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Burger King Giving Out Free Whoppers To Bronx Residents Aggrieved By 'Joker Stairs'
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Ben Yakas
Published Jan 9, 2020
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After the release of Joker last fall, tourists began flooding the stairs connecting Shakespeare and Anderson Avenues in the Bronx in order to recreate Joaquin Phoenix’s balletic dance moves from the film. Highbridge locals were not so happy about it, complaining about feeling disrespected and having their everyday lives turned into a glorified photoshoot. But would locals have still been so mad if they knew they were getting a free Whopper for putting up with the tourists?
Burger King announced this week that they are giving a free Whopper to anyone who lives in the Bronx as a promotional giveaway, which is either very clever or very cynical, I don't even know at this point. As you can see in the ad below, they actually went to the stairs to film the promo, clearing everyone out of their shots, which is basically what residents were asking people not to do. Maybe they should have called it a "Whoopser."
The promotion runs through Sunday, January 12th. Just use the code “KINGSTAIRS” on Uber Eats to get a free Whopper. I'm assuming that you have to have a Bronx address in order to qualify, but if you are really hankering for a free Whopper and live outside the borough, you could always pull an Elaine Benes.
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