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Absolut apologizes for Mexican vodka ad

The campaign, which promotes ideal scenarios under the slogan "In an Absolut World," showed a 1830s-era map when Mexico included California, Texas and other southwestern states. Mexico still resents losing that territory in the 1848 Mexican-American War and the fight for Texas independence.

History Lesson.

The online polls are asking if people find the ad offensive, funny or even an affront to Americans. I think the more interesting question is, prior to the ad how many Americans knew anything about the Mexican-American War or what a map of North America looked like in the 1830's?