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And what if the ad in question already imitated another ad that (sort of) imitated life?

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If you're confused by now, don't worry, we have an explanation.

Remember that controversial, tone-deaf Pepsi ad, in which privileged Kendall Jenner acts as a peacemaker between police and demonstrators by handing a riot cop a can of pepsi?

Well, apparently people took the ad rather literally and threw full Pepsi cans at officers at a May Day protest in Portland:

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One hit a medic, according to police:

Earlier in the day, police ignored a (peace-making) effort from an anarchist who offered a cop a Pepsi, just like Kendall:

Police eventually declared the march a riot and canceled its permit at 4:30 p.m.

The widely ridiculed Pepsi ad was pulled by Pepsi in April after a massive backlash on social media.

Besides all the funny jokes, the ad echoes a 1999 video by the Chemical Brothers for the single "Out of Control," as writer Dorian Lynksey first pointed out on Twitter: 

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