coke screwed up

[eman]

Looks like coca cola screwed the pooch w/ this one. Unbelievable amount of negative backlash !

Coca Cola Super Bowl Commercial 2014 It's Beautiful - YouTube

Coca Cola Super Bowl Commercial 2014 It's Beautiful - YouTube

[flounder_smacker]

i dont see why people are so upset about this. coca cola is an american based company but they have factories all over the world. seems like they are just thanking everyone. at least they left God in the lyrics.

[bgizzle]

What's wrong with it


"Go ahead, share your opinion! I won't cry"

[BassYakR]

I dont agree with what they did...

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[mcjaredsandwich]

heaven forbid they make a commercial to represent the cultural diversity of this nation

[Matt G]

I don't see anything wrong with it. It's no different than older Cajun members of the VFW saying the Pledge of Alegiance in French.

[Top Dawg]

Originally Posted by Matt G

I don't see anything wrong with it. It's no different than older Cajun members of the VFW saying the Pledge of Alegiance in French.

This ad really irritates me. My grandparents were scorned for speaking French in school. They were taught if you were going to live in America, you speak English. Otherwise me and a lot of ppl on this site would be fluent in our native language. But now we have to cater to everyone else? Just aggregating to me that now it's ok and shoved down our throats.

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

This ad really irritates me. My grandparents were scorned for speaking French in school. They were taught if you were going to live in America, you speak English. Otherwise me and a lot of ppl on this site would be fluent in our native language. But now we have to cater to everyone else? Just aggregating to me that now it's ok and shoved down our throats.

You are correct. If our grandparents weren't forced to stop using their native language, we would all be fluent in Cajun French. Unfortunately, that's not the case and the Cajun French language will be gone in a very short time. Because we gave up ours, does that make it right that we demand today's LEGAL immigrants to turn their back on their heritage?

[mcjaredsandwich]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

This ad really irritates me. My grandparents were scorned for speaking French in school. They were taught if you were going to live in America, you speak English. Otherwise me and a lot of ppl on this site would be fluent in our native language. But now we have to cater to everyone else? Just aggregating to me that now it's ok and shoved down our throats.

I wonder how native Americans feel.

[Top Dawg]

Originally Posted by mcjaredsandwich

I wonder how native Americans feel.

No **** huh?

[fishinpox]

But w said all Muslims are terrorists ?? Lmao who gives a crap about the commercial, if you feel as if you were raped of your "native" language how about you spend less time titty babying on here n got take a class to learn it! My greatgrand father came here on a boat at 16 and didn't have a pot to piss in ! Died with millions form a business he started , is it his fault or anyone else's fault I can't speak Slovenian?? No it's mine , I never took the time to . If there is such a problem then never drink a coke again, or how about you start a non profit that teaches Cajun french at a community center or learn it so you can't each your kids , as for me I feel this country has already done MORE THAN ENOUGH for me and my IMMIGRANT family

[MarshRat89]

Originally Posted by Matt G

I don't see anything wrong with it. It's no different than older Cajun members of the VFW saying the Pledge of Alegiance in French.

We used to say the pledge in French at school. They cut that out real quick.


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[fishfighter]

Originally Posted by MarshRat89

We used to say the pledge in French at school. They cut that out real quick.


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my lil boy is in french and they are learning to recite "The Pledge" in french

[Bluechip]

How quickly people forget we were all immigrants at one time. Or at least the ones before us.

[Sightwindow]

I pity the people who have a problem with this.

[MathGeek]

My grandmother's parents insisted on speaking english in the home after immigrating from Costa Rica. We're all Americans of hispanic descent, but we're Americans. We don't need or ask folks to speak spanish to make us feel more welcome.

A difficulty caused my great grandparents to have to stop over in Cuba for seven years while my great grandfather made shoes to earn enough money to complete the voyage. My aunt America was born during this time. She just turned 99.

Their generation of immigrants did not pretend that America would be free or easy, nor did they aspire to maintain allegiance to the nations or cultures that had failed them. They became unhyphenated Americans. They adapted to their new country. They did not expect their new country to adapt to them.

[1fastmerc]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

My grandmother's parents insisted on speaking english in the home after immigrating from Costa Rica. We're all Americans of hispanic descent, but we're Americans. We don't need or ask folks to speak spanish to make us feel more welcome.

A difficulty caused my great grandparents to have to stop over in Cuba for seven years while my great grandfather made shoes to earn enough money to complete the voyage. My aunt America was born during this time. She just turned 99.

Their generation of immigrants did not pretend that America would be free or easy, nor did they aspire to maintain allegiance to the nations or cultures that had failed them. They became unhyphenated Americans. They adapted to their new country. They did not expect their new country to adapt to them.

X2. Very well said and so true.

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[jdog1908]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

My grandmother's parents insisted on speaking english in the home after immigrating from Costa Rica. We're all Americans of hispanic descent, but we're Americans. We don't need or ask folks to speak spanish to make us feel more welcome.

A difficulty caused my great grandparents to have to stop over in Cuba for seven years while my great grandfather made shoes to earn enough money to complete the voyage. My aunt America was born during this time. She just turned 99.

Their generation of immigrants did not pretend that America would be free or easy, nor did they aspire to maintain allegiance to the nations or cultures that had failed them. They became unhyphenated Americans. They adapted to their new country. They did not expect their new country to adapt to them.

Thanks for that story, my family came from itally,went to work, assimilated and built a life, never asked anything from anybody,,sad it's not that way these days..so AMEN bro

[Natural Light Kid]

I have no problem what so ever with immigrants. Legal ones that is.

[Dogface]

I don't have a problem with it.