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Moonwalk

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123. It is. But (1) The Superbowl is not a global affair and (2) The Song is not a global affair....

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 09:09 PM

Feb 2014

Which is to say that, unlike soccer, American football is not watched globally. It features a game played almost exclusively in America with only American teams. Hence, commercials played during the Superbowl are rarely intended for a global audience. Add to this the song "America," a patriotic hymn sung exclusively by Americans, and we can conclude that though Coca-cola is global, the ad was not. The ad was "American" for Americans.

Which is why conservative viewers who think: American = white men who speak English are pissed. Because this is commercial had that patriotic hymn performed in languages other than English (some would consider that sacrilege) and featured people who who were not white men (or at least not all in uniform, which is the only way conservatives accept multiculturalism).

Does that clear up the confusion—or didn't I understand your question?

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Pic Of The Moment: Conservatives Shocked And Disgusted By Utterly Inoffensive Coca Cola Ad [View all] EarlG Feb 2014 OP

Stupid racists LittleGirl Feb 2014 #1

I busted one of these idiots and he never recognized it. nightscanner59 Feb 2014 #10

They don't recognize their own racism. They believe white European heritage = OK. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2014 #16

It's really an extension of manifest destiny. We know God favors Western Europeans. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #140

They sure get worked up over things being "shoved down their throats". -n/t lapfog_1 Feb 2014 #2

Isn't that part of the definition of tea-bagging? n/t albino65 Feb 2014 #4

The ad is perceived as a slap in the face to them too!! lunasun Feb 2014 #7

Oooh, that's bad. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2014 #65

Then turn sharply right and dictate who I may not marry nightscanner59 Feb 2014 #12

But not about things being probed up "other people's" vaginas. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2014 #18

huh huh huh... he said vagina AAO Feb 2014 #63

They blame their inability to work the remote on others. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #103

when my moms' people got off the boat irisblue Feb 2014 #3

Neither did the German side... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #35

My Italian grandmother never learned English...grandfather did. nt caledesi Feb 2014 #78

If ol' Ben Franklin had his way, we'd be speaking German. nt caledesi Feb 2014 #85

No, that's not true Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2014 #137

Read it...good find..guess I won't have that great job working for Rachel LOL! nt caledesi Feb 2014 #139

200 or so years ago, my Scottish ancestors spoke "English" but were probably unintelligible nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #92

In 1974... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #152

Regional accents/dialects are a fascinating thing. Too bad they're slowly dying out. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #164

nor did I when I came here. niyad Feb 2014 #110

So the MSNBC Tweeter gets their job back? Hissyspit Feb 2014 #5

That was my thought as well. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2014 #46

Whenever these idiots spout their usual racist crap I call it teabragging. n/t kairos12 Feb 2014 #6

Can we now agree that the GOPNRAhadist party is the party of racism? nt onehandle Feb 2014 #8

I'm cool with that. Daemonaquila Feb 2014 #19

I totally agree with you.. SummerSnow Feb 2014 #61

Exactly. PsychGrad Feb 2014 #97

Vanilla Coke? I don't know... sounds kind of racist to me... whopis01 Feb 2014 #102

Lol... PsychGrad Feb 2014 #128

Wow - no kidding about the FB page. It is almost hilarious if it wasn't so sad and stupid. n/t whopis01 Feb 2014 #105

One person in particular is quite amusing Ms. Toad Feb 2014 #146

Still laughing... PsychGrad Feb 2014 #157

Love this one - Ms. Toad Feb 2014 #162

HA! PsychGrad Feb 2014 #163

So conservatives oppose multi-culturalism? tclambert Feb 2014 #9

I hope Coke does the same thing in different Native American languages next year nxylas Feb 2014 #20

Let's do a spoof RIGHT NOW! And use water from a nice lake instead. Coyotl Feb 2014 #43

before the English arrived. AlbertCat Feb 2014 #55

No-one expects the Spanish extermination nxylas Feb 2014 #72

The real scandal here, not one Native American language featured. Cherokee would have been Coyotl Feb 2014 #29

No such thing DeShawn Feb 2014 #33

If you have lived in the Americas for 15,000 years, you are a Native. Coyotl Feb 2014 #34

Why 15,000 DeShawn Feb 2014 #40

You might want to take an intro class in anthropology! Coyotl Feb 2014 #42

Also DeShawn Feb 2014 #45

The only reason that they were worshiping "white" gods RoccoR5955 Feb 2014 #53

O.K., that settles it. I'll make the enrollment appointment myself if you will just tell me Coyotl Feb 2014 #75

That's right DeShawn Feb 2014 #81

Science is not a political euphemism. We better get you enrolled soon. Coyotl Feb 2014 #88

It's politics, not science DeShawn Feb 2014 #91

And centuries of racist pseudo-science had nothing to do with that? nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #94

O.K., that settles it, you have never even read a book on the subject, or you would know better. Coyotl Feb 2014 #118

For a number pf years... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #153

My fav is "100 meters" Coyotl Feb 2014 #160

What would you like on your pizza DeShawn? nt caledesi Feb 2014 #108

Not just yet please JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #111

The message was for DeShawn not Coyoti. nt caledesi Feb 2014 #116

I know JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #149

^^^ THIS ^^^ Coyotl Feb 2014 #119

Quetzalcoatl was white? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #151

You might want to take an intro class in anthropology! AlbertCat Feb 2014 #57

Then by that definition, there are no "natives" anywhere, except maybe parts of Africa. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #93

so which term do you prefer? first nation, or indigenous? niyad Feb 2014 #113

I think they featured a pueblo dialect cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #58

That cool. It makes the redneck reaction that much more insulting though! Coyotl Feb 2014 #73

Oh, we definitely agree on that. nt cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #83

There is one Native American Language featured: keres Moonwalk Feb 2014 #70

Thanks. I should have listened closer, but I'm no linguist, Coyotl Feb 2014 #74

Here's the "Behind-the-Scenes" companion video... countryjake Feb 2014 #84

Good smackdown! nt caledesi Feb 2014 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author caledesi Feb 2014 #80

to them, "culture" is what other people have: they of course are the default MisterP Feb 2014 #82

Such xenophobia... Hayabusa Feb 2014 #11

Right on. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #36

Duuuhhh! HotRod Deluxe Feb 2014 #13

There is something disgusting about this ad. The HFCS product. But that's it. valerief Feb 2014 #14

The product is crap, regardless of the type of sweetener. HuckleB Feb 2014 #22

That was my first thought geardaddy Feb 2014 #23

No HFCS in the Mexican version... Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2014 #49

Ha! Right. If the US version was just sugar and water, I wouldn't have called it disgusting. nt valerief Feb 2014 #51

The Kosher version should be out soon underpants Feb 2014 #66

Good, thanks. I wish there was a stevia version in the US. nt valerief Feb 2014 #67

Sugar is the fuel that powered the "immigration' of Africans to the west for many years. Labor Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #69

True. And people today work for poverty wages to pick our fruits and vegetables. valerief Feb 2014 #115

Watched dairy farmer notemason Feb 2014 #15

Well, thanks for making me start my morning in a haze of outrage. Daemonaquila Feb 2014 #17

Stupid baggers. geardaddy Feb 2014 #21

theres a you tube video showing the making of the commercial rdking647 Feb 2014 #38

Cool. Thanks! n/t geardaddy Feb 2014 #39

Made me proud and brought tears to my eyes. Since I am a feminist and efhmc Feb 2014 #24

As a matter of fact, Todd Stearnes, my parents WERE illegal. And they DID like Coca-Cola. Rozlee Feb 2014 #25

Fuck Todd Starnes. How does that bigoted POS still have a job while Martin Bashir doesn't? alp227 Feb 2014 #26

+1 a whole bunch.......nt Enthusiast Feb 2014 #141

Not only that Ghost of Tom Joad Feb 2014 #27

They rarely complain about the "defense" budget. merrily Feb 2014 #32

Each year they become less Relevant. GW was their swan song (how sad is that??) Amimnoch Feb 2014 #28

They won't be happy until the whole world speaks English and worships their idea of God. Coyotl Feb 2014 #30

The rest of us are shocked and disgusted by utterly offensive bigots. merrily Feb 2014 #31

Just shows their closed minds EC Feb 2014 #37

I am shocked and disgusted... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #41

According to conservatives Dopers_Greed Feb 2014 #44

I'm simply tired of this racist crap. proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #47

i second several great comments rustbeltvoice Feb 2014 #48

I Really Do Not Understand erpowers Feb 2014 #50

it's their loss of power Skittles Feb 2014 #126

Imagine if they would get all worked up.... AlbertCat Feb 2014 #52

I just really want to know PsychGrad Feb 2014 #98

The only thing funnier and almost as stupid is the reaction some liberals have had CBGLuthier Feb 2014 #54

Eh. PsychGrad Feb 2014 #99

Eh. Coca Cola is GLOBAL... reACTIONary Feb 2014 #124

The Money has spoken......and it's multilingual Burma Jones Feb 2014 #56

I wish I could say that I was surprised cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #59

Want to hear English only??? Go move to England�This Is America! You can speak any language you want W T F Feb 2014 #60

I've heard of American English, in a tongue-in-cheek way, being called "American" nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #101

They're just mad cause Mexican Coke is better than ours. bravenak Feb 2014 #62

Mexican Coke is actually worth drinking. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #142

Hm...they talk about multiculturalism Jamaal510 Feb 2014 #64

No, Earl, these aren't conservatives. Jack Rabbit Feb 2014 #68

+1. Beautiful post. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #143

And the ultimate irony... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #155

Surprise, surprise, surprise! I mean, really, is anyone surprised by this? I knew the second.... Moonwalk Feb 2014 #71

Same! PsychGrad Feb 2014 #100

I'm confused? I thought Coca Cola was sold globally? mackerel Feb 2014 #76

YES. I know at least one word in EVERY language in the world... reACTIONary Feb 2014 #121

It is. But (1) The Superbowl is not a global affair and (2) The Song is not a global affair.... Moonwalk Feb 2014 #123

i know a few Australua who watched over mackerel Feb 2014 #134

My Husband is a fan of Australian Football, but I'm sure if he saw a Coca-cola commercial during... Moonwalk Feb 2014 #161

Hi Moonwalk...I am a Aussie Rules fanatic...Pre-season has just started... Tikki Feb 2014 #165

LOL! Very happy to meet another U.S. fan of Aussie football. We are rarities... Moonwalk Feb 2014 #166

1971 "I'd like to teach the world to sing" HockeyMom Feb 2014 #79

Yes, I like that one, too . . . Jack Rabbit Feb 2014 #125

Didn't Jeb marry a Columbian woman? Go figure! nt caledesi Feb 2014 #86

We're all gonna "Burn in Hell!1111" Cha Feb 2014 #87

I love it. riverbendviewgal Feb 2014 #89

I am not a big Coke fan, but must give them credit here. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #90

Righttttt....And Pukes, exactly who was one of the first illegal immigrants in this country? SoapBox Feb 2014 #95

The poutrage is what the conservatives call "Outreach" Thor_MN Feb 2014 #96

Winger heads explode James48 Feb 2014 #104

Perfect!!! Thor_MN Feb 2014 #106

"Lanquage" LOL indie9197 Feb 2014 #122

Morans warrant46 Feb 2014 #147

Xenophobic RWers blatantly flaunting their ignorance yet again. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #167

My message to conservatives WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2014 #107

I honestly don't understand their objections DesertRat Feb 2014 #109

Where is the BIG tent? Somebody...anyone?? Now that caledesi Feb 2014 #112

My wife who is from the Philippines thought the ad was wonderful. DCBob Feb 2014 #114

+100 (nt) reACTIONary Feb 2014 #117

Of the eight (or so) languages in the commercial... reACTIONary Feb 2014 #120

Hey Teabaggers! muntrv Feb 2014 #127

Next year Coke should do a totally bagger friendly spot and let them choke on it! brewens Feb 2014 #129

idiots. whaddya want? whites only commercials? noiretextatique Feb 2014 #130

It isn't just the RWers. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #131

Why are Liberals? AProgressiveThinker Feb 2014 #132

HATERZ gotta Hate!!!!!!111 yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #133

Coke is one of the few companies mackerel Feb 2014 #135

Don't forget the Coke/Nestle dude who wants to privatize water Myrina Feb 2014 #158

I find Allen West Insanely Funny psiman Feb 2014 #136

go ahead and beat me up santroy79 Feb 2014 #138

"Utterly Inoffensive" is just the start! polmaven Feb 2014 #144

the bigger question: what aren't repukes shoked and disgusted by? nt Javaman Feb 2014 #145

hem allan01 Feb 2014 #148

Yup!Unregulated W. VA. tap water is official Tea Party drink! Divernan Feb 2014 #150

Nothing new ; Prohibition was as much about... santamargarita Feb 2014 #154

Last time I checked, Cacao/Coca wasn't indigenous to the US Myrina Feb 2014 #156

Today's Cartoon Crewleader Feb 2014 #159