Controversy over the hamburger in the honor of Pablo Escobar – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

A burger shop named in honor of the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, who offers dishes adorned with cocaine imitations and rolled up notes, has sparked controversy in Australia.

The Escoburgers of Pablo, located in a suburb of Melbourne frequented by its chapters, use as a logo a caricature of the so-called "king of cocaine" killed in Medellín on December 2, 1993 by police bullets and attributed to more than 5,000 murders . hundreds of terrorist attacks.

On his Facebook page, the company posts photographs of his menu that include a hamburger decorated with a line of garlic powder and a counterfeit one hundred dollar bill embedded in the bread.

In another, the hamburger appears with a bag of garlic powder with a spoon, recreating the universe of the drug dealer, whose figure has inspired books, movies and series and is idolized by some.

The restaurant has tried to anticipate the controversy and has ensured on its social networking page that its commercial initiative inspired by the so-called "nasty patron" does not have the intention of offending anybody .

"We are proud of our hamburgers, but we also understand that Pablo Escobar was a horrible man who destroyed the lives of thousands of Colombians, we do not tolerate idolatry or favor the actions of Pablo Emilio Escobar," he says. Restaurant.

"But we are Australians and we know how to have fun and laugh with a good pun (…) Many Colombians love our hamburgers and others have made us terrible reviews and annoying comments about FB, so that Pablo here, "he adds.

The explanations did not avoid the reactions of Colombians and Latin Americans from Oceania, as well as Australians, who engaged in heated debates for and against the idea of ​​the hamburger.

Colombian Elizabeth de Castro asked the restaurant to change the name and not feed the stigma of their compatriots (#changethename #changetheestigma), in a message posted on the wall of the institution's Facebook page.

Aaron Jaluis answered this question and recommended that she focus on herself because it is only the name of a burger (#focusonyou #onlyahamburger).

Jalius also suggested that hamburgers receive his customers with the song "Tuyo" by Rodrigo Amarante, popularized as the soundtrack for Netflix's "Narcos" series.

Mark Newton said: "Closer to home, how about a hamburger from the Bali bombing?", In reference to the Yemaa Islamiya bombing that killed 88 Australians in 2002.

"What about Adolf Hitlerburguers? That sounds funny? #Changemenow," said another user, followed by another who suggested, "Maybe you should do an Auschwitz hamburger to offend all Jews. "

"This is just another example of hipsters who are trying to attract attention because their food is mediocre … Meh!", Sentenced another.

The Colombian community in Australia, which according to official data for 2016 has about 19,000 inhabitants, is very active in combating stereotypes linking them to drug trafficking, an illicit activity which, with the long-standing armed conflict in the country. country of South America.

In 2014, the Colombian embbady in Australia sent a protest to the Triple M channel for "degrading and offensive comments" published by two of its advertisers, who stated in their satirical program that all Colombians consume cocaine .

"Everyone (in Colombia) has it, consumes it and sells it, I've heard of people traveling there and they say it's very crazy," commented the advertisers Matt Tilley and Joe Hildebrand in a show.