Coca-Cola Polar Bears
Dec. 17th, 2005 02:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tinhuvielartanisThat new commercial with the Coca-Cola polar bears came on ~ the one where the baby bear is watching the penguins boogie to the Beach Boys and drink soda, and he slides down the hill in amongst all the penguies. A baby penguin then offers the baby bear, who is now joined by his parents, a Coke (and a smile). Suddenly they're all friends and start boogie-ing together to the Beach Boys tune.
I mentioned to Aunt Tudi that the commercial was terribly unrealistic. If Coke wanted to add some realism to their advert, they'd show the polar bears eating the penguins and chasing their meal with a Coke (and a smile). Aunt Tudi replied, saying: "I don't think Coca Cola wants to promote violence."
"It's not violence, it's Nature," I said.
"It's violent Nature."
"But Nature is violent."
That got me to musing about how Humans try our level best to gloss over the realities of Nature by overlooking, omitting, or ignoring its inherent proclivity for violence. And I find this highly amusing since Humanity is the most violent animal in all Nature.
I mentioned to Aunt Tudi that the commercial was terribly unrealistic. If Coke wanted to add some realism to their advert, they'd show the polar bears eating the penguins and chasing their meal with a Coke (and a smile). Aunt Tudi replied, saying: "I don't think Coca Cola wants to promote violence."
"It's not violence, it's Nature," I said.
"It's violent Nature."
"But Nature is violent."
That got me to musing about how Humans try our level best to gloss over the realities of Nature by overlooking, omitting, or ignoring its inherent proclivity for violence. And I find this highly amusing since Humanity is the most violent animal in all Nature.
