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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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