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justiceischeap

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52. But what you and some others seem to be missing is this

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 07:42 AM

Feb 2014

Ads and entertainment, sadly, seem to have more influence over the average American than, say, news or politics or even reality. Yes, this is an ad intended to sell a product. It's also a way to communicate ideas from a level that most people don't get to communicate from. Coke basically told anyone watching the Super Bowl that America is made of many different types of people and that's what makes America beautiful. The right saw and heard something other than themselves in that ad and got all frothed up over it--displaying their xenophobia yet again. Showing that as much as they like to idolize the Founding Fathers, they would have hated living in that time because America was just as diverse then as it is now. That everyone on American soil was an immigrant escapes them.

This ad that isn't only an ad does a lot to shine the spotlight on some very unsavory aspects of the America we currently live in and it needs to be given credit for starting this conversation we're having right now and others are probably having concerning the outrage that a simple ad can spark.

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It was a nicely done ad but it's an AD for gods sake! [View all] Kablooie Feb 2014 OP

K&R. This is what it's really about, and DU, of all constituencies, should get it. Ron Green Feb 2014 #1

I didn't see the ad. ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #2

here it is steve2470 Feb 2014 #5

Thanks. ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #10

Uh-oh! DWI!!! DWI!!! KansDem Feb 2014 #45

I know. It's pretty dangerous. ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #56

+Thanks. I just watched the 5 minute one - I thought it must have cist them a zillion $$. truth2power Feb 2014 #39

I would also watch this, which is about the ad's production steve2470 Feb 2014 #6

I'm enjoying the meltdown. And yes, it's an ad, but it's also more. RandySF Feb 2014 #3

You can say that again. tblue Feb 2014 #11

Exactly right CanonRay Feb 2014 #55

Yeah, it was an ad for G-d's sake. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #4

I think I would rather have seen polar bears ! steve2470 Feb 2014 #7

But Coke is also an American symbol RandySF Feb 2014 #8

the reaction would have been a tad more muted, yes steve2470 Feb 2014 #12

In line with the 1971 Downwinder Feb 2014 #16

That was a good ad also steve2470 Feb 2014 #17

Multicultural. Downwinder Feb 2014 #47

that's why foreign countries who go on anti american protests always tear down coke signs JI7 Feb 2014 #13

I agree, but the bizarre reaction from the RW and others has been nothing if not predictable. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #15

Oh, yeah? Kids in gay-led families need to see themselves in ads, just like everyone else. pnwmom Feb 2014 #20

Are you being sarcastic as well? Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #22

Not.One.Little.Bit. pnwmom Feb 2014 #24

Then you obviously missed the sarcasm of my post! Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #25

Is this the sarcastic post you're talking about? pnwmom Feb 2014 #26

Then you missed the point of sarcasm. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #27

Relax. It's all good. joshcryer Feb 2014 #29

thought the rolling eyes were enough...she seemed to get that part. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #30

See her post #19. joshcryer Feb 2014 #33

Yes, that is what happened. pnwmom Feb 2014 #35

The OP warned against liberals "falling for" the ad. joshcryer Feb 2014 #42

Okay, I'm starting to get it now. Thanks. pnwmom Feb 2014 #43

We are on the same page that the ad marks something important...but that is all. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #38

Do you have a problem with what I've been saying, other than that I didn't understand your post? pnwmom Feb 2014 #44

What I don't understand is how even a sarcastic understanding of your post pnwmom Feb 2014 #34

It isn't difficult to understand. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #36

Obviously, I REALLY didn't understand what you meant, sarcastic or not. pnwmom Feb 2014 #40

You obviously don't, that is clear. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #49

I loved the Filipino American reference. joshcryer Feb 2014 #50

I'm not falling for anything. TheMathieu Feb 2014 #9

actually, sir, scientific studies conclude pepsi drinkers are superior to coke consumers in a myriad dionysus Feb 2014 #14

actually, sir, some people conclude pepsi drinkers are superior to coke consumers in a myriad Wounded Bear Feb 2014 #18

Agreed. lisby Feb 2014 #21

But I've never seen a family like mine in a Coke Ad. Or maybe, any ad -- certainly not one that pnwmom Feb 2014 #19

Fry on the superbowl Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #23

Killer Cola delrem Feb 2014 #37

Regardless of Coke's motivation, the more things we see around us, merrily Feb 2014 #28

What leftist is going to "fall" for that ad? joshcryer Feb 2014 #31

Post removed Post removed Feb 2014 #32

. dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #41

After watching Bob Dylan Cryptoad Feb 2014 #46

The only time I ever "boycotted" Coke was back in the '80s when they changed their formula. countmyvote4real Feb 2014 #48

I didn't fall for anything, never even saw it til we came home... countryjake Feb 2014 #51

But what you and some others seem to be missing is this justiceischeap Feb 2014 #52

Undoubtedly, but the message is still important and is one that Skidmore Feb 2014 #53

Baaaaaa Baaaaaaa CBGLuthier Feb 2014 #54