Saturday, September 21, 2002

Dang, I was all set to support Pepsi even tho I have always been a Coke person after reading this complaint by a Christian group from Amy's site...

Haven't seen this new can, but check it out before you buy one! Pepsi has a new patriotic can coming out with pictures of the Empire State Bldg. and the Pledge of Allegiance on them. But Pepsi forgot two little words on the pledge, "Under God." Pepsi said they did not want to offend anyone. If this is true then we do not want to offend anyone at the Pepsi corporate office. If we do not buy any Pepsi product then they will not receive any of our monies. Our money after all does have the words "Under God" on it.

Then I did a search and found this...

Pepsi has been forced to distance itself from rumours circulating on the internet about a patriotic can launched in the wake of September 11 by Dr Pepper, a brand it does not own. The soft drinks giant has taken the unusual step of issuing a "false rumour alert" claiming inaccurate information has been distributed about the limited edition can. The can in question features a picture of the Statue of Liberty and the words: "One Nation... Indivisible" - a partial quote from the Pledge of Allegiance taken by all American citizens - around the top of the can. Rumours circulated on the internet suggested it was Pepsi that deliberately left out the phrase "under God", which upset some consumers who complained to Pepsi about the omission and organised boycotts of Dr Pepper. Critics of the cans said omitting the reference to God was an act of political correctness by the company and Christians should complain about the move. Pepsi has taken the unusual step of denying its involvement and referred consumers to the Dr Pepper's owner, the Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Company, which is owned by Cadbury Schweppes in the US.

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