Coke's new ad celebrates women being able to drive in Saudi Arabia, but not everyone is happy
A new Coca-Cola ad is making waves across social media.
The ad, which shows a young female driver being taught how to drive by her father, is meant to be a celebration of Saudi Arabia's recent decision to allow women to drive for the first time.
According to Coca-Cola, the one-minute long ad titled "Change has a taste," is meant to enable the "economic empowerment of women."
Some took to social media in celebration of the ad's message.
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While others accused Coca-Cola of "capitalising" on Saudi Arabia's decision.
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And some even compared it to that Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad.
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We too sometimes mix up the Jenner sisters.
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The ad, which was released on Nov 2, has so far garnered over 44,000 views.
In 2016, Coca-Cola announced plans to build a $100 million bottling plant in Saudi Arabia, which will be completed in 2019.
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Yvette is a Viral Content Reporter at Mashable Asia. She was previously reporting for BBC's Singapore bureau and Channel NewsAsia.