levanta Cola* (aka butt-lifting jeans). But then I found out Amazon.com has an an entire section of these, some of which even promise to “compress your tummy and delineate your waist.”
So, yay and grassy ass, Amazon!
*For a friend, you know?
Miss Colombia Loses Miss Universe Crown, Hilarity Ensues
Sunday night Miss Colombia was crowned Miss Universe at the Miss Universe pageant for, like two seconds…. Turns out the crown was actually for Miss Philippines but host Steve Harvey read the cue card wrong, and then everything went to hell for la colombiana — and for Harvey himself.
Here are some of the first memes of the night (they keep coming so make sure to come back) and scroll down for a video of what went down Sunday night.
@miblogestublog I’m sorry Miss Fallopians and Miss Columbine!
— Jessica Solt (@saltasolt) diciembre 21, 2015
WATCH:
Because the Colombia-Not-Columbia Blunder is so Passé…
So, as I was saying: #ItsManuelNotManual*
Just like #ItsColombiaNotColumbia
Hat tip: @tropicarlitos
‘Bean Bang Theory’ Concludes: It’s Colombia not Columbia
I have no idea how much money the Colombian government has put into its latest coffee campaign, but their creatives could use a little help. Besides the name of the campaign, which is supposed to be a pun (Bean Bag –Not Big Ban– Theory, get it?) there’s nothing much more here, except a long video, featuring a gringo showing us around Colombia.
The only positive thing I can say about the Bean Bang Theory is that it makes it clear what I’ve been saying all these years: It’s Colombia, Not Columbia.
So It’s Columbia AND Colombia? … Now They’re Just Screwing with my Head
As it turns out, it’s Columbia *and* Colombia.
Photo: Laura Martínez, Columbia (or Colombia) University, NYC
Pssst, Americans: This is How you Celebrate a Goal
#COL GOAL CELEBRATION DANCE DOT GIF. http://t.co/fujoHVqG4C
— Jeff D Lowe (@JeffDLowe) junio 19, 2014
via: @JeffDLowe
Oh, did I mention this advice also applies to the Europeans?
AP: Santos Wins Re-election in Columbia, not Colombia
Colombia Will not Win Spelling Medal at ‘Word’ Games
Now, this is awkward.
According to Colombian (not Columbian) newspaper El Tiempo, the country’s organizing body of this year’s World Games has recalled the 1,221 gold, silver and bronze medals that were supposed to be handed to athletes at this year’s competition.
The reason? A not-so-tiny misprint…
It’s “World” not “Word”… Just like “It’s Colombia, not Columbia.”
Hat tip: @TersitesD
This Whole Colombia-not-Columbia Thing is Getting Out of Control
Photo: Laura Martínez (109 & Broadway)
#ItsColombiaNotColumbia
Columbia or Colombia? That Is the Question…
After years of living in the U.S. and hearing such wonderful things about Columbian stars, Columbian telenovelas or the Columbian economy, I made the wise decision to move close to the neighborhood. Alas, all I found there was a bunch of young people carrying books, going up and down some stairs and looking quite anxious about something.
Then I realized there was yet another Columbia, one that apparently is farther away, but promises to be a bit more fun.
Colombia, it seems, is actually a country in South America (whoa!) so this blogger is determined to give that one a chance.
My sources tell me I will not be able to find Queso “columbiano,” over there, but I think I’ll manage. [You cannot have your queso and eat it too, right?]
All this to say: This blog will be on vacation for a while, though I promise to check back real soon and let you know if the other Colombia was worth the wait.
Finally! Food Makers Understand the Importance of Marketing Columbian Stuff
It was just a matter of time before food makers jumped on the Columbia-trend-wagon.
See? First the Washington Post wrote a story about Columbia’s Free Trade Agreement and then CBS called Shakira the ‘Columbian Carrie Bradshaw.’ And now, Nuestro Queso, LLC, a small outlet in Hackensack, N.J. which cannot even spell its own name on the company’s URL, is peddling Queso Fresco Columbiano.
Wait! If it’s fresh and Columbian, shouldn’t we call it Queso Freshman instead?
[and don’t get me started on “El Pueblano” but that’s another story…]
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