Coke Zero = Badass?

This is taken from today's Black List.



"AT LAST, A BADASS DIET SODA: Coca-Cola is definitely on to something with Coke Zero, the baddest diet soda known to mankind. Check it out: The cans are black and white, muthahfuckah. No colors for me. Bottle got the no-nonsense black cap too. The name? ZERO. Mysterious, strong, a don't need nuthin' from nobody name. Ain't no bitch diet soda. Even the slogan is a command: "Everybody chill." At first, I thought it might be just me. I have been a diabetic since junior high and had to drink sissy diet sodas for years. What high school guy is on a diet? College wasn't much better, but at least I could drink a Tanqueray and club soda. It was a serious chink in my manliness armor. After football practice, have a nice cold, manly Diet Pepsi. Yeah, that works. But, the other day a large, rough looking 20 something guy in front of me stopped and picked up a case of Coke Zero. That confirmed it. I could not imagine this guy mincing through the store with a case of Tab. Bless you Coca-Cola. You have bestowed manliness on male diet soda drinkers. How cool is it for other guys who *have* to drink diet soda to not have to borrow a Fresca from their little sister anymore? This may be a small thing to the rest of you, but after years of putting up with, "Diet Coke? Are you on the Richard Simmons diet?" This Zero deserves an A. Now if they could just take some of the caffeine out I would not be writing these rants at 3 in the morning. A"


I'm a guy who prefers artificially-sweetened sodas to the syrupy gunk of "regular" sodas. I've never really gave a shart about my image when it comes to what I'm drinking, but I do find it interesting that some people percieve Coke Zero as being macho enough for guys to drink.

Too bad that I think Coke Zero taste like a burnt, ass-flavored cinnamon roll.