Even though the commercial was a brilliant idea for showing unity by sharing a Pepsi with another person, a large amount of people did not take it the same way. Multitudinous got offended or bothered for using the "Black Lives Matter" as an example of the ad.
The Pepsi commercial's purpose was to send a global message of unity, and peace for people from different countries, races, and cultures. Of course, everyone has their own opinion and beliefs, and a bunch of people on social media criticized Pepsi for borrowing imagery from the "Black Lives Matter movement," where African Americans would protest the police officers, and they would most likely get executed. For instance, the ad shows when Kendall Jenner is offering a Pepsi to a police officer
The Pepsi commercial's purpose was to send a global message of unity, and peace for people from different countries, races, and cultures. Of course, everyone has their own opinion and beliefs, and a bunch of people on social media criticized Pepsi for borrowing imagery from the "Black Lives Matter movement," where African Americans would protest the police officers, and they would most likely get executed. For instance, the ad shows when Kendall Jenner is offering a Pepsi to a police officer