Dr Pepper's new 'evolution' ad: Offensive to Christians?

The Week ^ | 9/14/2012 | ???The Week????

[blueyon]

A seemingly harmless ad campaign has landed the popular soft drink in hot water with Christian fundamentalists who don't believe we came from apes The image: Dr Pepper found itself in the midst of a theological debate this week, when it posted an ad called "Evolution of Flavor" on its Facebook page (see the offending graphic below). The ad, which depicts an ape completing its evolution into man upon discovering a can of Dr Pepper, has angered Christians who don't believe in the theory posited by Charles Darwin 150 years ago

[GeronL]

Time to riot?

Feel like burning some convenience stores?

No?

[pops88]

I call B.S., too. I think it’s manufactured outrage to make Christians look ignorant, uneducated and intolerant. This type of evolution imagery has been a cultural meme for a very long time and has had other graphical uses, which I think is a funny way to mock the real chart. I find it hard to believe that there really is Christian outrage and boycotting over this. Come to think of it, I think my daughter has a similar graphic on a t-shirt about the evolution of something else.

[albionin]

Let them be angry. No matter what you do or say in America anymore you are going to offend someone.

[Misterioso]

Science can be a bitch.

[rabidralph]

Yeah!!!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Good point. I hadn’t considered that.

[al_c]

It’s an ad. A silly one at that. It’s not a political statement.

[TigersEye]

I'm a lemur you're a lemur wouldn't you like to be a lemur too?

Be a lemur, drink Dr. Pepper!

[Domandred]

I AM OFFENDED! Storm DR Pepper HQ! Force them to drink 7-up!

[Pajamajan]

"I say we attack some embassies"

Now, wait a second, we're forgetting our priorities:

First we go to church on Sunday.
Then right after church,
we'll go out and burn the the city down.
(Sarcasm-for any moron reading this who can't figure out it's sarcasm.)

[Secret Agent Man]

I can easily evolve to never drink Dr. P ever again.

[TigersEye]

Turn their bottling facilities to GLASS!

I'm with you. Soda pop tasted much better when it was in glass.

[bigheadfred]

BINGO!!!! I’m so proud of you.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I believe Adam and Eve used to pick cans of Dr. Pepper off of trees.

[GrandmaPatriot]

No problem. Now let’s go and distroy something./s

[TigersEye]

However, even in glass Dr. Pepper just tastes like carbonated prune juice. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Other than the taste.

[xzins]

tempest in a teapot and probably part of the plan by the ad agency to increase brand recognition

[bigheadfred]

That’s exactly what the wife told me.

[TigersEye]

I guess your wife and me ... we know prune juice.

I don't know about her but I don't like it!

Nuke Dr. Pepper!!!

[Vendome]

Off with their heads! Infidels!