This ad's fast-and-loose approach to protest imagery—turning real moments into an opportunity to celebrate commerce—sounds a discordant note.
The ad sparked outrage on social media, with some saying the imagery appropriated a now iconic photo of Black Lives Matter protester Ieshia Evans, who was detained after approaching police during a ...
Pepsi has decided to pull its newest ad, which should never have been made, featuring Kendall Jenner. The ad, which went live Tuesday, showed Jenner among a crowd of protesters, handing a police ...
The idea behind the commercial was simple – perhaps too simple: Showing Kendall Jenner keeping up with the times by leading a cola-fueled protest as the new, defiantly lipstick-free face of the Pepsi ...
The commercial showed Jenner participating in a photoshoot when she notices an organized protest march passing by, featuring diverse young people holding signs with meaningless slogans. She removes ...
Five months after pulling its short-lived, tone-deaf commercial featuring reality star and model Kendall Jenner, Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi is still wondering why it backfired. Pepsi immediately apologized ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been nearly a decade since Kendall Jenner’s name became shorthand for that commercial — the 2017 Pepsi ad that sparked ...
NEW YORK — Pepsi on Wednesday pulled an ad after it was widely mocked and criticized for appearing to trivialize protests for social justice causes. “Pepsi was trying to project a global message of ...
PepsiCo owns some 22 billion-dollar brands, including Gatorade, Tropicana, Lay’s, Doritos, Fritos, Quaker, Mountain Dew, Aquafina, and of course, Pepsi. And yet, the food and beverage giant walked ...
*Wednesday night (04-05-17), well known political and social issues commentator Jasmyne Cannick succinctly broke down Kendall Jenner’s complicit behavior in that controversial Pepsi ad on Los Angeles’ ...