http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105771 Mike Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:45:07 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105771 So the bottom line is that this commercial was shown in several countries, but officially banned in Communist China and unofficially banned in the USA. At least China has an excuse - it's an abhorrently repressive dictatorship. What's the excuse here. Methinks there is a tad too much political correctness in the good old USA. So the bottom line is that this commercial was shown in several countries, but officially banned in Communist China and unofficially banned in the USA. At least China has an excuse – it’s an abhorrently repressive dictatorship. What’s the excuse here. Methinks there is a tad too much political correctness in the good old USA.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105585 Ana Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:11:41 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105585 This was on in Brazil. Lots and lots of times. This was on in Brazil. Lots and lots of times.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105576 Sam Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:34:05 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105576 Trust me, I'm as culturally open-minded as can be, and that commercial is fine by my standards. He's not belittling anyone or anything. Trust me, I’m as culturally open-minded as can be, and that commercial is fine by my standards. He’s not belittling anyone or anything.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105503 Ian Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:34:33 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105503 Yeah, crazy Chinese government aside, I really don't think this is terribly offensive to anyone. I doubt anyone takes it seriously enough to be mad. Yeah, crazy Chinese government aside, I really don’t think this is terribly offensive to anyone. I doubt anyone takes it seriously enough to be mad.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105489 Marco Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:03:08 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105489 Honestly, I really don't see anything wrong with the ad... it's actually pretty fun, and not disrespectful to anyone. Honestly, I really don’t see anything wrong with the ad… it’s actually pretty fun, and not disrespectful to anyone.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105463 Rami Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:43:58 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105463 I can confirm that this showed on TV and was never actually banned. I remember seeing it on a french channel a long while back. I can confirm that this showed on TV and was never actually banned. I remember seeing it on a french channel a long while back.

]]> http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105423 mele419 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:24:09 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/classic-commercials-the-banned-pepsi-ad.html#comment-105423 well, I'd assume the Chinese government would have banned it there imidiately. They don't take kindly to...Well, to anything really. well, I’d assume the Chinese government would have banned it there imidiately. They don’t take kindly to…Well, to anything really.

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