Hat tip to The Consumerist for pointing out this story:

The billboard and press campaign, created by advertising agency Teran\TBWA  and now running in Mexico, is a colorful map depicting what the Americas might look like in an “Absolut” — i.e., perfect — world.

Contact information for Absolut:

Jeffrey Moran
Director of Public Relations and Events
The Absolut Spirits Company, Inc.
1370 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Phone, direct: +1 212 641 87 20
E-mail: jeffrey.moran@absolut.com

Recommendation: After letting Mr. Moran know just how you feel about this ad campaign, we recommend boycotting all Absolut products. Ketel One and Svedka are both good replacements for regular Absolut (and higher on the point scale); Stoli is a good replacement if you prefer flavored vodkas.

We have decided to start The Shun List: companies that you should send a message to by voting with your wallet and avoiding at all costs. The first inductee is Mattel, for choosing money above doing the right thing:

56 Members of Congress want to know why Mattel CEO Robert Eckert refuses to issue a nationwide recall for a toy blood-pressure cuff that is contaminated with lead.

Full story here: Lead Contamination: Members Of Congress Implore Mattel To “Do The Right Thing,” Recall Lead-Tainted Toy Blood-Pressure Cuff

Time to vote with your wallet, people. Send an email to Mattel, and tell them why you won’t be buying their toys. And while you’re at it, do the same to our second inductee Hasbro, for stomping all over the memory and wishes of the real G.I. Joe (U.S. Marine Sgt. Mitchell Paige) and turning G.I. Joe into a “multi-national fighting force based in Brussles” all for money.

It’s time to loudly, and publicly, boycott these companies. Mattel’s contact information. Hasbro’s contact information.