Coca Cola gets it

I did not watch the Super Bowl. Honestly, I wasn't terribly interested, and from what I hear, I didn't miss anything. I did, however, look into some of the commercials and movie trailers that played during breaks in the game. I enjoyed quite a few of them and enjoyed the comedy mixed in with the artistic expression.

Then I got on social media.

The amount of attention the Coca Cola "America the Beautiful" commercial is receiving would be fantastic if the criticism wasn't so atrocious (if you haven't seen it, the link is at the end of this post). There are people legitimately complaining that because the song is not entirely in English, it is a disgrace to America. I have a question for these people: What is America to you? You see, there are different types of humans out there. Some have darker skin than you, some learned a language other than English as their first, and some dress a little differently than you. Want to know something cool? They all live in this same country as equals. Did you know that before Columbus hit the shores there were already people living here that didn't speak a sliver of English and had a completely different world of culture? Did you know that people can legally immigrate here and pursue their own personal happiness? It's true. And yes, I know the term is overused and has become numb to use, but America really is a melting pot. We are made up of different cultures, languages, skin tones, and ideas. Instead of being angry at the television, refer to your middle school history books. 

The problem isn't that a soft drink company made a culturally widespread advertisement. The problem is that you can't accept your own identity. 

Link: Coca-Cola Super Bowl Commercial