Pepsi has a dream
Earlier this week, Kendall Jenner saved us all from a nation tainted by overt and systemic racism by handing riot police an ice-cold Pepsi.
Twitter — and Black Twitter in particular — did what it does best and turned a tone-deaf, offensive instance into something both hilarious and teachable. Users took something insensitive and potentially dangerous and used humor to highlight the stark difference between what Pepsi portrayed and what people of color experience in interactions with the police every single day.
Here are the best, worst, funniest, saddest, smartest and weirdest reactions to that infamous advertisement:
This reaction to the ad released on the anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination
This scenario that makes the bold assumption that POC were in the meeting at all
The ultimate tool
The genius user who pointed out how stupid the generic “protest” signs were
This user who pointed out a crucial element of most protests was missing
This meeting of the minds over Kendall’s ingenious solution
WHY DIDN’T ANYONE THINK OF THIS SOONER
Pepsi’s inevitable next move
This not-so-far-fetched scenario
And this one
Oh, and this one
It’s almost as if…there’s a pattern…?
Will you guys take an IOU?
Pepsi trying to learn from their mistakes
They better fucking learn, anyway
“LOL U got us, guys!!!!”
Rob Delaney burning “President” Trump, who you know LOVES Pepsi
Oh shit, maybe Pepsi’s in on it and is gonna sponsor the Get Out sequel
And this haunting and upsetting comparison which solidifies the incontrovertible fact that this was the stupidest fucking commercial of all time