Racists Very Upset Over Interracial Family in Cute Cheerios Commercial
LatestThe controversy over the family in this ad has prompted Cheerios to stick with it, and though there’s been backlash, right now their Facebook page is full of positive comments for the brand running it in the first place, with some people even writing that they have been prompted to buy the product now, the best case scenario for any company. Others on Reddit have lambasted what they see as a clear ploy of a company trying to get attention. What’s genuinely moving are the people commenting about how nice it is for them to see a family like their own on television (a shift from the previous angry comments about General Mills refusing to label the products they make that have GMOs in them).
Whether Cheerios was subtly making a societal commentary or not by running this campaign, it seems notable that this commercial is about “Love”, and other recent ones feature more “traditional” families are themed more basic things like “Happy Mother’s Day” or “Smile.” On an even broader level, what’s being overshadowed is that this ad is basically about how kids perceive and understand adult problems like heart disease, an health issue that affects families of all kinds.
If history has shown us anything, however, it’s that people will always be troubled about something:
Cheerios Ad: Black Dad, White Mom, Predictable Response [The Root]