Soft drink commercials
thirty years ago, Coca-Cola imagined itself as the arbiter of world
peace. Let's just buy the world a Coke and everything will be
hunky-dory. Today, America is often despised as a "Coca-Cola" culture,
and Coke itself is blamed for the skyrocketing rates of obesity and
diabetes in young people. Lo, how times have changed. On the plus side,
this commercial had a catchy jingle and anticipated the mainstream
celebration of diversity (cheesy costumes notwithstanding) with its use
of African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, even cowboys
-- they're all there.
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