Americans not happy with Coke

Augmerson · 03-02-2014 02:18PM #1

Some* Yankee doodles were mighty pee'd off at the Coca Cola company for it's Super Bowl ad. The ad is heyor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggzr0GxnPBU

What is pissing people off apparently is that this song (which is a very patriotic song, like seeing Fields of Athy to us) is being sung in languages other than English. You can hear Spanish amongst other languages - I can only guess what the other languages, maybe some Arabic too.

There was uproar that this song was sung in other languages. Real angry, ugly racist hatred. You could take a look at this Tumblr with some of the best Twitter posts to get an idea of the angry and hateful reaction some people had.

http://publicshaming.tumblr.com/post/75447787843/speak-english-racist-revolt-as-coca-cola-airs

I thought the ad was really nice. America to me has always been this melting pot of cultures. It wouldn't bother me if someone was singing our national anthem in another language (as it is, ashamedly I can't sing it now :l). Would it bother you?

* by some I mean not all and by not all I mean not everybody only some

Jesus Wept · 03-02-2014 02:21PM

MERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRICAAH.

Look, if they come here and speak american, okay. But if they speak foreign, they are terrorists and they should go back to their caves and camels where we can blow um up.

Edit: Whatever Coke marketers thought that was a good idea are a bit silly.

J_E · 03-02-2014 02:21PM

I thought it was a fairly harmless and pleasant ad.

I like how Americans pretend to have a heritage when they essentially hijacked the land they live in. Some things never change

Dyr · 03-02-2014 02:22PM

America has always been a melting pot of cultures but they were only there to add spiceyness to the plain white WASP meal

DrumSteve · 03-02-2014 02:23PM

The Fields of Athy?

anncoates · 03-02-2014 02:24PM

SUPER BOWL

SpaceTime · 03-02-2014 02:27PM

The fact that it is that huge melting pot is exactly why it became such a huge cultural force in global terms in the 20th century.
Coca-Cola really sums up how a US brand can be a global success. It was actually one of the first brands to really go fully global and really embraces the fact that it is a global brand.

If the US retreats into some kind of inward focused, xenophobic mess (very unlikely as most Americans aren't at all like that) its economy would shrink and shrivel up!

spurious · 03-02-2014 02:28PM

Bambi wrote: »

America has always been a melting pot of cultures but they were only there to add spiceyness to the plain white WASP meal

...and to serve those spicy meals, in a non-uppity way.

I'd quite like someone to do similar treatment of Amhrán na bhFiann. I thought it was cool.

Hande hoche! · 03-02-2014 02:28PM

That ad needed more Arnie.

goose2005 · 03-02-2014 02:29PM

ᏧᏣᏔᏊ ᎨᎦᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᏥᏍᏆ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᎬᏙᏗ Ꮭ ᏕᎦᏅᏙᎬ, ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏝᎲᏍᎬ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ

Dyr · 03-02-2014 02:30PM

spurious wrote: »

...and to serve those spicy meals, in a non-uppity way.

I'd quite like someone to do similar treatment of Amhrán na bhFiann. I thought it was cool.

We could sing it in southside like "Oirlands Cawll"

Hande hoche! · 03-02-2014 02:30PM

goose2005 wrote: »

ᏧᏣᏔᏊ ᎨᎦᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᏥᏍᏆ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᎬᏙᏗ Ꮭ ᏕᎦᏅᏙᎬ, ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏝᎲᏍᎬ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ

Yes I did see Kurt Russell during the coverage.

MJ23 · 03-02-2014 02:31PM

What they don't realise, is that they're all immigrants, except for the natives, who are treated like shyt.
Silly nation.

WoollyRedHat · 03-02-2014 02:32PM

In an ideal world, these people would be taken out and shot, while the American National anthem played over.

SpaceTime · 03-02-2014 02:34PM

Can't imagining singing a multi-lingual Fields of Athenry would cause any offence at all here.

I mean, when you consider we exported Paddy's Day to umpteen global capitals to the point that we have the Chinese joining the party and turning things green.

Patrick's Day here is also not really some kind of show of die-hard exclusive patriotism either. You seem to find everyone jumping in and being Irish for the day in their own unique way, even if they're just visiting.

To me, that kind of touchiness that a very small minority of Americans are being so vocal about this ad simply shows a complete lack of self-confidence in your national identity.

All this redneck, right wing, xenophobia is doing is damaging "Brand America" as a positive cultural symbol.

Jesus Wept · 03-02-2014 02:35PM

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

In an ideal world, these people would be taken out and shot, while the American National anthem played over.

in foreign...?

landsleaving · 03-02-2014 02:35PM

Ridiculous. The uproar should have been about how awful this ad was:

Dravokivich · 03-02-2014 02:36PM

So, what's seen as the epitome of NFL and the greatest show on earth, was completely one sided with the other team better off not showing up and they complain about an ad?

SpaceTime · 03-02-2014 02:36PM

I'd be more annoyed about a sugar-laden soft drink sponsoring a sporting event :P

Triangla · 03-02-2014 02:37PM

In fairness they should have sung it in Native American.

Not those foreign languages like English.

D-FENS · 03-02-2014 02:38PM

Wait until they hear "The holidays are coming, holidays are coming" in Islamic

SpaceTime · 03-02-2014 02:39PM

How about we just not give them the publicity that they're so desperately seeking and is probably being provided by Fox News ... so let's just have lunch instead of discussing it ad nauseum.

WoollyRedHat · 03-02-2014 02:39PM

Our Year wrote: »

in foreign...?

Yes, most certainly. Preferably in Spanish, for a jovial sendoff.

dodderangler · 03-02-2014 02:40PM

DrumSteve wrote: »

The Fields of Athy?

Low lie the fields of ATHY. Where once we did nothing cuz it's ATHY.

Ah good times

D-FENS · 03-02-2014 02:41PM

DrumSteve wrote: »

The Fields of Athy?

It can be lonely 'round there too ya know...

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 03-02-2014 02:42PM

I too feel those 40 odd people accurately represent an entire continent sized nation

I am suitably outraged

Hande hoche! · 03-02-2014 02:45PM

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

I too feel those 40 odd people accurately represent an entire continent sized nation

I am suitably outraged

Yep Twitter is useful for manufacturing a story on how racist/sexist/xenophobic people are.

MarkR · 03-02-2014 02:48PM

English isn't actually the official of the US. They don't have one. It's been brought up a couple of times, but it was deemed too divisive.

Guess they were right. :-)

darkpagandeath · 03-02-2014 02:49PM

Pfff was there not outrage over some talent contest too that a brown person won and Immediately people were Arab this Arab that all over FB and so on .. Turns out the woman was Indian.

KungPao · 03-02-2014 03:00PM

D-FENS wrote: »

Wait until they hear "The holidays are coming, holidays are coming" in Islamic

Arabic?!

You sound a bit like those redneck loons :P

"God damn A-rabbs, comin' here talking this damn Islamic shiit"!

Eutow · 03-02-2014 03:03PM

Dravokivich wrote: »

So, what's seen as the epitome of NFL and the greatest show on earth, was completely one sided with the other team better off not showing up and they complain about an ad?

The actual game is always a lower priority compared to the half-time show and the adverts.

Americans not happy with Coke

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