I found it hilarious that they refused to air that commercial because it was derogatory to Pepsi and Coke. Heaven forbid that we point out the wastefulness in terms of water and non-degradable materials that goes into creating bottled soft drinks and how much damage these two companies do to the environment every year.
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"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Science Chic wrote: I found it hilarious that they refused to air that commercial because it was derogatory to Pepsi and Coke. Heaven forbid that we point out the wastefulness in terms of water and non-degradable materials that goes into creating bottled soft drinks and how much damage these two companies do to the environment every year.
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I liked the add because of the music. I did not know it was banned or there were issues. Now I came across this. (SC, if you have to move this thread do not give it to me.)
"NPR Touts Leftist Groups' Protest of Israeli Company SodaStream
On Monday's Morning Edition, NPR's Larry Abramson boosted an "international boycott movement" against Israeli company SodaStream without mentioning the left-wing ideology of the organizations behind the protest. Abramson merely described the boycott organizers as "supporters of Palestinian rights."
The correspondent featured a soundbite of a December 2012 anti-SodaStream protest in Boston, but failed to mention that the demonstration was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, whose advisory board includes far-left notables such as Noam Chomsky, Eve Ensler, and Tony Kushner.
In her introduction for Abramson's report, host Renee Montagne noted that "last night was big for the Ravens and for an Israeli company called SodaStream. It ran its first Super Bowl ad. The original spot it hoped to air was rejected. And as NPR's Larry Abramson reports, there are much bigger controversies facing that company." The Jerusalem-based journalist then outlined how two of the company's previous ads were banned"....................
