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Pepsi: The Can Half Empty, or Full of....

Pepsi has always left a bitter taste in my mouth however, todays unveiling of their latest campaign  Live For Now Moments,  triggered a disdain that left me questioning all logical reasoning at PepsiCo HQ. In the ad (which has since been pulled), we're presented with a contemporary view of Trumps America, as a very politically correct crowd made up of men, women, Muslim, Hispanic, Trans, black and white individuals march the streets in protest with signs of peace. Cut to Kendall Jenner, (who I might add, up until today was always the least problematic of the Kardashian clan) donning a blond wig at a photoshoot amidst the commotion outside - seemingly unaffected or just indifferent. Alas, after a few more shots of the crowds Kendall finally steps out of her privilege looking amongst the gathering and after making eye contact with one of the protesters pulls off her blond wig and wipes off her lipstick in an act of defiance. Thereby, suggest her newfound 'wokesness&

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