Why are athletes not canceling Coke products?

[Bill the Cat]

https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-pembertonlebron-james-for-coca-cola.jpg

[whag]

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Because money. And why should Christians, who aren't to be tainted by this world, care?

[Bill the Cat]

Because money. And why should Christians, who aren't to be tainted by this world, care?

So, the hypocrites don't care that it was invented by a slave owner. Thanks for the explanation.

[Mountain Man]

Because money. And why should Christians, who aren't to be tainted by this world, care?

Were you always this bitter and nasty, and I just didn't notice, or has something happened recently that has changed your disposition?

[Cow Poke]

Were you always this bitter and nasty, and I just didn't notice, or has something happened recently that has changed your disposition?

This is about me, isn't it?

[Terraceth]

The rather obvious difference to me in regards to Coca-Cola and all of the statues and stuff is that Coca-Cola the brand has basically nothing to do with John Stith Pemberton in the present. Maybe it was founded by him, but he's not really promoted in any particularly special way by them that I know of. This is a far cry from statues that specifically commemorate controversial individuals.

If there was some brand of Cola-Cola called Pemberton I could more readily see the comparison.

[Whateverman]

The rather obvious difference to me in regards to Coca-Cola and all of the statues and stuff is that Coca-Cola the brand has basically nothing to do with John Stith Pemberton in the present. Maybe it was founded by him, but he's not really promoted in any particularly special way by them that I know of. This is a far cry from statues that specifically commemorate controversial individuals.

If there was some brand of Cola-Cola called Pemberton I could more readily see the comparison.

This looks like sound analysis.

If Coke had a long history of racial injustice, some consumers might make a few demands. If its icons/brands were sybolic of a more racist time, etc.

[whag]

So, the hypocrites don't care that it was invented by a slave owner. Thanks for the explanation.

Would its origin make you boycott it?

[Mountain Man]

The rather obvious difference to me in regards to Coca-Cola and all of the statues and stuff is that Coca-Cola the brand has basically nothing to do with John Stith Pemberton in the present. Maybe it was founded by him, but he's not really promoted in any particularly special way by them that I know of. This is a far cry from statues that specifically commemorate controversial individuals.

If there was some brand of Cola-Cola called Pemberton I could more readily see the comparison.

We're told that America as a country is guilty because its success was built by privileged white people on the backs of slaves, but an individual company that was started by a slave owner is okay?

It just shows the ridiculous inconsistency of liberals

[Sparko]

He was also a drug dealer!

[Bill the Cat]

The rather obvious difference to me in regards to Coca-Cola and all of the statues and stuff is that Coca-Cola the brand has basically nothing to do with John Stith Pemberton in the present. Maybe it was founded by him, but he's not really promoted in any particularly special way by them that I know of. This is a far cry from statues that specifically commemorate controversial individuals.

If there was some brand of Cola-Cola called Pemberton I could more readily see the comparison.

Do you honestly think cancel culture stops at the obvious?

[Bill the Cat]

This looks like sound analysis.

If Coke had a long history of racial injustice, some consumers might make a few demands. If its icons/brands were sybolic of a more racist time, etc.

https://www.theatlantic.com/national...drinks/318929/

A Brief History of Racist Soft Drinks
Lots of people know about how Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine or how Pepsi was the hip drink in the 1960s. Few realize that Coke marketed assiduously to whites, while Pepsi hired a "negro markets" department.

[Whateverman]

We're told that America as a country is guilty because its success was built by privileged white people on the backs of slaves, but an individual company that was started by a slave owner is okay?

Was the company built on the backs of slaves?

[Bill the Cat]

Was the company built on the backs of slaves?

It began AFTER the Civil War. But slavery wasn't the only racist thing in existence.

[Whateverman]

We're told that America as a country is guilty because its success was built by privileged white people on the backs of slaves, but an individual company that was started by a slave owner is okay?

Was the company built on the backs of slaves?

aka. you concede my point. The analogy was dumb.

It began AFTER the Civil War. But slavery wasn't the only racist thing in existence.

OK?