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NewJeffCT

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51. It's certainly a lot more accepted than it was 20+ years ago

Sat Jun 1, 2013, 11:37 AM

Jun 2013

I dated a lot of non-white women in the late 80s and through the 90s and would often get looks/stares from others - mainly from either white women or men of the race of the woman I was dating. Occasional verbal comments to one of their friends that was just loud enough for me to hear, but nothing more than that.

Now, if I'm out at the grocery store or whatever, I'll regularly see grandmothers with their mixed race children doing shopping in the store and nobody says a word.

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"I'm Biracial & That Cheerios Ad Is a Big Fucking Deal," ALSO "10 Reasons It's Best Commercial Ever" [View all] Hissyspit Jun 2013 OP

Hey, I like seeing ads like this. Isn't the idea to reflect reality? calimary Jun 2013 #1

Just When We Think We Are Maturing As A Society... grilled onions Jun 2013 #2

"WHY is this still such an issue?" Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #12

I think seeing black folks in commercials has done more Warpy Jun 2013 #77

Oprah, Bill Cosby, and In Living Color did a WHOLE LOT for racial integration. nt valerief Jun 2013 #80

so did Amos n Andy Warpy Jun 2013 #82

Good point. nt valerief Jun 2013 #90

You just made a most basic point, Warpy - calimary Jun 2013 #98

Imagine if 'the mom' in this ad was a white male. edbermac Jun 2013 #3

That would do it...or the wife wearing a hijab. Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #18

I'd heard about the stupidity, but hadn't seen the ad yet Lucinda Jun 2013 #4

If the advertisement wasn't for a GMO, it would be wonderful; as such, it is cynical/exploitive. proverbialwisdom Jun 2013 #5

OK the product sucks but the ad Generic Other Jun 2013 #64

THIS is why I didn't care Heather MC Jun 2013 #128

+1. Long overdue. I'm gonna buy a box of cheerios. nt limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #6

I should do that, too wryter2000 Jun 2013 #58

That is Sweet! I never would have seen that on tv.. not Cha Jun 2013 #7

I've seen a few other zentrum Jun 2013 #8

I bet the same people having a meltdown over this ad,... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #9

Who is rioting and killing people over this commercial? MrSlayer Jun 2013 #55

It helps that our crazy and stupid are drunk as well. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #57

I would say it is not equivalent treestar Jun 2013 #62

They're Americans. They don't actually do anything... Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #65

More warm and fuzzy. proverbialwisdom Jun 2013 #10

This made me laugh, cute kid! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2013 #11

Super cute kid and this commercial depicts a caring, loving family...it's all good. Tikki Jun 2013 #59

I agree, don't really get all the controversy... Rhiannon12866 Jun 2013 #108

I saw this on TV today onestepforward Jun 2013 #13

I honestly thought it was a normal family ad for Cheerios... cynatnite Jun 2013 #14

If I saw this on TV it wouldn't really register. Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #15

This reminds me of an ad from last year. excringency Jun 2013 #16

Cheerios are not particularly good for ones heart. nt grahamhgreen Jun 2013 #17

Way past due LittleBlue Jun 2013 #19

The Jeffersons featured an interracial marriage...Tom and Helen Willis... MADem Jun 2013 #110

I really like ads like this that reflect the reality. :-) nt Raine Jun 2013 #20

By September, I will have a xxqqqzme Jun 2013 #21

Remember "Society's Child? tblue Jun 2013 #75

Proof yet again that right wing haters are not reality based. alphafemale Jun 2013 #22

THIS is controversial? Le Taz Hot Jun 2013 #23

In Freeperville NewJeffCT Jun 2013 #50

Or so they wish treestar Jun 2013 #63

My friend once told me that if I got 5 miles out of most metro areas in this country Generic Other Jun 2013 #66

I think that's definitely true in a lot of areas NewJeffCT Jun 2013 #76

I am a leftcoaster Generic Other Jun 2013 #84

Damn! AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #125

And then you have my wife's family in Westchester. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2013 #127

And even in that, they're effing wrong JackInGreen Jun 2013 #115

Thanks for posting this. DCKit Jun 2013 #24

True story malaise Jun 2013 #25

We love it! JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #26

I love the ad too. Think it is perfect. The responses to the ad, including some here? Not so much Number23 Jun 2013 #92

Agreed JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #96

Not only that but some bizarre comments about how ads like this "lifted us up from the ghetto" Number23 Jun 2013 #97

Something New JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #112

The Op in that "other " thread was commenting on the reaction iemitsu Jun 2013 #116

The OPs comments in that thread make it very well understood exactly what he's saying. Number23 Jun 2013 #121

Sadly too many political figures (right wingers) are still catering to maddiemom Jun 2013 #103

The rise of interracial marriage (15% of new marriages vs 7% in 1980) pampango Jun 2013 #27

It's a great, sweet, inclusive ad. mattclearing Jun 2013 #28

okay - saw the commercial 3 times and never caught that it was interracial rurallib Jun 2013 #29

This Cheerios Ad helps more than just interracial children 53tammy Jun 2013 #30

sad that this is news but good none the less dembotoz Jun 2013 #31

Cute ad Clear Blue Sky Jun 2013 #32

The ad's not racist. TDale313 Jun 2013 #53

The people who are offended by this commercial need help Gothmog Jun 2013 #74

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I thought racism had been dying out. I've been thoughraly disabused of this misconception ... marble falls Jun 2013 #33

Cute Commercial savebigbird Jun 2013 #34

That's is a good commercial. Whisp Jun 2013 #35

Gee, all the vitriol they really want to spew at Obama (white mother, black father) mnhtnbb Jun 2013 #36

Surely President Obama "validates the existence of biracial people" more than a Cheerios ad (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #37

No, a lot of the Freepers NewJeffCT Jun 2013 #49

This could be why the freepers would have fits over the ad treestar Jun 2013 #61

Very clever and funny commercial.. mountain grammy Jun 2013 #38

AND they named it "just checking" Schema Thing Jun 2013 #39

I'm 65 heaven05 Jun 2013 #40

People used to ask me the same thing about my son notadmblnd Jun 2013 #41

Perfectly captured how kids that age think & reason 66 dmhlt Jun 2013 #42

I was waiting for this to happen..... WcoastO Jun 2013 #43

I just love this commercial :-) <3 mettamega Jun 2013 #44

Absolutely adorable commercial. 1monster Jun 2013 #45

We are all of only one race ~ the human race. Thanks, Hissyspit, Zorra Jun 2013 #46

My best friend married her African American husband in '92 pink-o Jun 2013 #47

It's certainly a lot more accepted than it was 20+ years ago NewJeffCT Jun 2013 #51

Confession Generic Other Jun 2013 #67

Oh, that's heartbreaking that you went thru that! pink-o Jun 2013 #69

I don't doubt his sincerity in feeling "sorry" for me Generic Other Jun 2013 #85

I have always thought that children of much different parents (there is only the human "race") GeoWilliam750 Jun 2013 #86

Yay for bi-racial people Generic Other Jun 2013 #87

Yay, for you Generic. iemitsu Jun 2013 #117

We are quickly becoming a multiracial country and there is nothing the bigots can do about it kimbutgar Jun 2013 #48

I didn't notice... just thought it was cute. astonamous Jun 2013 #52

Eat my multigrain Cheerios w bananas every day! The little girl is precious. Great commercial! CarmanK Jun 2013 #54

Don't these people watch HGTV? They have lots of mixed couples csziggy Jun 2013 #56

In fact, there should be a sitcom about an interracial family treestar Jun 2013 #60

That would be Different Strokes. nt SCVDem Jun 2013 #72

Family yes JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #95

Multiple threads on topic SCVDem Jun 2013 #68

You must be mistaken about the uproar--haven't you heard that racism is over? Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2013 #70

Love this ad! lupinella Jun 2013 #71

This reminds me of the "Etheral Cereal" ad DFW Jun 2013 #73

Where POTUS grew up, Meagan Hatcher-Mays' family was the norm... Hekate Jun 2013 #78

K&R (nt) oxymoron Jun 2013 #81

What a cute commercial! lunatica Jun 2013 #83

I have never really understood GeoWilliam750 Jun 2013 #88

Hey Hissy.. pangaia Jun 2013 #89

When I read this I figured out I hadn't seen the ad. Auntie Bush Jun 2013 #91

As I posted elsewhere.... ewagner Jun 2013 #93

#11. tv usually gets cute horribly enervatingly wrong; not so with that little girl! nt patrice Jun 2013 #94

I bought my box today. tavernier Jun 2013 #99

I'm with the author of this article TxDemChem Jun 2013 #100

great movie heaven05 Jun 2013 #114

It is definitely a must-watch TxDemChem Jun 2013 #126

I have three grandsons VA_Jill Jun 2013 #101

I bought a box today just becuase of this commercial proud patriot Jun 2013 #102

K&R 7wo7rees Jun 2013 #104

I grew up in an era where some of the straight-laced Protestant parents maddiemom Jun 2013 #105

It is a cute well made commercial davidpdx Jun 2013 #106

It's a US-centric issue...no one would bat an eyelid in europe... HipChick Jun 2013 #107

I thought it was awesomely funny. Had there not been such a big deal over it, Katashi_itto Jun 2013 #109

K & R MichaelMcGuire Jun 2013 #111

It's Not Nice to Fool Little Kids yellowwoodII Jun 2013 #113

the word "biracial" azureblue Jun 2013 #118

The Cheerios on the father's heart made me laugh out loud at the end- great commercial mike dub Jun 2013 #119

Its about the TYPE of interracial relationship CrazyBob Jun 2013 #120

My pet. Inspite of how he looks - he wouldn't hurt you. He's a very gentle animal. AAO Jun 2013 #122

This is much ado about nothing. craigmatic Jun 2013 #123

WTF? Lithos Jun 2013 #124

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