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Nazi Coke Robots invade Hong Kong!

tommac

14:14 / 30.04.03

Depending on how you feel about the Coca-Cola Corporation this is either an amazingly stupid public relations cock-up or the true character of a fascistic corporate organisation being revealed.

Who will stop the march of the fascist mechanoid Coke army?

Probably a US Coca-Cola PR Executive in about 5 minutes...

Here's the full story:

Coca-Cola promotes drink with 'swastika' robots

The Return Of Rothkoid

15:24 / 30.04.03

Except the symbol of the swastika does have origins other than Nazism, too; depending on where the mould for the robot was made, it could be unintentional. I'm in no way apologist for Coke (or fucking Nazism, for that matter) but it could be an honest mistake.

Or they all could live in a vacuum. Pfft.

Elijah, Freelance Rabbi

18:02 / 30.04.03

my inner jew is now in a strugle with my inner lover of coke products...

thank god they arent Nazi CHERRY Coke robots, or that would be the end of it for me and my beverage happiness...

grant

18:55 / 30.04.03

I have a feeling the decision was based on the fact that there are more Buddhists in Hong Kong than there are Jews.

Like so, on a temple in Korea.

Or, from elsewhere on the same "I'm Not A Nazi" Swastika Gallery:

Maybe Coke is just remembering their 1920s watch-fob promotion.

gingerbop

20:41 / 30.04.03

Woah, that nearly goes alongside the fake puma blow-job ads, with the exception of this being real. Fair enough if it was an honest mistake. Though i have no sympathies for the coca cola empire, other than that coke is damn tasty.

Linus Dunce

20:50 / 30.04.03

Hehe!

You can imagine them in the studio, saying:

"Dude, is it to the left or to the right that good swastikas go?"

"Er, to the left, I think ... no, wait a minute, to the right."

"You sure?"

"Yeah. To the right. No. Oh, fuck it, the client'll pick it up if it's wrong."

the Fool

21:51 / 30.04.03

As Grant said the reversed swastika is a buddhists peace symbol. I remember when I was in Hong Kong (many moons ago) I was really shocked to see swastikas on buildings. I thought there was some horrible nazi thing going on. I was wrong, of course.

I just think it makes the swastika more perverse. Its like an upside-down cross...

Baz Auckland

02:11 / 01.05.03

The fact that they're tilted doesn't help though... The good luck ones are always horizontal, non?

pointless and uncalled for

06:36 / 01.05.03

The way to remember, as I have learn it, is that if you are facing the end of a crosspiece and the arm goes to the right, it is for the right-wing Nazis and if it goes to the left, it's for the leftist peacenik buddhists.

that

08:31 / 01.05.03

How many people here hate the Coke empire but drink it all the same? Just out of curiosity, and as someone who pretty much only drinks fizzy shite.

gingerbop

19:49 / 01.05.03

*hand flies up*
Tho the new vanilla coke... eeeugh. Reminds me of when i was quite wee, i had vodka but didnt want it to be in a vodka bottle incase a parental unit looked thru my bag b4 i went out. So i put it in a vanilla musk body spray bottle that id washed out a zillion times. But it still tasted of it. The smell of vanilla coke brings it all horrible back.

waxy dan

19:57 / 01.05.03

Except for when they changed the flavour in the States.. you ever taste 'new' coke?...bleurgh

When I was growing up, I always wanted to be the Coca Cola kid... with Optimus Prime's head.

Oooh, Amazon just delivered Twin Peaks... yah! And the fridge is full of beer.. yah again!

Elijah, Freelance Rabbi

20:46 / 01.05.03

i LOVE vanilla coke
although i think im the only one i know who feels that way.

Spatula Clarke

20:53 / 01.05.03

The right-spurred swastika is also a buddhist symbol: different directions are used by different sub-groups, I think.

Perfect Tommy

21:43 / 01.05.03

Well, I don't drink "Coke"... but I was drinking some yummy Odwalla carrot juice when I was informed that they sold out to Coca-Cola. I wrote a letter to Coke reading, "Fine, you win" and continue to drink carrot juice.

tommac

23:10 / 01.05.03

That reminds me of the time our school snack-bar boycotted Coca-Cola as part of some student protest and instead stocked up on Sprite.

...Which is made by Coke.

Come to think of it, Sprite may be a more sinister drink than Coke - 'Obey your thirst' is kind of brain-washy.

that

00:13 / 03.05.03

But the sprite in the ad is cute. I want one. I thought, however, that sprites were more like fairies than goblins. Anyone?

Char Aina

00:23 / 03.05.03

yeah, me too.

little cute things laeping about in a 'spritely' manner.

maybe like elves, at a push, but not goblins.

Baz Auckland

13:21 / 03.05.03

please explain. All we have over here are athlete endorsements for sprite commercials...

Ganesh

13:24 / 03.05.03

So... would that be a Nazi snobtroll, then?

that

13:53 / 03.05.03

I've been trying to find a pic, but I guess my google-fu is not up to it. Basically, this bloke is in a takeaway, eating his kebab, and he says 'Can I have a Sprite, mate?' to the bloke serving. And what he gets is a cute green goblin thing with bum-fluff and a big toothy mouth...the bloke just sits and stares while the creature tries out a bit of chilli sauce and starts to rumble.

that

14:00 / 03.05.03

Why he hasn't got fan sites is a mystery to me. He's cool...

Ethan Hawke

15:08 / 03.05.03

We have Jam Master Jay, back from the grave, advertising Sprite here.

tommac

15:25 / 03.05.03