{"id":15232,"date":"2017-04-20T17:37:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T16:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=15232"},"modified":"2017-04-20T17:37:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T16:37:06","slug":"pepsi-recalls-controversial-kendall-jenner-advert-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/pepsi-recalls-controversial-kendall-jenner-advert-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Pepsi recalls controversial Kendall Jenner advert {WATCH}"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"teaser\">Pepsi has apologised for its tone-deaf approach advert featuring model Kendall Jenner<\/p>\n<p>Following massive backlash on Twitter, soda giant Pepsi has pulled an advert featuring Kendall Jenner. The company issued a statement after it was parodied and ridiculed on social media for it\u2019s \u2018tone-deaf\u2019 approach \u00a0and co-opting the #BlackLivesMatter movement.<\/p>\n<p>The advert features Kendall Jenner leading a group of young people in a protest march. She then opens a can of Pepsi and offers it to a police officer while the crowd of protesters cheers behind her.<\/p>\n<p>Many on social media accused the campaign of making light of the violence protesters experienced at the hands of police officers while protesting for serious issues such as the killing of black people.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.destinyconnect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-06-at-1.20.18-PM.png?w=1170\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.destinyconnect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-06-at-1.20.30-PM.png?w=1170\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A day after the ad flighted, the company bowed\u00a0down to social media pressure \u00a0and issued an apology admitting that it had missed the mark. It also apologised to Jenner for putting her in an awkward position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPepsi 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 pulling the content and halting any further rollout. We also apologize for putting Kendall Jenner in this position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch Video Below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zC0QDFVgnJs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pepsi has apologised for its tone-deaf approach advert featuring model Kendall Jenner Following massive backlash on Twitter, soda giant Pepsi has pulled an advert featuring Kendall Jenner. The company issued&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[908,1187,5204,5326],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pepsi_690x450_crop_80.jpg?fit=690%2C450&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2930,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/kendall-jenner-shows-off-huge-tattoo-for-v-magazine-january-issue\/","url_meta":{"origin":15232,"position":0},"title":"Kendall Jenner Shows Off Huge Tattoo For V Magazine January Issue","author":"Daniji Emmanuel","date":"January 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Kendall Jenner has unveiled a huge new tattoo \u2013 but it\u2019s just for the cameras. 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