Dr Pepper Omits 'Under God' in Patriotic Can Promo
Netlore Archive: Email campaign protests a Dr Pepper promotion in which the words 'under God' were omitted from a snippet of the Pledge of Allegiance printed on soft drink cans.
Description: Email protest / Boycott
Circulating since: Feb. 2002
Status: Outdated
Analysis: See next page
Example #1:
Email text contributed by E. Judd, Feb. 5, 2002:
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I don't often get on my soap box about stuff, but Dr Pepper has really riled me. I heard a story on the local news about a group of kids in Iowa being angry with Dr Pepper because they have chosen to print new cans that they call "patriotic" with the Pledge of Allegiance written on it. They chose to leave out the line of the pledge which says "under God". They believe it makes it more appealing. I emailed the company to ask for a clarification of the story to see if it was a nationwide campaign or if it was a local strategy for Iowa. They responded with a form letter that did not answer my question, but it did confirm they have chosen to leave God out of the pledge. I am now choosing not to buy Dr Pepper. How sad?!?! It was the only soda I drank!!! Oh well...
So hope ya'll all have a Coke and a smile today! |
Example #2:
Email text contributed by C. Kiser, Feb. 7, 2002:
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Dear Friends; the following letter on the 7-UP ad is self-explanatory, but if you haven't seen the new Dr Pepper can, it has the Pledge of Allegiance on it -except for the words "under God". Here is more "political correctness" that we must address and hit 'em hard -or else others will do worse. You will be interested to know that Christians evidently buried Daimler-Chrysler under an avalanche of e-mails a week or so ago, concerning their "wife-swapping" commercials, etc: Chrysler has pulled the ads, thanks to you!!!
Please send a letter to Dr Pepper/7-UP about the problems below. I have included "hot links" that you can click on, and you can use any or all of my letter -or write your own. In either event, please write: it's the only way we will ever stop this trash from being shown to our kids! God bless each and every one for you for caring! Lee Pemberton, Pastor CLJ ----- Original Message ----- Dr Pepper/7-Up Inc. Mr Tough; I recently observed a 7-UP commercial that I found to be both vulgar, obscene and offensive to Christians and other people of any moral persuasion: an actor is walking down a street, removing his clothes until finally he is wearing nothing but his undershorts. He removes the shorts and a crowd around him is depicted staring at him. I have a question: is business so bad at Dr Pepper/7-UP that you must resort to filth peddling in order to make a buck? What on Earth is the connection between a fine product like 7-UP, and a pervert who takes off his clothes on a public street, and why would such a lascivious display make anyone want to run out and buy your products? Are you now touting 7-UP as the refreshment of choice for flashers and other sexual deviants who expose themselves to an unwilling audience? And why was the phrase "under God" left out of the Pledge of Allegiance, on the new Dr Pepper can? What anti-God, anti-American heathen among your employees decided that Dr Pepper/7-UP had the right to re-write this patriotic anthem to exclude reference to the God Who caused America to become the greatest nation ever to grace the face of the Earth? Do you honestly believe there are enough "politically-correct" Socialists and Marxists in America to keep your Company floating -after all the Christians, and other people with some measure of moral standards, stop purchasing your God-less, deviant products? You had better hope so! Personally, I can assure you that none of your products will pollute my home or office for at least six months after you remove your prurient advertising and un-God-ly Pledge of Allegiance cans from the public view, and I will ask everyone I can contact to do likewise. Most sincerely, |
Example #3:
Email text contributed by R. Fedder, July 15, 2002:
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Subject: Time to fight -
We called on God on 9-11 so what's wrong with him now? For those who have not heard, the bottlers/manufacturers of Dr. Pepper and their other products, have started a "new" can campaign. They are putting patriotic scenes on them. One, is the Empire State Bldg. with the pledge of allegiance...but... they left off the words..."under God". They felt it might "offend" some. I don't know about you, but as a Christian, I am boycotting their products! They said they didn't "have room" for those words, but yet they had room for indivisible" on the can! Please pass this along to others and see if we can get a message out to Dr.Pepper ....if having "under God" on cans offends them, then they don't need our money with "in God we trust" on it !!!! PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO YOUR FRIENDS! |
