Banned Pepsi Soccer Commercial
May 18, 2008 by Jyle Dupuis
Filed under T.V. Commercials
For some reason this new Pepsi Soccer Commercial couldn’t air. Not exactly sure why this commercial was banned? I mean is it racist in any way? Can anyone explain why this couldn’t be on television?
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I think its because of the cultural reference of how Asian Cultures use bowing as a form of greeting and respect and then to have it turned on them to score a goal. Made them look foolish.I even cringed.
Saving face is very important.
I would have thought it was something to do with graphic nature of foul causing free kick…studs high right into shinbone…not good message
I remember seeing that commercial on tv back in 2002. See the date in the commercial I believe that is the year the commercial ran duing the 2002 WC
moderate it then
hey maybe it is trying 2 show that chinese people r stupid
I DID leave an opinion…it was that the foul portrayed in the ad — studs against shinbone — was so graphic, it sent the wrong message to mids watching it.
To kids not mids
PS why ask for comments if you’re not going to use ‘em? Justa thought
If anything the commercial demonstrates that Chinese people are gracious. How could that be sending the wrong message?