Coca-Cola commercial sparks heated emotions

See the commercial.

People are up in arms over a commercial for Coke where "America the Beautiful" is sung in various languages, representing the very multi-ethnic society of the United States.

Does anyone have an opinion on this?

Personally, it makes me want to kill stupid people. Last I recall, English isn't the only language used in America.

No, America invented the English language.

But really, this has to be seen as a huge success for Coca Cola. An otherwise very mediocre and forgettable commercial is generating a ton of buzz and getting an absurd amount of attention for superficial reasons. Can't help but wonder if Coke did this intentionally knowing that it may generate some controversy.

Originally posted by Impediment

People are up in arms over a commercial for Coke

Those people are idiots and should either kill or sterilize themselves.

It was inevitable and predictable. My friends and I were discussing the obvious racist backlash during the airing of it.

But I'm kinda with Backfire. My initial reaction is to award Coke some personal bonus points in my book. But I also pointed out as it aired that Coke undoubtedly knew what they were getting into. Does that make them brave, or ruthlessly smart about their marketing?

The Chik-Fil-A homophobic scandal actually increased their sales. Was this a self-aware creation of a controversy, or an attempt at an actual beautiful statement? Or both? I can't be in the heads of the marketing execs, so my vote is uncast.

As for the racist asshats swearing off Coke, the best is to shame them (there are some tumblr channels doing a great job of collecting tweets and such), or ignore them. Whatever your preference. I don't mind letting them know there are public consequences for projecting hatred in public forums. But it's also not worth true outrage. Civilization marches on. They'll be a footnote, if that, decades and centuries from now.

The environment is changing. Those organisms not adapting cry the loudest, knowing that extinction looms.

Muaah hah hahhh...

Originally posted by Mindship
The environment is changing. Those organisms not adapting cry the loudest, knowing that extinction looms.

Muaah hah hahhh...

...and you got all of this from a Coke commercial? 😛

lol

Mostly from the fear that followed.

Originally posted by Mindship
lol

Mostly from the fear that followed.

I want to check out the commercial when I get home, but I can't for the life of me imagine why someone singing a song in another language would be offensive.

If it is because they think English is the American language, then please show me the law.

Originally posted by Mindship
The environment is changing. Those organisms not adapting cry the loudest, knowing that extinction looms.

Muaah hah hahhh...

Lol. But yeah, kinda.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I want to check out the commercial when I get home, but I can't for the life of me imagine why someone singing a song in another language would be offensive.

That's because you're not a sh*tty human being. Not everyone is so blessed, however.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I want to check out the commercial when I get home, but I can't for the life of me imagine why someone singing a song in another language would be offensive.

If it is because they think English is the American language, then please show me the law.

Yea, that's pretty much what they're thinking IMO. That and latent(or not so latent) racism and/or xenophobia.

It's a nice commercial.

There is only one thing I can say about those people who are offended:

I'm so glad I drink the chosen drink of the Aryan-American God-Fearing Folk Who Speak Only English.

Wait, no, that's the wrong image. I meant this:

People who are different scare me, but online I can express my inner bigotself and strike at their evil.

Ja wohl.

Yogurt flavoured Pepsi? I find that incredibly offensive and disgusting.

Originally posted by Stealth Moose

Wait, no, that's the wrong image. I meant this:

Jokes aside, that actually looks like it might taste pretty good.
I imagine it would be like Squirt or Sprite in terms of flavor.

Yeah, I think I need to have one now.

If anyones tried it tell us if its good or how it tastes.

Straight up looks like carbonated semen. I'll pass.

That explains the Japanese on the bottom though.

Originally posted by Nephthys
Yeah, I think I need to have one now.

If anyones tried it tell us if its good or how it tastes.

Originally posted by StyleTime
Straight up looks like carbonated semen. I'll pass.

That explains the Japanese on the bottom though.

Also, yogurt is evil personified.

My extensive research tells me that its actually pretty decent. Not great, but neither meh. Just like white people. Not quite as cool as black people, but at least we're not Dutch.

Originally posted by Nephthys
My extensive research tells me that its actually pretty decent. Not great, but neither meh. Just like white people. Not quite as cool as black people, but at least we're not Dutch.

Them Dutch People.

Also, you just implied you lick white people, which I assume in England must be like a full-time job. The only thing paler than white people in Britain is the bones of dead white people in Britain.