Atlanta Anchor’s 2-Minute Rant Destroys ‘Christianity-Believing’ Coca-Cola Ad Haters - RawStory

[WillyT]

Atlanta anchor’s 2-minute rant destroys ‘Christianity-believing’ Coca-Cola ad haters
By David Edwards _ RawStory
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 13:07 EST

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“Coca-Cola has always been about inclusion,” WXIA’s Brenda Woods noted during her “Last Word” segment on Monday’s newscast. “But the fact that people are outraged over this ad is outrageous itself. People indignant that others would have the audacity to sing ‘America the Beautiful’ in a language other than English, when America was built on opening its arms to the world?”

“The quote on the Statue of Liberty doesn’t say ‘give me your English-speaking only, Christianity-believing, heterosexual masses.’ It says ‘give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses tempest-tost,’” she continued. “Have we forgotten that every one of us ‘Americans’ except for Native Americans, are descendants of foreigners? That the English language is from England?”

Woods pointed out that America’s strength came from diversity and being a melting pot.

“How dare there be indignation over the very thing that makes us great,” she said. “What’s so sacrosanct about this song that it can’t be sung in other languages by other ethnicities, by those of diverse religions and diverse lifestyles?”

“A relevant question considering the words of ‘America the Beautiful’ were penned by a gay woman, Katharine Lee Bates, in 1895, an English professor at Wellesley who also wrote lovingly of her longtime committed relationship with another woman.”

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[Hoyt]

1. Good for her. Bout time some Atlanta media folks stand up to the white wing yahoos.

[KamaAina]

3. Figures she would be standing up for Coca-Cola

it's an institution in the ATL. Bash it at your peril there.

[Hoyt]

5. She's criticizing white wing yahoos who hate minorities. I'm fine with that.

[ThoughtCriminal]

2. "Native" language

Native Language Spotlighted During Coca-Cola Super Bowl Ad

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/02/03/native-language-spotlighted-during-coca-cola-super-bowl-ad-153398

[mgardener]

4. I had to laugh...

Especially when they were furious that our national anthem should only be sung in English!

They don't know that America the Beautiful is not our national anthem!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

6. It surely isn't our national anthem, but count me in the group that says it should be. nt

[RC]

10. But, but, but, 'bombs bursting in air' fit our country's history so much better.

[Fred Sanders]

11. Is there any other national anthem that glorifies war and has "bombs" in it?

[Xyzse]

14. La Marseillais

English translation

Arise, children of the Fatherland,
The day of glory has arrived!
Against us tyranny
The bloody banner is raised (repeat)
Do you hear, in the countryside,
The roar of those ferocious soldiers?
They're coming right into your arms
To cut the throats of your sons and women!

To arms, citizens,
Form your battalions,
Let's march, let's march!
Let an impure blood
Water our furrows! (repeat)

What does this horde of slaves,
Of traitors and conjured kings want?
For whom are these vile chains,
These long-prepared irons? (repeat)
Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage
What fury it must arouse!
It is us they dare plan
To return to the old slavery!

To arms, citizens...

What! Foreign cohorts
Would make the law in our homes!
What! These mercenary phalanxes
Would strike down our proud warriors! (repeat)
Great God ! By chained hands
Our brows would yield under the yoke
Vile despots would have themselves
The masters of our destinies!

To arms, citizens...

Tremble, tyrants and you traitors
The shame of all parties,
Tremble! Your parricidal schemes
Will finally receive their reward! (repeat)
Everyone is a soldier to combat you
If they fall, our young heroes,
The earth will produce new ones,
Ready to fight against you!

To arms, citizens...

Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors,
You bear or hold back your blows!
You spare those sorry victims,
Who arm against us with regret. (repeat)
But not these bloodthirsty despots,
These accomplices of Bouillé,
All these tigers who, mercilessly,
Rip their mother's breast!

To arms, citizens...

Sacred love of the Fatherland,
Lead, support our avenging arms
Liberty, cherished Liberty,
Fight with thy defenders! (repeat)
Under our flags, shall victory
Hurry to thy manly accents,
That thy expiring enemies,
See thy triumph and our glory!

To arms, citizens...

I guess there are no bombs... but, much longer with more blood.

http://www.cracked.com/article_16735_6-national-anthems-that-will-make-you-tremble-with-fear.html

I think many of them do actually.
Though yeah, I don't mind having a different anthem.

[Fred Sanders]

17. Interesting. It is a song about the French Revolution.

Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors,
You bear or hold back your blows!
You spare those sorry victims,
Who arm against us with regret. (repeat)
But not these bloodthirsty despots,
These accomplices of Bouillé,
All these tigers who, mercilessly,
Rip their mother's breast!
________________

"De Bouillé's role in the French Revolution is alluded to in the 5th stanza of the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, as a detestable counter-revolutionary figure."

[Xyzse]

19. Yeah, anthems seem to be about some war.

So it is pretty interesting.
Would be nice to have a change, but it has been grandfathered in.

[Bad Thoughts]

21. It was a song to inspire the Army of the Rhine

to protect the Revolution against foreign invasion. It was not as jingoistic as you might think.

[Xyzse]

22. I agree.

I was just mentioning how violent it was, since the question was about violence.

I have to admit that I may have missed the "glorifying" part.

[7962]

16. Dont know about bombs, but some mention the sword and fight, etc. Canada is one. nt

[Fred Sanders]

18. Canada has swords and fights?

Official English
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

[7962]

23. French translation. I guess they cant even agree on that.

O Canada!
Land of our forefathers,
Thy brow is wreathed with a glorious garland of flowers.
As is thy arm ready to wield the sword,
So also is it ready to carry the cross.
Thy history is an epic
Of the most brilliant exploits.
Thy valour steeped in faith
Will protect our homes and our rights
Will protect our homes and our rights

[Fred Sanders]

25. Well, that can not be a translation.....even I know that much French/English.

[7962]

29. Here's the French:

Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

I believe the English version was made the "official" version at some point though

[RC]

20. Sadly, according this, yes.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=20060806&id=LFwoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tdAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5738,1562860

[RebelOne]

7. Love Brenda Woods. I have watched her for years. n/t

[marble falls]

8. Pretty good rant. And right, too. Almost makes me want to drink a Coke. But not quite.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. It's like that demographic map where a swath of the country calls itself "American"....

The rest of the world would call them something else.

[Fred Sanders]

13. This map seems strange, because it contains "American" as an "ancestory" and also because

it looks at "largest population county" with no reference to what the population numbers actually are.

And it is 2000, not the census of 2010?

[7962]

24. Maybe some are so far down the line they dont know where the originals came from?

Maybe they have a generic type last name or something.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

28. Maybe their family tree doesn't fork.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

26. This is the map that was widely circulated in blogs...

Don't know if a more recent one was created.

Also, the reason why these people claim "American" as an ancestry is because they don't know or don't care.

We are talking "lack of intellectual curiosity" to the max.

Here's the real weird thing, some actually believe they have always been in their little podunk town and you would be surprised as to the number of idiots who claim their ancestors were wealth landowners until Lincoln freed the slaves.

[tosh]

15. That is curious indeed!

"American" ancestry...I wonder how they define that!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

27. White.

[tosh]

30. Ya think?

[mackerel]

12. Brilliant!

[Berlum]

31. Thank you Ms. Bates. Excellent.

[blackspade]

32. Excellent commentary.

[groundloop]

33. Here's a link to show support for Brenda

It's not a poll, but I'm sure Ms. Woods would certainly appreciate some positive feedback.

http://www.11alive.com/news/lastword/default.aspx

[maddiemom]

34. Coming on top of the MSNBC apologies over a chance remark that some right wingers might not

love the mixed racial Cheerios family, this was priceless. I have to agree that some of the "negative" reaction was probably tongue-in-cheek from liberals. Only SOME, however.