Anti-Semitic Vodka Ad: ‘Christmas Quality, Hanukkah Pricing’

by Julia Rubin | 4:25 pm, November 22nd, 2011

Booze with a splash of anti-Semitism is what Wodka Vodka is serving up this holiday season.

The latest billboard for Wodka — the “cheap, premium vodka” that’s all sorts of questionable — involves a dog in a Santa hat, another dog in a yarmulke, and the following tagline: CHRISTMAS QUALITY, HANUKKAH PRICING. Yes, this is an actual billboard that exists.

Religious stereotyping in liquor ads is just about as bottom of the barrel as you can get, and a brief perusal of the Wodka website shows it’s standard practice for the company. For example, on the site’s contact page, we’re introduced to Wodka “employees” New Delhi Neil (“snake charmer by day and press wrangler by night”) and Sumo Shu (whose photo is the face of a white guy Photoshopped onto a Japanese sumo wrestler’s body).

The Anti-Defamation League has responded to the billboard, via a statement from New York regional director Ron Meier:

“In a crude and offensive way of trying to make a point that their vodka is high quality and inexpensive, the billboards evoke a Jewish holiday to imply something that is cheap and of lesser value when compared to the higher value of a Christian holiday. Particularly with the long history of anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jews and money, with the age-old notion that Jews are cheap, to use the Jewish holiday in dealing with issues of money is clearly insensitive and inappropriate.”

Take a look at the billboard below. Do you find it offensive?

[via Gawker]

Wodka Vodka

Adam L

Please.

A sense of little self-deprecation is at times valued.
Norbit

Was this anything like the OWS signs which were IGNORED by CBS, NBC & ABC saying “Kill the Jew Bankers”?
http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

Republicons must love this add since they have no tolerance for other religions!!
Anonymous

Mention Muslims and the left socialist media would have a breakdown! We would hear them screaming “Blame it on the tea party and Bush” with these idiots.
Anonymous

yes
Jason_in_Vegas

Religions suck… all of them, including liberalism. Now go pray to your Obama poster, and try to keep your hands out of your pants until you’re finished.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1823045871 Lulu Belle

Not cool at all!
Geester

Correct me if I’m wrong but I thought the Rebub’s were has strongest allies Israel, home of the Jewish religion their is. Sure this ad is not kosher, but don’t confuse the issue just to score cheap political points.
Moderate

To be associated with keeping prices low should be a matter of pride. Any group with a reputation like that would surely succeed in business.
Norbit

Is that anything like Democrats being child molestors?

You see, we can say ANYTHING too!
Anonymous

So, who is offended? Other than the pussies at Styleite.
http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

Interesting, because Republicons are saying during the debates that they want to end foreign aid to Israel!
http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

Lol!! My hands aren’t in my pants… they’re in your wife’s pants… and she has a huge smile on her face!!
Anonymous

Jewish stereotypes aside, I don’t understand the ad. Wouldn’t “Hanukkah pricing” be high?
http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

Norbie, you guys often do!!
Anonymous

no more offensive than tommy christopher……never give a child like liberal power, they become the thought and opinion police
Anonymous

the ad is no more offensive than tommy christopher is. you never give a child-like liberal power, they become the thought and opinion police. by banning me he proved why liberals should never have power
Anonymous

no more offensive than tommy christopher is. never give a child-like liberal power, they become the thought and opinion police, liberals need to control and ban the opinion speech they dont agree with
Anonymous

and liberals have no tolerance for free speech, point tommy christopher,a child-like liberal with power
http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

Hello!! Would you just come back already!! You hanging out on the outskirts solves what purpose??
Anonymous

he banned my IP address
http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

I can’t say for sure… but that doesn’t sound right!! Are you positive… have you gotten a new e-mail account (yahoo – MSM), strated a new Discus account and tried to get back on??

It appears “Michelle’s” IP adress wasn’t banned and was allowed to get back on!!

I was banned from TvNewser but used other account to get back on!!
Kid Dynamite

Lighten up, Francis.

A few weeks ago on Modern Family, they did a gag where the fat kid was selling Christmas wrapping paper door to door. One woman said she didn’t need any because she was Jewish, and the fat kid sad, “then you’ll appreciate what a great value this is.” First good gag they’ve had on that show.
Anonymous

Oh for f’s sake. It’s just a joke people. Get thicker skin.
Anonymous

Pretty sure I saw that on the news.
Anonymous

he did, i did try what you stated above, must of pissed me off a liberal
miriamjayne

Wow. Cuz Jews aren’t self-deprecating. *cough* Woody Allen *cough* Larry David *cough* Jon Stewart *cough* Really? Wow. This billboard is just nasty and in bad taste. It has nothing to do with appreciating the power of a little self-deprecation.
http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

O.k.!!

Crap!! The only thing I could suggest:

1. Try wife or kid’s computer

2. Use a proxy (hides your IP address)… such as http://thexite.com/
http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

Last resort:

Could try this: they have a good political debate, with some good people (most Conservatives) – http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/the-scoreboard-monday-november-21_b99388#disqus_thread
Anonymous

Was shocked to see this billboard as I was driving up the Westside. Who the hell thought this was a good idea to post this stuff on a Giant billboard in NYC? Heads are going to roll.
Anonymous

thanks, but i post on mother jones sometimes, but leedog, tommy gives liberals a bad name by his temper tanturms
http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

These websites have Discus:

http://gretawire.foxnewsinsider.com/

http://www.bloomberg.com/

http://www.foxbusiness.com/index.html

http://dailycaller.com/

http://nation.foxnews.com/

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/?state=nwa

http://www.foxnews.com/
Mngor76

No it’s about more for less nothing to do with money. You get 8 nights instead of one day
Kid Dynamite

The news coming out of Norbit’s ass crack. On a 72″ widescreen.
Hugo Daun

SHEESH!

I never expected you to be the type of person to cry and whine about being banned from a silly blog site.

Sack up, for Jebus’ sake!
Anonymous

not whining, laughing, and tommy just called someone un-american because they want him fired, (trying to silence him lol) priceless
Anonymous

and it is proof point why never to let liberals have control
Hugo Daun

Three comments in a row about TC banning you?

That’s whining and crying, dude.

Carry on!
Anonymous

What, you mean the anti-Semites who keep getting chased out of the protests?
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/occupy-wall-street-chase-away-men-with-hateful-signs-20111026

Y’know, the ones the national director of the ADL noted don’t reflect the overall views of the demonstrators?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/nyregion/occupy-wall-street-criticized-for-flashes-of-anti-semitism.html?_r=1#h
Anonymous

they wouldn’t post at first dummy, thats why they are the same, use that pea sized liberal brain for once
Cairokid138

Welcome to 2011 USA!
everybody is offended by sumthin! it’s funny!!! Jews are known to b cheap, like
Scots !
But Jews win the prize!
Anonymous

The a billboard is coming down http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASUS_12/6177_12.htm
Cairokid138

Keep it up Jeez! The jews are pussifying America!
Lkaufman

Are you so naive that you think there are not Jewish Republicans?

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