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teach1st

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19. Pepsi to scrap Mideast can some say evokes 9/11

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 05:00 PM

Dec 2011

Pepsi to scrap Mideast can some say evokes 9/11, Jerusalem Post, 12/20

The Pepsico corporation has nixed a special Diet Pepsi can design after customers complained that it evoked the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, leading to calls to boycott the company.

In an email sent to The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday, a company spokesperson said that the design was meant to evoke the Dubai skyline, and that any offense caused was accidental.

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Pepsi 9/11 can [View all] SecularMotion Dec 2011 OP

ehh, not really. greyl Dec 2011 #1

Not everyone sees it that way SecularMotion Dec 2011 #2

I don't know what to say. nt greyl Dec 2011 #3

What's it called when people see things they want to see? Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #5

Pareidolia n/t Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #7

Thank you! I couldn't remember and was too lazy to Google. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #8

This isn't quite pareidolia, but it's in the same venue. greyl Dec 2011 #18

That's sort o' clever, in that it can be seen as re-enforcing a particular belief. (nt) (nr) T S Justly Dec 2011 #4

What "belief" is it reinforcing? Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #6

That two commercial airliners took down three NYC skyscrapers. (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #9

In what way does it reinforce that belief? Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #10

In ways too subtle for some to comprehend. But you ask a good question ... T S Justly Dec 2011 #11

So you believe this is some type of psy-ops? If so, by whom? Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #12

PepsiCo. (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #13

I have to ask....why would they even do something like this? Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #14

Your guess is as good as mine. But it is Pepsi's can, their graphic, and their message. (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #15

That's a legitimate response. Thanks for taking the time to respond. n/t Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #16

You're welcome. And, I thank-you in return. (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #17

Pepsi to scrap Mideast can some say evokes 9/11 teach1st Dec 2011 #19