Things that make you go "Hmmmm…" - Page 179

chalsall · 2014-02-04, 00:52

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Originally Posted by Primeinator

The shortened video:

"The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback. Get the latest Flash Player"

Ah, no. But thanks anyway....

Primeinator · 2014-02-04, 00:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by chalsall

"The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback. Get the latest Flash Player"

Ah, no. But thanks anyway....

Try their main website page.

http://us.coca-cola.com/

At least in the US website the video is on the front page. I can't blame you for not wanting to update Flash.

retina · 2014-02-04, 01:23

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Originally Posted by Primeinator

... "leave America anyone who doesn't speak English" to "so that's the language of the terrorists" and many more (worse).

There are many many languages spoken in America. So many countries in South America and they all have their own languages (or variants). Even Canada has two main languages.

Primeinator · 2014-02-04, 01:30

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Originally Posted by retina

There are many many languages spoken in America. So many countries in South America and they all have their own languages (or variants). Even Canada has two main languages.

Exactly! I like it when I am out and hear languages I don't understand being spoken. I like the diversity in America. I don't like that some have this extreme jingoistic, misplaced, hyper-Americanism sentiment however.

Mini-Geek · 2014-02-04, 01:37

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Originally Posted by Primeinator

I was very taken aback by the level of backlash (and the color of some of the comments). Thoughts?

Is there really so much backlash? http://themattwalshblog.com/2014/02/...eral-backlash/

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The Mediaite piece quotes some fellows by the name of Kip DiEugenio, Chase Floyd, and The Kevin. All three of them expressed disgust at Coca-Cola for having foreigners sing America the Beautiful. All of three of them also have about 350 Twitter followers. Total.

Actually, I think two are kids, but I don’t know. Nobody knows. Nobody knows them. That’s the point. They’re just random people spouting rhetoric on Twitter. And yet they are used by a major online news website to prove a “racist backlash.”

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Originally Posted by chalsall

"The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback. Get the latest Flash Player"

Ah, no. But thanks anyway....

You should be able to use HTML5 if you like https://www.youtube.com/html5

chalsall · 2014-02-04, 01:47

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Originally Posted by Primeinator

I can't blame you for not wanting to update Flash.

I /never/ run flash.

Primeinator · 2014-02-04, 01:51

Yes, there is a pretty big backlash. My Facebook feed has been flooded with negative and (thankfully) positive comments about it. Most of the extreme comments I have read have come from Twitter links. I would suspect that most who oppose the ad would be pretty far right; however, I find it ironic that they care more about the song being sung in a non-English language than they care about the homosexual couple.

chappy · 2014-02-04, 01:52

this is a response to Mini-geek (lost the quote somehow)

I notice he doesn't mention that Allen West has 253K followers or Todd Starnes has 40k followers, but limits his discussion to the three with only a couple hundred followers.

He also downplays Breitbart.com's (the 275th most visited website in the US) role as "non-racist."

the funniest thing is nay-saying some of the people because they are "just some guy."

I'm sorry Matt Walsh, you are also just some guy. I've been suckered into reading some of your douchey blogs before...I'm not impressed.

Having said all that, I'm not sure there is a ground swell of racist backlash against the ad. But, Coke has a tradition of marketing toward a world market.

I'm much more offended by the stupid Chrysler/Dylan advert. Hell, I wasn't impressed by any of the ads.

rogue · 2014-02-04, 02:12

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Originally Posted by Primeinator

Yes, there is a pretty big backlash. My Facebook feed has been flooded with negative and (thankfully) positive comments about it. Most of the extreme comments I have read have come from Twitter links. I would suspect that most who oppose the ad would be pretty far right; however, I find it ironic that they care more about the song being sung in a non-English language than they care about the homosexual couple.

Yup! I'm 100% American. My ancestors have lived here forever and have never spoken another language other than English.

What a bunch of morons, and that is probably being kind to people who think like that.

chappy · 2014-02-04, 02:28

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Originally Posted by chappy

He also downplays Breitbart.com's (the 275th most visited website in the US) role as "non-racist."

And the Breitbart.com article leads off with this gem

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"Conservatives instantly lit up social media with objections, with many vowing to boycott the soda company's products."

Which pretty much destroy's Matt Walsh's entire argument.

LaurV · 2014-02-04, 03:16

Coca Cola? You mean that company from Lichtenstein? They are even not American, regardless of what most people know, or Wikipedia says...

2014-02-04, 01:52	#1966
chappy "Jeff" Feb 2012 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 13×89 Posts	this is a response to Mini-geek (lost the quote somehow) I notice he doesn't mention that Allen West has 253K followers or Todd Starnes has 40k followers, but limits his discussion to the three with only a couple hundred followers. He also downplays Breitbart.com's (the 275th most visited website in the US) role as "non-racist." the funniest thing is nay-saying some of the people because they are "just some guy." I'm sorry Matt Walsh, you are also just some guy. I've been suckered into reading some of your douchey blogs before...I'm not impressed. Having said all that, I'm not sure there is a ground swell of racist backlash against the ad. But, Coke has a tradition of marketing toward a world market. I'm much more offended by the stupid Chrysler/Dylan advert. Hell, I wasn't impressed by any of the ads. Last fiddled with by chappy on 2014-02-04 at 01:54 Reason: vanishing quotes

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2014-02-04, 01:51	#1965
Primeinator "Kyle" Feb 2005 Somewhere near M52.. 3·5·61 Posts	Yes, there is a pretty big backlash. My Facebook feed has been flooded with negative and (thankfully) positive comments about it. Most of the extreme comments I have read have come from Twitter links. I would suspect that most who oppose the ad would be pretty far right; however, I find it ironic that they care more about the song being sung in a non-English language than they care about the homosexual couple.

2014-02-04, 03:16	#1969
LaurV Romulan Interpreter Jun 2011 Thailand 3·3,221 Posts	Coca Cola? You mean that company from Lichtenstein? They are even not American, regardless of what most people know, or Wikipedia says...