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    Default Pepsi Can from Iraq

    One of my friends shared this on Facebook.



    The original image description:
    "FB family I need your help, so today while in Iraq shutting down one of the bases there ironically enough I stumbled upon this can of diet pepsi. Take a close look at the picture and tell me the first thought that comes to your mind. Mine and many other of my brother in arms was not a pleasant one so I just want to make sure we re not bias. If you see the same thing I did, I will never ever buy another Pepsi product again, this is an insult. Thank you for your feedback and participation."

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    From Pepsi on facebook regarding the image:

    "The can design you're referencing is one of two local Diet Pepsi can designs from our Middle East/Africa region, which was created by a South African design agency. The image was intended to portray the growth of active cities in the region.

    We understand from some of our consumers that the design can be misinterpreted, which was never our intention. We have taken action to change the design of the can."

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    me either
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    oh wow, the image just jumped out right away. Your right, that is not a good image.

    For those that didn't understand, the image I see is an airplane weaving thru city skyscrapers, aka 9/11.

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    Default Re: Pepsi Can from Iraq

    Yea that makes sense now that you say that. It just looked like stars and circles to me. Yeah they should probably change it, because I can see where people would see the twin towers.


    Quote Originally Posted by simple(headed?)guy View Post
    oh wow, the image just jumped out right away. Your right, that is not a good image.

    For those that didn't understand, the image I see is an airplane weaving thru city skyscrapers, aka 9/11.




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    Default Re: Pepsi Can from Iraq

    It just looked like a city scape to me -but then again, I don't associate everything w/ 9/11 either. The only reason I thought to study the design longer for the 9/11 imagery is because the message is already being conveyed through the post.
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    Default Re: Pepsi Can from Iraq

    Quote Originally Posted by simple(headed?)guy View Post
    oh wow, the image just jumped out right away. Your right, that is not a good image.

    For those that didn't understand, the image I see is an airplane weaving thru city skyscrapers, aka 9/11.
    Don't really see that at all. It looks like a futuristic city design. If it wasn't from Iraq I doubt there would be any association.

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    Default Re: Pepsi Can from Iraq

    I see what looks like a road leading into a big city


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    Default Re: Pepsi Can from Iraq

    Someone must have a VERY active imagination!

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    Default Re: Pepsi Can from Iraq

    The South African design team gives PepsiCo plausible deniability, but if you think that design was not intended to evoke 9/11 sentiments among the Islamic population in that region of the world, I think you are naive. Soda wars are about huge dollars and the corporatocracy lacks anything resembling a conscience,

    Outside of the growth required through war, what exactly are the booming cities in the Middle East or Africa?

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    People are so hypersensitive about 9/11. Yeah, it was terrible. I get that. There are countries where stuff like that happens on the regular though. I think a lot of people need to get some perspective.

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    ^ But it mattered because it was in America! As if us dicking around on other people's soil hasn't caused a bit of harm too. (Not trying to downplay what happened, but 3/4 civilian women have been brutally gangraped in the DRC and we don't hear much about that on the news)

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    exactly. It happened how many years ago.... Exactly
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    it took me awhile to realise. though its hard to tell if its an unfortunate accident or not though. its not THAT obvious. if i read into it sure, but i dont know if were meant to read between the lines
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirty Ernie View Post
    The South African design team gives PepsiCo plausible deniability, but if you think that design was not intended to evoke 9/11 sentiments among the Islamic population in that region of the world, I think you are naive. Soda wars are about huge dollars and the corporatocracy lacks anything resembling a conscience,

    Outside of the growth required through war, what exactly are the booming cities in the Middle East or Africa?
    Oh yeah, i bet all those muslims just sit around masturbating while thinking about 9/11.
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    ^ loled

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    Default Re: Pepsi Can from Iraq

    Quote Originally Posted by mediocrity View Post
    People are so hypersensitive about 9/11. Yeah, it was terrible. I get that. There are countries where stuff like that happens on the regular though. I think a lot of people need to get some perspective.
    Quote Originally Posted by Swagz View Post
    ^ But it mattered because it was in America! As if us dicking around on other people's soil hasn't caused a bit of harm too. (Not trying to downplay what happened, but 3/4 civilian women have been brutally gangraped in the DRC and we don't hear much about that on the news)
    I do think some people are being over sensitive. Other than a cityscape and a plane, there isn't much similarity between the picture and the events of Sept 11. Parts of the Middle East are modernizing and building, so I can see how a design firm might want to incorporate that into it.

    As far as 9/11, it matters to US because it happened to US. Loyalty, honor, respect, owes first and foremost allegiance with your own.

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    Caprica.

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    Seriously? I don't see what the fuss is about.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BringOnTheMen View Post
    I think anyone that claims to know the subtleties of using fringe symbols to market to the general public but can't name one city with social or economic growth in two major regions in which roughly 1.5 billion people live is "naive."
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