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[thewayne]

"The company used such an iconic song, one often sung in churches on the 4th of July that represents the old 'E Pluribus Unum' view of how American society is integrated, to push multiculturalism down our throats."
—Breitbart's Michael Leahy, denouncing Coca-Cola's Super Bowl ad in which Americans sang "America the Beautiful" in their native languages

Wow, must have broken his sarcasm detector when his irony gland was removed. Apparently the Twittersphere lit up with people saying that 'America's national anthem should only be sung in American' and things along those lines, along with 'I'm not buying Coke products anymore.' Though I drink very little soda anymore, this would tempt me to buy some Coke stock if I were in a position to do such to thank them for a great ad.

Another complaint being aired is that it shows a homosexual couple. The scene that I saw showed two men smiling and shaking hands. Yep, that sure looks gay to me. Additionally, the woman who wrote America The Beautiful was probably gay and was apparently a very multicultural/inclusive person.

And the final irony? I believe this was originally posted on the Canadian version of their web site.

Comments

[silveradept]

I wonder what their idea of American culture is, because I'm pretty sure most of it, including the tune for the National Anthem, is borrowed from somewhere else.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

According to Wikipedia, it was set to a song written by a Brit in the late 1780's. So yes, the music was borrowed.

[moiraj.livejournal.com]

Every time I hear of Americans calling the language they speak "American," I think of these lines from a song in "My Fair Lady."

There even are places where English completely disappears.
In America, they haven't used it for years!

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Wonderful line!