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Cameron and Coke Zero
October 14th, 2006 at 15:41
It occured to me last night that David Cameron and the new Coke Zero are really similar. I know this sounds a bit odd, but bear with me.
Both are a weak immitation of an older and better product- in this case, Coca Cola and New Labour. Both are designed to appeal to new demographics- in Coke’s case, judging by the adverts, its going after the youg male segment of the market- whilst David Cameron is going after normal people.
After an initial period of popularity, both are now experiencing flatlining in growth.
Both campaigns are fronted by a smug twat: Cameron himself, and the generic Nuts-reading slackjawed moron from the adverts.
Both Coke Zero and David Cameron seem to have a habit of making statements devoid of any sort of meaning or point.
- “Wouldn’t it be great if you could have holidays without coming home?” (Coke Zero advert)
- “And Girlfriends without commitment?” (Coke Zero advert)
- “If we want new homes, they must be built somewhere” (Cameron’s Conference Speech 2006)
- “People who threaten our security should be arrested, charged, put in front of a court, tried and imprisoned.” (Cameron)
- “All families do a vital job, and they all need our support.” (Cameron)
- “Improving our environment and quality of life.” (Cameron)
And is it a coincidence that the name of one product alludes to an activity that the other allegedly did at University? (Coke Zero did some lines of Cameron).
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