So... How About That Coke Commercial...

[Hotwire]

Personally, I really liked the commercial and felt it celebrated America's history of diversity. But, it seems a lot of others are REALLY upset by it. What are your thoughts?

 

[Rocketman]

Man, I'm really in the mood for Coca-Cola now...

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Welcome to planet America, have a coke

 

[Thundercrack85]

It's a nice tourist ad for America, but what the hell does it have to do with coca cola?

These exploitatively patriotic ads just make me roll my eyes.

 

[KevanG]

I found it to be another generic coke commercial.

 

[enterthemadness]

Personally, I really liked the commercial and felt it celebrated America's history of diversity. But, it seems a lot of others are REALLY upset by it. What are your thoughts?

Everybody hates it cause it's for Coke and not Vanilla Coke or Cherry Coke.

 

[Rocketman]

I don't really care at the end of the day... but it seems a little off-putting that America's theme song would be the theme song of all nationalities.

I don't know. I feel like Coca-Cola knew EXACTLY what they were getting themselves into when they made this commercial, and look, here we are, talking about Coca-Cola.

 

[The Question]

Eh, it feels kind os disingenuous to me, especially coming from Coca-Cola. I'm all for Americana and getting all sentimental about what makes America great, but for me that comes part-in-parcel with also discussing what's ugly about the nation's history. In my mind, the greatness and the horror are so inexorably intertwined that you have to utter them in the same sentence. And the things that are good about this country are deep and old and complex, spanning worlds and worlds of life and experiences, enough for the histories of a thousand smaller nations. It's difficult to capture that in a 30 second spot. This feels like the Hallmark Card version of American multiculturalism. It's a nice sentiment, but it rings kind of hollow. It completely lacks the richness and the context of the real thing, and it feels like it was made by people who only have a cursory understanding of what it is and don't actually give that much of a damn about it.

Also, perhaps this is my bias, I just don't associate multiculturalism and egalitarianism with a huge monolithic mega-corporations that sell processed fake sugar that puts you at a higher risk of diabetes. From them, it feels forced.

 

[Sawyer]

ERMAGERRD, Coca-Cola is acknowledging that non-Americans and gay people exist on this planet, what will this do to my CHILDREN?!


Any outrage over stuff like this is tired to the point of being goddamn nonsensical. It's the 21st century. Open your eyes and you'll see that not everyone is like you.

 

[Superman 1265]

All I can think about is how much I want a soda now.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I find it ironic that conservatives don't like this ad. It's so in your face American.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Eh, it feels kind os disingenuous to me, especially coming from Coca-Cola. I'm all for Americana and getting all sentimental about what makes America great, but for me that comes part-in-parcel with also discussing what's ugly about the nation's history. In my mind, the greatness and the horror are so inexorably intertwined that you have to utter them in the same sentence. And the things that are good about this country are deep and old and complex, spanning worlds and worlds of life and experiences, enough for the histories of a thousand smaller nations. It's difficult to capture that in a 30 second spot. This feels like the Hallmark Card version of American multiculturalism. It's a nice sentiment, but it rings kind of hollow. It completely lacks the richness and the context of the real thing, and it feels like it was made by people who only have a cursory understanding of what it is and don't actually give that much of a damn about it.

Also, perhaps this is my bias, I just don't associate multiculturalism and egalitarianism with a huge monolithic mega-corporations that sell processed fake sugar that puts you at a higher risk of diabetes. From them, it feels forced.

I'm not really sure any of that belongs in a damn soft drink ad.

Stick to CG polar bears.

 

[Rocketman]

People were too offended that the polar bears were all white.

 

[The Question]

People were too offended that the polar bears were all white.

Nope. Didn't happen.

 

[Rocketman]

Also, perhaps this is my bias, I just don't associate multiculturalism and egalitarianism with a huge monolithic mega-corporations that sell processed fake sugar that puts you at a higher risk of diabetes. From them, it feels forced.

I'm with you here. Especially since I didn't find one obese person in the entire commercial... the type of person who would guzzle Coke products and who gives that corporation most of its money.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I'm just saying, maybe if this was like a historical thing, showing people throughout American history drinking coke, or even today, how everyone drinks coke, but this is just exploitative.

Hey isn't America great? Look at all these images of happy multiculturalism, and tolerance. BTW drink coke.

All that was missing was showing some Nazis drinking Pepsi.

 

[Rocketman]

Nope. Didn't happen.

It didn't? Alright, we're staging a boycott. I've been meaning to find something to whine and make signs about.

 

[The Question]

I'm just saying, maybe if this was like a historical thing, showing people throughout American history drinking coke, or even today, how everyone drinks coke, but this is just exploitative.

Hey isn't America great? Look at all these images of happy multiculturalism, and tolerance. BTW drink coke.

All that was missing was showing some Nazis drinking Pepsi.

If they did that I'd actually like it more. At least that would have been funny.

 

[Sawyer]

And yet none of you are making a peep about the Budweiser ad that just aired.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

People were too offended that the polar bears were all white.

Damn polar bear agenda causing moral decay.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Though not historically accurate.

The Coca Cola company actually invented Fanta so they could get around the American trade embargoes against Nazi Germany.

 

[DarkSentinel]

And yet none of you are making a peep about the Budweiser ad that just aired.

I actually think there are too many beer commercials.

Beer=Moral decay

 

[The Question]

Though not historically accurate.

The Coca Cola company actually invented Fanta so they could get around the American trade embargoes against Nazi Germany.

I know. Coca-Cola has a long standing history of supporting fascism for profit. Fascism is surprisingly good for big business.

 

[Rocketman]

I'm not even offended by the multiculturalism. I'm offended by how cheesy and elementary it is. It's the kind of thing that 3rd graders have plays about after their teachers tell them about Thanksgiving and they paint turkeys using their hands.

How about they show a single mother working two jobs trying to put food on the table? Or some high school kids in Washington D.C. with textbooks outdated by 40 years?

But no, it has to be Coca-Cola bringing the whole world together. Lmao.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Yeah, I bet you won't see any ads with the Klan drinking coke.