Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Some people found a Super Bowl ad from Coca Cola featuring a rendition of “America the Beautiful” to be so offensive, that the hashtag #BoycottCoke quickly started to spread across social media. Here’s why: Advertisement America the beautiful in a different language is just unacceptable— Jacob Sebade (@JacobSebade) February 3, 2014 America the beautiful should not be allowed to be sang in a different language. Dumb commercial #english #merica— Sam Curts (@scurts212) February 3, 2014 Then the #BoycottCoke hashtag really started to get going. Here’s a sampling of what people on both sides of the “controversial” ad had to say. When did Merica the Beautiful become the Nat'l Anthem? I thought it was the Star Spangled Banner? #boycottcoke because it's gross & has GMOs— Creeper Town (@town765) February 3, 2014 There's a #boycottcoke campaign after their ad last nite? Haven't seen this many angry white dudes since Obama got re-elected. #getoverit— Jason Solomon (@solomonster) February 3, 2014 Advertisement This is America. Racists have every right to #BoycottCoke. And I have every right to laugh and laugh and laugh at them.— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) February 3, 2014 Hey @CocaCola this is America. We speak English. Quit slapping real Americans in the face with your offensive commercials. #BoycottCoke— Brian Angelo (@BADBOY324) February 3, 2014 Trolling the #boycottcoke hashtag is a pretty quick way to lose all faith in humanity.— Carolyn Baumgarten (@cbaumgarten) February 3, 2014 Disrespecting my Country with that awful commercial #boycottCoke. #worstsuperbowlcommercial— Mario Salazar (@SuperStarcomedy) February 3, 2014 As of Monday morning, the #BoycottCoke hashtag was still going strong. MRT@ZonkerPA #UniteBlue . #Cokecommercial #boycottcoke pic.twitter.com/eVBxu26tYM have a #Coke while I smile BIGOTS— NaphiSoc (@NaphiSoc) February 3, 2014 Read More Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith interrupted by 9/11 conspiracy-theorist Joe Namath wears a scene-stealing fur coat to the Super Bowl [PHOTOS] 16 people killed in car bombs, shootings in Iraq Woody Allen fires back at adopted daughter's allegations 1,000 barrels of oil spilled at South Korean port Four explosions rock Yemen capital
