Puerto Ricans Outraged At Island's Flag On Coors Light Cans ..accused of disrespecting flag (parade, independent)

[All American NYC]

Boricuas slammed the beer company's decision to plaster the Puerto Rican flag on its cans boasting the words "official beer" as a way to highlight its sponsorship of the parade.

"It's a total disrespect to the Puerto Rican flag," Vincent Torres of Boricuas For A Positive Image told DNA Info. "The parade is turning into one big commercial where the Puerto Rican people are being pimped."

What are they upset about? I see Puerto Rican flags hanging all over place.

In the future just stick to the American Flag, since you are in America.

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

What are they upset about? I see Puerto Rican flags hanging all over place.

In the future just stick to the American Flag, since you are in America.

I see - so New York, California, Florida, Wyoming, Illinois, Texas, ect... should only fly the United States flag and not their state flags because they are in America?

Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, you know.

Why should Puerto Rico not fly their flag but Ohio can fly its flag?

[SourD]

Originally Posted by Harrier

I see - so New York, California, Florida, Wyoming, Illinois, Texas, ect... should only fly the United States flag and not their state flags because they are in America?

Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, you know.

Why should Puerto Rico not fly their flag but Ohio can fly its flag?

I think they are talking about Coors sticking to the American flag.

[carterstamp]

Who cares, I mean, other than the Puerto Ricans?

Why is this even an issue?

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by Harrier

I see - so New York, California, Florida, Wyoming, Illinois, Texas, ect... should only fly the United States flag and not their state flags because they are in America?

Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, you know.

Why should Puerto Rico not fly their flag but Ohio can fly its flag?

State vs Country.

[Chimuelojones]

Someone signed a deal with Coors beer to be the "official" beer of the PR Day Parade...if PR's dont like Coors using the flag, then they need to take it the Parade organizers...

I cant see why coors cant print a flag on it's can...Are flags copywrited material?

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

State vs Country.

Puerto Rico is not an independent country - it is a U.S. territory - which is similar to a state with certain major differences.

Puerto Ricans are Americans just as New Yorkers are Americans.

[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

State vs Country.

Puerto Rico is not a country.

Seems a bit of an over-reaction to me, but, hey, faux outrage seems to be fairly contagious these days.

[faabala]

Geraldo was upset about it on his radio show today. He liked it to putting a picture of Dr. Martin Luther King on a bucket of Fried Chicken.

That seemed a little overboard to me. The Fried Chicken would be a crude racial stereotype.

I have never associated Puerto Ricans with excessive beer drinking. The Germans have that stereotypical distinction.

Much gnashing of teeth over an innocent marketing promotion. Good luck getting corporate sponsorship next year.

I'm sure Coors went out of it's way to pay money for the sponsorship and then intentionally insult it's target audience.

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by Harrier

Puerto Rico is not an independent country - it is a U.S. territory - which is similar to a state with certain major differences.

Puerto Ricans are Americans just as New Yorkers are Americans.

Its still not a state.

We 50 states that are united.