Cheerios commercial features interracial couple... Predictably, morons follow.

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Cheerios began running this commercial featuring an interracial couple...



This was unpleasant for some.

The problem is that TV ads have always lagged TV programming in this regard, as so many brands are clearly scared of being perceived as making a political statement with the casting of their commercials. Thus, the Cheerios ad, despite its characters being representative of tens of thousands of actual couples in America, sticks out like a sore thumb. And then you have the YouTube comments section, which predictably has devolved into an endless flame war, with references to Nazis, "troglodytes" and "racial genocide." At what point will an ad like this just seem normal?

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/its-2...g-worked-about-interracial-couples-ads-149889

Cheerios has now deactivated comments on their YouTube video. A lot of people still bitching on Twitter. Although the Cheerios Facebook page is receiving a lot of positive feedback.

Sad that in 2013 this is even an issue.

 

[jhmd2000]

I'm not sure that the Kevin Durant commercial (shrunken pajamas) isn't a bit racist in its own right.

 

[PhDeac]

How so?

 

[BigTreeDeac]

I'm not sure that the Kevin Durant commercial (shrunken pajamas) isn't a bit racist in its own right.

It is racist that a 6'10" bball player is taller than a normal guy? I am almost 6'5" and he would probably look similar to that in my pajamas, if I had pajamas.

 

[jhmd2000]

How so?

Hard to put my finger on it, but I think she's objectifying him at an uncomfortable level.

 

[SkinsNDeacs]

Hard to put my finger on it, but I think she's objectifying him at an uncomfortable level.

Meaning you are uncomfortable seeing a white woman and a black man together.

 

[jhmd2000]

Meaning you are uncomfortable seeing a white woman and a black man together.

Look again.

 

[PhDeac]

Hard to put my finger on it, but I think she's objectifying him at an uncomfortable level.

You could do the same commercial with Kevin Love or better yet Yao Ming and it wouldn't be any different.

Skins, you must be real uncomfortable seeing an Asian woman and black man together.

 

[SkinsNDeacs]

Goes to show you I don't see color.

 

[MACdeac]

A bunch of idiots posting in a comments section on YouTube doesn't make this an issue. Bringing light to those lunatics and making a big deal about it doesn't help anything.

Those people are low life scum and will die off having little to no influence on any person getting a job, going to college, etc. This is a non issue and shit like this is only used by people like RJ to rant and cry online while doing nothing of substance.

 

[West End Deac]

I mean, if after first seeing the Durant commercial you don't think the mom wants to jump his bones nuance isn't your thing.

A favorite of mine these days: [video]http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDWynJkN5HbQ[/video]

 

[WFFaithful]

Goes to show you I don't see color.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-co...uary-01-2012/black-history-celebration-moment

 

[SkinsNDeacs]

I mean, if after first seeing the Durant commercial you don't think the mom wants to jump his bones nuance isn't your thing.

A favorite of mine these days: [video]http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDWynJkN5HbQ[/video]

Why is it racist that the mom wants to jump his bones?

 

[West End Deac]

Where did I say it was? Hell, I think it's pretty hot. Then he's pulling leaves out of a gutter and I'm like, "WTF just happened and why can't their son watch?"

Why is it racist that the mom wants to jump his bones?

 

[BeachBumDeac]

Hard to put my finger on it, but I think she's objectifying him at an uncomfortable level.

Wouldn't that make it sexist, and not racist? Unless you're implying that she is only objectifying him because he's black.

 

[jhmd2000]

Wouldn't that make it sexist, and not racist? Unless you're implying that she is only objectifying him because he's black.

Like I said, I can't put my finger on why, but it just leaves me feeling uncomfortable.

BTW, are you guys watching this UNC v. FAU elimination baseball game? Heels gave up a two out grandslam in the 9th to choke away a 6-4 lead, came back in the bottom of the 9th. ESPNU, NOW.

 

[Ball State Deac]

Goes to show you I don't see color.

I do, however, feel color.

Re the ad, people are raciost morans.

 

[RJKarl]

The Cheerio's ad is totally innocuous and positive. Anyone who doesn't see a loving family and a beautiful little girl has got a major problem.

 

[HeavyPetter]

The Kevin Durant ad is racist because the white lady turns him into her slave and makes him clean the gutters.

 

[MACdeac]

The Cheerio's ad is totally innocuous and positive. Anyone who doesn't see a loving family and a beautiful little girl has got a major problem.

Most all people do! If you show any form of racism publicly, or even just appear that way, you are roasted from all sides and your professional life might as well be over. People love looking at the comments of a few low life's and automatically trash our society and generalize that our country is racist. I believe that simply isn't true at all. Yes people are racist, but in what large scale way are those people doing anything of substance to hold back minorities? Its impossible to do across almost all jobs, governments, etc.