# Dr. Pepper: "We don't serve your kind here." **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 21, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364 "2011-10-21T15:33:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/161 "2011-10-25T18:14:25Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > A joke about pitching about Betty things is percolating around in my brain… Mine went to the T-shirt slogan: “Some people sweat the petty things. I pet the sweaty things.” ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/162 "2011-10-25T19:28:35Z")
I saw some bitch trying to drink the 10, so I punched her right in the cooter. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/163 "2011-10-25T19:36:41Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > I saw some bitch trying to drink the 10, so I punched her right in the cooter. Was she really butch? Because I’d give that a pass. ---
**Author:** ![Aeris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Aeris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeris)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/164 "2011-10-25T19:59:39Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Thank you. Wow. I really really don’t understand you guys. The email received by Chessic Sense is so improperly written that it’s laughable which is one of the things he’s pointing out. First it says it’s written by some singular woman but then it is generically signed “Customer Relations”? Really? I don’t understand why no one has really talked about that aspect. Also I will again point out the obvious thing…If you replace the word ‘women’ with ‘blacks’ or ‘gays’ or any other group there would be a huge outcry because they would show their outrage. I want to show _my_ outrage because the commerical is so blatantly offensive. What I’m hearing from a lot of people on this thread is…“Well it’s only insulting women so whatever, who cares.” I care! I should care. ---
**Author:** ![Aeris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Aeris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeris)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/165 "2011-10-25T20:20:14Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I shared this pit thread with my wife. I’m going to quote her response verbatim: > > "how about we focus on the things that actually matter? > > Why don’t people pit things like HB 453 which allows doctors to deny a life saving abortion to mothers which every house republican and 15 democrats supported? I think that’s much more important than ‘oh no! Dr pepper doesn’t like my vagina!’ get the fuck over it and get angry at real things." Because this does matter and it matters that you aren’t getting upset about it. I know to you it seems insignificant but it’s not. I am frankly disgusted that you all don’t give a fig. Yes I understand that this commerical is not frigging Gadhafi but it does paint women in a certain light that I find utterly offensive. I don’t care how small or insignificant the offense towards women, any offense at all is too much. I am not normally the type to get upset about things like this and I’m not the type to write to companies complaining about their commercials but I did for this one because it’s so blatantly offensive. Now here’s the part where you all assume that I am some uptight bitch who sits at a computer all day with her twenty cats complaining about every little thing because I have no life but that would not be the case. I don’t sit at my computer all day. I don’t have a single cat. I complained about this because it was just too far. And for the record, there is no large object lodged up my butt that needs to be removed. I do have a sense of humor. In fact I love the part of the commercial when he turns the screen and says “catchphrase”. I giggled. But then I didn’t. I got pissed off. ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/166 "2011-10-25T20:24:26Z")
> [@Aeris](#): > > Also I will again point out the obvious thing…If you replace the word ‘women’ with ‘blacks’ or ‘gays’ or any other group there would be a huge outcry because they would show their outrage. Actually it’d prolly be a segment on Chapelle’s Show or the Big Gay Sketch Show. (I know they are both not producing episodes, but the point stands.) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/167 "2011-10-25T21:50:36Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Was she really butch? Because I’d give that a pass. I’d hit that. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/168 "2011-10-25T22:06:53Z")
[QUOTE=Aeris;14394191. I don’t care how small or insignificant the offense towards women, any offense at all is too much. .[/QUOTE] IMO this sorta thinking is pretty much where you go off the rails into la la land. Especially when it comes to comedy (in this case in the form of a commercial), and double especially when it comes to comedy that is obviously and purposely over the top thats parodying the MEN. Thinking like this is what produces assinine shit thinking like “handshake rape” :rolleyes: Comedy for normal people. Its not for (some) women. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/169 "2011-10-26T00:10:50Z")
Wait a second… I’m getting a tingling sensation in my no-nos… …I think that Customer Relations letter was written by a corporate shill. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/170 "2011-10-26T00:33:58Z")
> [@Aeris](#): > > **And for the record, there is no large object lodged up my butt that needs to be removed.** I do have a sense of humor. In fact I love the part of the commercial when he turns the screen and says “catchphrase”. I giggled. But then I didn’t. I got pissed off. And yet, your post indicates otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/171 "2011-10-26T02:40:06Z")
> [@Aeris](#): > > Now here’s the part where you all assume that I am some uptight bitch who sits at a computer all day with her twenty cats complaining about every little thing because I have no life but that would not be the case. I don’t sit at my computer all day. I don’t have a single cat. I complained about this because it was just too far. Assumptions: 1. uptight bitch 2. sits at a computer all day 3. with 20 cats 4. complaining about every little thing Responses: 5. 6. doesn’t sit at a computer all day 7. doesn’t have a single cat 8. complained about this because it was just too far > [@Aeris](#): > > And for the record, there is no large object lodged up my butt that needs to be removed. Nobody is telling you that you need to remove it. But do keep in mind this isn’t a new law being proposed where women would be forbidden from buying Dr. Pepper, its a work of fiction; an ad campaign. There are a lot of books and movies that have characters who are stereotypical ditzy blondes or rabid male chauvinists too. I personally support women’s right to buy and drink all varieties of Dr. Pepper anytime they want, especially if they have permission from their husbands or fathers. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/172 "2011-10-26T03:08:14Z")
> [@Aeris](#): > > Wow. I really really don’t understand you guys. The email received by Chessic Sense is so improperly written that it’s laughable which is one of the things he’s pointing out. First it says it’s written by some singular woman but then it is generically signed “Customer Relations”? Really? I don’t understand why no one has really talked about that aspect. Also I will again point out the obvious thing…If you replace the word ‘women’ with ‘blacks’ or ‘gays’ or any other group there would be a huge outcry because they would show their outrage. I want to show _my_ outrage because the commerical is so blatantly offensive. What I’m hearing from a lot of people on this thread is…“Well it’s only insulting women so whatever, who cares.” I care! I should care. No you shouldn’t. And the clue that you just got your panties in a wad for no reason is your seeming need to equate this with a company telling blacks they shouldn’t use it. There are not enough :rolleyes:s. The fact is that many products enjoy success among the different genders at different rates. Dr. Pepper is simply taking notice of that and using that information to deliberately shape the brand. They’re betting that they will attract more males than they would have otherwise. They see that they’re is an opportunity in the market for this type of product for MEN. Obviously they deemed that the women’s side of the equation is not as attractive, as it’s so crowded, among other things. They also are accepting that the few whiney letters they get from knee-jerking women WHO THEY’VE DECIDED ARE NOT THEIR MARKET do not matter. (Thing Miller Lite.) Add to that the pussies like the OP. Newsflash: men and women are different. Acknowledging that is not always an insult. Especially when it’s so over the top, like in this case Now go light a candle, open a bottle of Chardonnay, fluff up your pillows, call some similarly minded dumb girlfriends over and have yourselves a good cry. Boo-fucking-hoo. ---
**Author:** ![Rack-a-Bones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/173 "2011-10-26T03:17:49Z")
Is this where I chime in and reminensce about when there were good rants in The Pit? And when will someone come in and tell me I spelt that word wrong? Or was it incorrectly. As to the OP: Life long Dr Pepper drinker here, first time caller. Commercial is horrible, yet I’ll still try to figure out the 23 flavors. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/174 "2011-10-26T09:37:28Z")
> [@Rack-a-Bones](#): > > Commercial is horrible, yet I’ll still try to figure out the 23 flavors. 1 is hate. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/175 "2011-10-26T14:12:02Z")
> [@Aeris](#): > > Now here’s the part where you all assume that I am some uptight bitch Why should I assume it when you spell it out so succinctly? Seriously, lighten up. It’s a commercial, not an edict. ---
**Author:** ![smaje1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/176 "2011-10-27T00:06:55Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > I think it’s a funny commercial. Then when I saw the end “not for women” I wasn’t really offended so much as I thought it unwise to potentially irritate half the population. This, minus the thinking it was a funny commercial. It did stir up the slightest bit of indignation in mah belly. I also wondered for a split-second if they thought they could get away with making a product that was advertised as “Not for Blacks” or “Not for Asians.” I went through this myself a few weeks ago. The website for Carter’s (children’s clothing) has baby-sized Halloween costumes split into girls and boys. Under the Boys section, you can buy a puppy costume. But there’s no puppy costume under the Girls section – there’s a kitty, though! A boy has to be a puppy and a girl has to be a kitty? In fact, it bothered me so much that I jotted off a quick email to Carters about it. It’s easy to complain via email, and their website and marketing teams get immediate feedback. I bet some company’s actually appreciate getting feedback like that. Ms. Consumer Relations was probably really excited to get feedback from the OP! [http://www.carters.com/carters/baby-boy-halloween-shop/carters-baby-boy-halloween-shop,default,sc.html](http://www.carters.com/carters/baby-boy-halloween-shop/carters-baby-boy-halloween-shop,default,sc.html) ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/177 "2011-10-27T00:18:54Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > 1 is hate. You are killing me. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/178 "2011-10-27T02:42:59Z")
> [@smaje1](#): > > This, minus the thinking it was a funny commercial. It did stir up the slightest bit of indignation in mah belly. I also wondered for a split-second if they thought they could get away with making a product that was advertised as “Not for Blacks” or “Not for Asians.” > > I went through this myself a few weeks ago. The website for Carter’s (children’s clothing) has baby-sized Halloween costumes split into girls and boys. Under the Boys section, you can buy a puppy costume. But there’s no puppy costume under the Girls section – there’s a kitty, though! A boy has to be a puppy and a girl has to be a kitty? In fact, it bothered me so much that I jotted off a quick email to Carters about it. It’s easy to complain via email, and their website and marketing teams get immediate feedback. I bet some company’s actually appreciate getting feedback like that. Ms. Consumer Relations was probably really excited to get feedback from the OP! > > [http://www.carters.com/carters/baby-boy-halloween-shop/carters-baby-boy-halloween-shop,default,sc.html](http://www.carters.com/carters/baby-boy-halloween-shop/carters-baby-boy-halloween-shop,default,sc.html) I can’t even be sure all those babies are boys. What difference does it make? They should have just listed them all under unisex. What do babies care anyway? I get it though. I’m ashamed to admit I have, years ago, dressed down many a McDonald’s drive-through worker for asking me if I wanted a “boy or girl toy” with my daughter’s Happy Meal. Of course, she always hated the crappy “girl” toys.\* ETA: I should probably add that the “girl” toys were either a tiny, cheap beanbag animal or non-action figurine of a mermaid or whatever the princess du jour was, while the “boy” toy was some kind of put all these flimsy pieces together and make a contraption that does something kinda neat when you push this button thingabob. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/179 "2011-10-27T10:22:51Z")
> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#): > > I’m ashamed to admit I have, years ago, dressed down many a McDonald’s drive-through worker for asking me if I wanted a “boy or girl toy” with my daughter’s Happy Meal. Holy shit, like those peoples’ jobs don’t suck enough already. You’re aware that most drive thru workers aren’t on the fucking corporate toy policy committee, right? You said you were ashamed, so hopefully you get it - but the “many” part has me wondering. People who are assholes to fast food employees tend to piss me off. They work for peanuts, the least you can do is be civil. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper-we-dont-serve-your-kind-here/600364/180 "2011-10-27T11:40:08Z")
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