The controversial issue of the Pepsi ad was something that few people supported. However, there is still some bias in the ways that the two articles here discuss the issue. The New York Times article uses words such as “tone-deaf” and “trivializing” to describe the way that Pepsi made it seem as if can of soda was all that it took to overcome matters of protest. The Wired article also uses negative words such as “tone-deaf” and “gauche,” but this article steers their focus in a more positive direction by saying this situation ultimately brought people together because it was one of the few times that almost everyone can agree to disagree on something. “The reaction to Pepsi’s ad, not the ad itself, brought people together. That’s refreshing” (Wired).
Victor, Daniel. “Pepsi Pulls Ad Accused of Trivializing Black Lives Matter.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/business/kendall-jenner-pepsi-ad.html?mcubz=3.
Watercutter, Angela. “Pepsi’s New Kendall Jenner Ad Was So Bad It Actually United the Internet.” Wired, Conde Nast, 11 Sept. 2017, www.wired.com/2017/04/pepsi-ad-internet-response/.
