Racists shutdown comments on Youtube for Cheerios commercial...

[HamburgerBoy]

I live in NY and see mixed couples all the time, but this does not happen on tv and is very out of place - not typical and noticeable. Actually I will say that white male and asian female is the only common mismatch (not a negative term) which happens on a lot of HGTV (real couples).

What exactly is "people like me"?

So if television has previously portrayed only X, it should never change and portray Y no matter what reality or decency outside of television do? btw...

mis·match
[mis-mach; for 2 also mis-mach] Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to match badly or unsuitably.
noun
2.
a bad or unsatisfactory match.

 

[rh71]

So if television has previously portrayed only X, it should never change and portray Y no matter what reality or decency outside of television do? btw...

mis·match
[mis-mach; for 2 also mis-mach] Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to match badly or unsuitably.
noun
2.
a bad or unsatisfactory match.

It's different - they changed. I've identified it and so have a shit-ton of people because it is uncommon. I think only the PC police such as yourself make it a point to tell yourself and others HEY THAT'S FINE THEY'RE DOING THAT BECAUSE IT'S THE 21st CENTURY. But it's still uncommon. Obviously, OBVIOUSLY, I did not mean mismatch that it is a bad thing for black and white people to be together as a family. If you're stuck on that, it's not my problem.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

It's different - they changed. I've identified it and so have a shit-ton of people because it is uncommon. Obviously, OBVIOUSLY, I did not mean mismatch that it is a bad thing for black and white people to be together as a family. If you're stuck on that, it's not my problem.

What changed? The abundance of interracial relationships? By definition, mismatch has a negative connotation. It's not my problem that you're illiterate and probably racist.

EDIT: Yeah, it's uncommon. I'm far from PC by any definition and when I see advertizements of a black man and white woman with implied Hispanic and Asian children playing video games together I laugh, but I don't see why you would be so bothered by something that does exist in reality when the commercial doesn't even explicitly emphasize the interracialness of the marriage.

 

[rh71]

What changed? The abundance of interracial relationships? By definition, mismatch has a negative connotation. It's not my problem that you're illiterate and probably racist.

Sounds like you just want to call me racist because you like being part of the PC police.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Sounds like you just want to call me racist because you like being part of the PC police.

On this very forum I've been called a white supremacist, a "black apologist", a Korean, a "comrade", and IIRC a Mexican as well, not to mention both a homosexual and a homophobe among other silly contradictions. I love how for some people it is inconceivable that a person can have interest in an argument without a vested interest. Somehow, if a person supports legalizing marijuana, he MUST be a pothead, and if he thinks people should chill the fuck out when they see a mixed baby he must be PC as all hell, and if a company features a mixed baby with her parents in a commercial, they must have an agenda too. Hilarious.

 

[rh71]

EDIT: Yeah, it's uncommon. I'm far from PC by any definition and when I see advertizements of a black man and white woman with implied Hispanic and Asian children playing video games together I laugh, but I don't see why you would be so bothered by something that does exist in reality when the commercial doesn't even explicitly emphasize the interracialness of the marriage.

You say "bothered" and that has a negative connotation. I said it above. The "problem" is that it is not immediately obvious that they are a family. And then you realize. And you have to ask wtf the marketing dept was doing throwing that curveball in there when they're just trying to sell a damn cereal. Unnecessary.

Well, I guess now everyone is talking about that cereal right? They did good, actually.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

You say "bothered" and that has a negative connotation. I said it above. The "problem" is that it is not immediately obvious that they are a family. And then you realize. And you have to ask wtf the marketing dept was doing throwing that curveball in there when they're just trying to sell a damn cereal. Unnecessary.

The mother is clearly ~100% white. The daughter is clearly not. Curveball not found.

 

[rh71]

On this very forum I've been called a white supremacist, a "black apologist", a Korean, a "comrade", and IIRC a Mexican as well, not to mention both a homosexual and a homophobe among other silly contradictions.

Christ, what am I doing wasting my time responding to you then? Dude, think whatever you like.

 

[Sonikku]

If they had just put on a same race family, it wouldn't have been an issue.

 

[SheHateMe]

The mother is clearly ~100% white. The daughter is clearly not. Curveball not found.

Do Curveballs typically happen in the first 3 seconds of something? I'm just confused because he acts like this commercial was super sneaky when the first thing that happens in the video is the little girl coming to the table and starting her question off with "mom...".

It should be immediately obvious at that point that the child has a white mother and chances are from her appearance that's she's biracial.

I love how he stuck his foot in his mouth by prefacing his first post with saying he doesn't have a problem with mixed marriage and then going on to describe it as something negative when it interrupts his tv viewing. By reading his own posts, it is completely obvious that he actually does have a problem with mixed marriage. He continues to use the word "mismatch" even after it has been proven by the dictionary to be something negative...he insists that the word actually means what he wants it to mean.

 

[Craig234]

The whole problem here is that people treat it like a problem.

It's exactly the same thing as objecting to a black person or family appearing in an ad - they they did have to 'purposefully' make that choice? It's so PC!

And for decades, we didn't.

The fact that there is bigotry is the root of any objection to the ad. The demand to keep mixed-race couples 'stigmatized'. You don't see people express anger if they use a blonde or brunette - but you do if they dare to use a 'less represented' part of the population.

Note the argument it's ok not to use them if they are a less common type of family; and that that same objection could apply to using races at all that make up 20% of the population or less. Why not just use only white people? The people who object to this are disgustingly bigoted, and they are the people who make 'PC' a good term when they try to throw it out as an attack against their bigotry.

I can't wait for the reactions to the Cheerios ads with two same-sex parents.

 

[Meghan54]

I can't wait for the reactions to the Cheerios ads with two same-sex parents.

Hell, the entire Southeast will have their heads explode. Well, most of 'em anyway.

 

[Jodell88]

I can't wait for the reactions to the Cheerios ads with two same-sex parents.

I don't think America is ready for that as yet.

 

[Eug]

Anyhoo, does anyone know who that black actor is? I'm pretty sure I've seen him in some TV show (probably as a secondary character), but I can't remember which one.

 

[Craig234]

I don't think America is ready for that as yet.

Why aren't they? Are the gay partners less respectable? It does say something bad about our country that we can't have that ad.

It's a sort of shadow discrimination - ok, our laws might get rid of discrimination, but don't think you can be in ads, scum.

The sooner we get to where that's as ok as blacks in ads now, the better.

 

[Craig234]

I seriously am going to buy some cheerios to support their not discriminating.

 

[Phokus]

Sucks that ATOT rightwingers invaded that youtube channel

 

[Svnla]

Other hateful commenters expressed shock that a black father would stay with his family.

What is the stat of black kids live in broken/single parent families? 70% IIRC.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

If they had just put on a same race family, it wouldn't have been an issue.

Which of the family members is not part of the human race according to you?

 

[Craig234]

If they had just put on a same race family, it wouldn't have been an issue.

If you're serious, that's the problem.

What is the 'issue'? What if you objected to any blacks, just put on whites, not an issue?

 

[Craig234]

You say "bothered" and that has a negative connotation. I said it above. The "problem" is that it is not immediately obvious that they are a family. And then you realize. And you have to ask wtf the marketing dept was doing throwing that curveball in there when they're just trying to sell a damn cereal. Unnecessary.

Well, I guess now everyone is talking about that cereal right? They did good, actually.

Why is it a 'curveball'? Because it violates the bigotry you like to have catered to?

Because you throw up a little seeing a mixed race couple? Why can't they be shamed?

It's funny how a simple commercial can expose bigotry, how dare the real world intrude on your pretending there's no such thing as mixed race couples?

Clearly, mixed race couples expecting to be seen in a tv ad is a horrible attack on you.

 

[NFS4]

Saw the commercial, and thought of my little family.

Haters gonna hate!

 

[SheHateMe]

Saw the commercial, and thought of my little family.



Haters gonna hate!

Where are the Cheerios?!

 

[NFS4]

Where are the Cheerios?!

 

[rh71]

Because you throw up a little seeing a mixed race couple?

Clearly, mixed race couples expecting to be seen in a tv ad is a horrible attack on you.

"CLEARLY" you did not read at least 2 of my posts then.