All over America black men of every age are dying in the streets because they 'looked ominous'; all over America millions of women are watching our rights being stripped away by the Trump administration, all over the world the Trump administration has further restricted funding for contraception and maternal health, all over America undocumented workers are afraid of the dreaded knock at the door that will lead to deportation . . . Pepsi takes this reality that is front and center in the nation's consciousness and they reduce it to Kendall Jenner (who didn't join the Women's March, unlike Gigi Hadid) giving a can of Pepsi to good cops. If only the issues of the mass incarceration of young black men and Ferguson were this simple.
Thankfully, the brand came to its senses and issued this statement: "Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding. Clearly we missed the mark, and we apologize. We did not intend to make light of any serious issue. We are removing the content and halting any further rollout. We also apologize for putting Kendall Jenner in this position." ~ Anne