Coca-Cola Agrees The Winners Can't Be White.

Originally posted by Ausar
fair is fair in a wold i will not allow you to enter. coke did the right thing and i dont need to explain why it was unfair to a white person.

White, black, whatever. Unfairness needs to be addressed, and those guilty of it need to be dealt with regardless of their race, or affiliation. Unless, you would be willing to admit that on an even playing field, there are those that will inherently fail because of their race, or those that should fail because of their race.

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wait wait. this is the best one!

here we have a wookie and a jawa dancing to a white human guy's music (footloose by kenny loggins)
and then a naboo-ian queen and her princess daughter, dancing to a white human lady's music (girls just wanna have fun, cyndi lauper)

and the final one, i leave for you to enjoy



[edit on 26-2-2010 by undo]

reply to post by Conclusion


Dude your freaking weird! Stop calling me a troll and get your facts right. I said nothing of the sort. In the op I ask why there is no mention of racism and I expressed outrage about the issue. Please go back and read it, then I will accept your apology.

The Chicago Sun Times tells us who the judges were:

Critics have also questioned how the contest was judged by the panel, which included popular recording artists like TLC's Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Monica.

Source

I guess Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Monica aren't black enough to get the results right.

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Oh yeah. Bring me the good stuff.

Excellent. Thanks.

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Thanks for keeping racism alive and well in America. Your people should be proud of you. I hope you are ready to be measured by the same stick you use for measuring.

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LOL! thanks for the levity, was greatly needed on this thread. I really thought jawas had flat feet. You learn something new everyday here on ATS.

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i'm not entirely sure of his perspective, but i do know there are some in the black community who feel all people who are lighter skin color than say, obama, are inherently evil. since the stronghold for christianity is primarily in white communities and black communities in america, this seems to be a target -- break up the body of christ or they will form an united front, across racial lines. some feel that is necessary due to fear of fascism in government becoming to prominent. some feel it is necessary because they believe the bible says white people are evil. some feel it is necessary because they believe all religions need to go so start with the christians, black or white. and some feel it is necessary because competing religious philosophies don't like the directions christianity has gone in as an institution for the last 2000 years.

Originally posted by Ausar
fair is fair in a world i will not allow you to enter. coke did the right thing and i do not need to explain why it was "unfair" to a white person.

[edit on 26-2-2010 by Ausar]

So which team had the better performance in your opinion?

Originally posted by Ausar
fair is fair in a world i will not allow you to enter. coke did the right thing and i do not need to explain why it was "unfair" to a white person.

[edit on 26-2-2010 by Ausar]

Are there any other restrictions you would put on Whitey? Be honest what else can be done in your mind?

i wouldnt "restrict" "whitey" as you say; but actions like cokes come on a case by case basis and are going to increase and not decrease.it really dosent matter whos performance was better as it is an event honoring stepping.some say this and that about stepping, but i feel many cultural actions have permeated within other cultures; whos to say stepping came from freedom train dances?whos to say it didnt come from white militaristic parades?either way the pan hellenic council members choose to identify it as an act that is regarded for them by my perspective as distinct to "being black".since the competition was a step competition and a white team won; who cares?since coke rescinded zta's victory for what ever reasons they choose, i find their choice acceptable.actions like the black wallstreet bombings took place in american history to teach americans a "lesson"; wouldnt you agree?

The contest, co-sponsored by Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp., is the latest mainstream boost to the art form that has been recently featured in movies and television shows.

suntimes

So Step is mainstream and being promoted heavily? Something that is being pushed by the corporations geared towards the African American community generally will kill you in the long run. You can keep your Step. The stomping involved in Step coupled with Sprite probably causes you to become sterile.

Originally posted by Conclusion
Okay for the second time I will post it. You know a lot about STEP. By saying that white people should have no part in it totally negates your knowing of it because you said you where white. Now. Are you ready? Why do you know so much about it if you believe whites should not take part in it?

That is all I asked. You can say for knowledge, but then why have knowledge of something you feel so strongly you should not participate in?

It makes no sense, thereby the trolling for a longer thread comes into effect.

I think that you're mistaking the OP (smarteye) for ImaNutter:

Originally posted by ImaNutter
How many of you above me who have replied above me have a good understanding of what step is?

I'm a pure bred western European white boy, in a Fraternity, and knowing what I know about step... I agree with coca cola...

This is essentially white people wishing they were tribal Africans.

This is going to ruffle some feathers but oh well.. I don't understand why black sororities and fraternities can't have something that is uniquely theirs, derived from their heritage?

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at that same time as 911, i was told i had breast cancer and my hubby was not home at the time. i recall a person coming up to me and asking me what i thought about the event. i had no idea what was going on and i didn't want to know because i was personally, in too much pain and anguish. something disastrous like that would've been outside my state of shock to assimiliate. so, whether people like to admit it or not, the only thing stuff like 911 proves is that suffering sucks, pain sucks, death sucks, war sucks, bombs suck, and people who are already suffering from serious diseases are too numb for it to impact them in any meaningful way because they're already at war with their own bodies.

how do you learn from 911 when you find out you may be dying and have to face disfigurement and toxic poisons (chemo) either way? how can i be a good wife to my husband, if i have a big chunk of my femininity removed that looks like the back of darth vader's skull?
to me 911 was a vacant space over there that i couldn't even begin to comprehend or deal with.

Originally posted by Ausar
i wouldnt "restrict" "whitey" as you say; but actions like cokes come on a case by case basis and are going to increase and not decrease.it really dosent matter whos performance was better as it is an event honoring stepping.

I thought it was a step competition in which the winners received scholarship money. I can see where your coming from. Why would an all white sorority want to participate in an all black event to start? But they did and they were the best according to the judges. to name second place the co-winner is silly. What kind of competition would exclude someone based on their race in 2010? It is retro-active to the cause.

undo; you have 911 confused with the premise of object within my last question.

smarteye; to have a cause you have to have an event or ideal for which to achieve or accomplish for your cause; i fail to see what your last statement means in relation to this thread.

the pan hellenic council needs to be taught greater lessons from corporate america and i welcome "white" people in all events that are deemed "black" events.

No no no no no... you guys are looking at this thing all wrong.


Coca-Cola was trying to "Capture" the "Black Youth" demographic for purposes of profit and "Brand Image" management...

And it blew up in their fat, capitalist faces.

*THAT* is the real story here.

-Edrick

Originally posted by smarteye
This video says it all.

eerily familiar:

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball. Jackie was a star in the Negro Leagues but wasn't allowed to play in major league baseball because he was black. He finally got his chance when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945. On April 15, 1947, he played his first major league game as the Dogers' first baseman. Many people booed and jeered Jackie when he took the field but by the end of the season, he won many of them over with his play on the field.

Seems like the crowd really liked those white girls.

Standing ovations, oohs and ahhs, etc.

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This is exactly what happened, but due to guilt, and an unwilligness to step up to the plate, things have taken a turn for the worse.

Star for you.

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This is exactly what happened, but due to guilt, and an unwilligness to step up to the plate, things have taken a turn for the worse.

Star for you.

Thank you...

But I don't think that coca-cola's motives for picking a "Second Winner" was guilt based...

it was more of "Damage Control"


Sprite has been trying to foster the "Cool" image for a few years by identifying the beverage with black youth, hip hop, rap, etc....

in an effort to.... pardon the word... "Trick" black people into buying more sprite.

It's a brand loyalty sort of thing.

Having a white group win their "Targeted Commercial" for black people... reflects negatively on the "Rapport" they were attempting to set up for the purposes of selling more "Product"

Thus, in an attempt at salvaging this "Rapport" they made *2* winners, so that their target demographic could still be targeted.

However, anyone with half a brain will see this ploy as extremely disingenuous, and transparent to their ultimate motives.

For more information on this topic, you can check out this REALLY good video...


The Merchants of Cool

Google Video Link

-Edrick