Coca Cola . . . reverse discrimination? - GoFuckYourself.com

baddog · 05-29-2006, 03:22 PM

Many years ago, before most of you were born, Coca Cola was subjected to a boycott because they spent an inordinate amount of money supporting the NAACP and the UNCF. A search of Google indicates that this is probably still going on (the support and the boycott). I never really paid much heed to it as I don't like Coke anyway. Today I noticed something that made me wonder.

I went to the annual street fair in Hermosa Beach (very white) and they were giving away bottles of Coke Blak at a couple different booths. The girls giving it away were black.

Later on I noticed a Coke Blak truck on the freeway, again, driven by a black guy.

Is Coke using only blacks to promote this product because the name is Coke Blak, or is it just coincidence?

iTEAM · 05-29-2006, 03:26 PM

Probably, anything to get people to hate each other more than they already do. There is a lot of this racist crap going on these days. Divide and Conquer!

dissipate · 05-29-2006, 03:27 PM

Who cares, have you tried that stuff? It tastes like motor oil.

QuaWee · 05-29-2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by iTEAM

Probably, anything to get people to hate each other more than they already do. There is a lot of this racist crap going on these days. Divide and Conquer!

yeap, good point. the samething with illegal immigration. they have the legal immigrations hating the illegal ones

NaughtyBelle · 05-29-2006, 03:29 PM

Another random 'Coke' fact - they turned Santa red! Its true - he traditionally used to wear dark green, but 'Coke' turned him red for advertising and it stuck!!!

iTEAM · 05-29-2006, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dissipate

Who cares, have you tried that stuff? It tastes like motor oil.

No I haven't, I stick to Iced Tea and Beer

baddog · 05-29-2006, 03:31 PM

I tried it . . . it was better than regular Coke and any motor oil that I have ever tasted.

sweetgirl2006 · 05-29-2006, 03:33 PM

never have try it.

Ohface · 05-29-2006, 03:33 PM

In My Opinion That Shit Is Like "crack" I Have Tried So Many Times To Quit Drinking That Shit By Some How They Keep Getting Me To Come Back. I Think That They Will Use Any Marketing Technique To Keep The Coke Flowing Through Our Bodies.

2HousePlague · 05-29-2006, 03:34 PM

Interesting. I have not seen any seen any Coke Blak marketing, nor do I have any familiarity with the product. Hot black chicks giving out samples... maybe. Black guys driving Coke Blak trucks... harder to conceive, unless it's related to internal hiring policies and corrdination with HR and maybe some community-level PR work. Is Coke Blak in any way a "for-the-African-American-community" product? Is there any connection, other than the "name"? Lots of companies tailor their marketing to specific demographics (like McDonalds), but this would be the first time they went so far as to name it that way. "Coca Cola Arriba, Arriba"...anyone? How's about "Coke Vey" ? --

2hp

OG LennyT · 05-29-2006, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

I tried it . . . it was better than regular Coke and any motor oil that I have ever tasted.

I have a bad habit of tasting mine every time I change the oil

baddog · 05-29-2006, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dvd316

I have a bad habit of tasting mine every time I change the oil

That is a good habit, not a bad one. You can tell a lot about what is happening in your engine by tasting the oil.

Ohface · 05-29-2006, 03:49 PM

BY THE WAY WTF IS "COKE Blak" ANYWAY? I HAVE NEVER HEARD OR SEE THIS SHIT.

baddog · 05-29-2006, 03:53 PM

A new product. Coke seems to introduce their new stuff at the Fiesta Hermosa. I forget what they had last year, guess it didn't make much of an impression.

dissipate · 05-29-2006, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

I tried it . . . it was better than regular Coke and any motor oil that I have ever tasted.

Well obviously you havn't tried some of the finer synthetic motor oils - they go down quite smooth.

05-29-2006, 03:56 PM

havent ehard of coca cola black here in the UK

dissipate · 05-29-2006, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Altwebdesign

havent ehard of coca cola black here in the UK

They just came out with it a few months ago here in the US

DBS.US · 05-29-2006, 04:26 PM

http://www.coca-colablak.com/us/index.jsp

Young · 05-29-2006, 04:28 PM

i hope this thread is a joke. figuring 99% of spokemodels are usually white. So i guess Vanilla coke and the white models pushing it would be some sort of discrimination?

oh well....looking beyond the stupidity....I love Hermosa Beach.

Niklas · 05-29-2006, 04:33 PM

lol, yes.. its a big conspiracy because you saw two black people working for coca cola in relation to their new product which is called Black because of the coffee essence. Thats hilarious

madawgz · 05-29-2006, 04:40 PM

coke used to contain cocaine

aico · 05-29-2006, 04:43 PM

what the fuck is Coke Blak?

Mr. Romance · 05-29-2006, 04:45 PM

wow alot of coke facts...

Mr. Romance

The Ghost · 05-29-2006, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by aico

what the fuck is Coke Blak?

Yeah, I've seen it too. What is it? Some kind of coffee drink or energy drink?

After Shock Media · 05-29-2006, 04:52 PM

Although it more than likely is just coincidence since I have seen coke blak trucks driven by whites in my area. It is not discrimination nor reverse discrimination if a company targets a given racial market and uses people of that race to consult, market, and be at the fore front of the campaign. That is just straight out targeted marketing.

Early on in the cola wars when Pepsi was by all accounts fucked due to the monopoly Coca Cola had in the armed forces, Coca Cola dominated the marketplace. Pepsi's only recourse and salvation was to go out on a limb and target their cola to the young free loving crowds and demonize Coca Cola as what their parents and grandparents drank. They only used young people, fringe style advertising with hippies and the like and a few years latter they did the unheard of. They surpassed Coca Cola in market share. Coca Cola of course who was in panic mode did the unthinkable which almost lead to suicide and changed the formula, oddly enough bringing back the old coke restored their dominate market share. Yet I digress, was Pepsi doing age discrimination or just legal targeted advertising?

minusonebit · 05-29-2006, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dissipate

Who cares, have you tried that stuff? It tastes like motor oil.

Amen to that.

Hmm, I didnt know about the boycott. But I really dispise the NAACP. I think I will start sucking down less coke as soon as I verify your statements.

stickyfingerz · 05-29-2006, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dissipate

Who cares, have you tried that stuff? It tastes like motor oil.

At first sip I didnt like it, but it grew on me by the last bottle I had.

baddog · 05-29-2006, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by minusonebit

Amen to that.

Hmm, I didnt know about the boycott. But I really dispise the NAACP. I think I will start sucking down less coke as soon as I verify your statements.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Paparazzi · 05-29-2006, 07:50 PM

reverse discrimination? So black people hating whites are reverse racists?

Martin3 · 05-29-2006, 07:51 PM

So it's coke and coffee?

minusonebit · 05-29-2006, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Intresting. Wikipedia makes no mention of this... gotta love how incomplete their pages can be sometimes.

JD · 05-29-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Martin3

So it's coke and coffee?

yep. death in a bottle. bought a bottle when it first came out

Very nasty shit. I'd rather drink the water from a car wash storm drain than drink coke blak again.

Malicious Biz · 05-29-2006, 09:17 PM

sounds like people are putting to much thought into a fucking soft drink.

After Shock Media · 05-29-2006, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Malicious Biz

sounds like people are putting to much thought into a fucking soft drink.

No, real thought would of been when Coca Cola was offered to buy Pepsi Cola and they refused. It was a super cheap offer too.

The Cartoonist · 05-29-2006, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NaughtyBelle

Another random 'Coke' fact - they turned Santa red! Its true - he traditionally used to wear dark green, but 'Coke' turned him red for advertising and it stuck!!!

power of publicity

sniperwolf · 05-29-2006, 10:16 PM

is it like saying make my coffee black? I used to drink coke but I haven't tasted the coke blak

nancycash · 05-30-2006, 04:53 AM

i don't like Coca Cola

05-29-2006, 03:22 PM	#1
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	Coca Cola . . . reverse discrimination? Many years ago, before most of you were born, Coca Cola was subjected to a boycott because they spent an inordinate amount of money supporting the NAACP and the UNCF. A search of Google indicates that this is probably still going on (the support and the boycott). I never really paid much heed to it as I don't like Coke anyway. Today I noticed something that made me wonder. I went to the annual street fair in Hermosa Beach (very white) and they were giving away bottles of Coke Blak at a couple different booths. The girls giving it away were black. Later on I noticed a Coke Blak truck on the freeway, again, driven by a black guy. Is Coke using only blacks to promote this product because the name is Coke Blak, or is it just coincidence?

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2HousePlague CURATOR Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the attic Posts: 14,572	Interesting. I have not seen any seen any Coke Blak marketing, nor do I have any familiarity with the product. Hot black chicks giving out samples... maybe. Black guys driving Coke Blak trucks... harder to conceive, unless it's related to internal hiring policies and corrdination with HR and maybe some community-level PR work. Is Coke Blak in any way a "for-the-African-American-community" product? Is there any connection, other than the "name"? Lots of companies tailor their marketing to specific demographics (like McDonalds), but this would be the first time they went so far as to name it that way. "Coca Cola Arriba, Arriba"...anyone? How's about "Coke Vey" ? -- 2hp __________________ tada!

05-29-2006, 03:27 PM	#3
dissipate The Dirty Frenchman Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 8,904	Who cares, have you tried that stuff? It tastes like motor oil.

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baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	I tried it . . . it was better than regular Coke and any motor oil that I have ever tasted.

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Ohface Confirmed User Join Date: May 2006 Location: MIAMI Posts: 997	In My Opinion That Shit Is Like "crack" I Have Tried So Many Times To Quit Drinking That Shit By Some How They Keep Getting Me To Come Back. I Think That They Will Use Any Marketing Technique To Keep The Coke Flowing Through Our Bodies.

05-29-2006, 03:49 PM	#13
Ohface Confirmed User Join Date: May 2006 Location: MIAMI Posts: 997	BY THE WAY WTF IS "COKE Blak" ANYWAY? I HAVE NEVER HEARD OR SEE THIS SHIT.

05-29-2006, 03:53 PM	#14
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	A new product. Coke seems to introduce their new stuff at the Fiesta Hermosa. I forget what they had last year, guess it didn't make much of an impression.

05-29-2006, 03:56 PM	#16
Altwebdesign Guest Posts: n/a	havent ehard of coca cola black here in the UK

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Young Bland for life Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,468	i hope this thread is a joke. figuring 99% of spokemodels are usually white. So i guess Vanilla coke and the white models pushing it would be some sort of discrimination? oh well....looking beyond the stupidity....I love Hermosa Beach. __________________ ★★★

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After Shock Media It's coming look busy Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn". Posts: 35,299	Although it more than likely is just coincidence since I have seen coke blak trucks driven by whites in my area. It is not discrimination nor reverse discrimination if a company targets a given racial market and uses people of that race to consult, market, and be at the fore front of the campaign. That is just straight out targeted marketing. Early on in the cola wars when Pepsi was by all accounts fucked due to the monopoly Coca Cola had in the armed forces, Coca Cola dominated the marketplace. Pepsi's only recourse and salvation was to go out on a limb and target their cola to the young free loving crowds and demonize Coca Cola as what their parents and grandparents drank. They only used young people, fringe style advertising with hippies and the like and a few years latter they did the unheard of. They surpassed Coca Cola in market share. Coca Cola of course who was in panic mode did the unthinkable which almost lead to suicide and changed the formula, oddly enough bringing back the old coke restored their dominate market share. Yet I digress, was Pepsi doing age discrimination or just legal targeted advertising? __________________ [email protected] ICQ:135982156 AIM: Aftershockmed1a MSN: [email protected] Last edited by After Shock Media; 05-29-2006 at 04:54 PM..

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Malicious Biz So Fucking Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Put Shoe On Head Plz Posts: 4,575	sounds like people are putting to much thought into a fucking soft drink.

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