ADS Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Cheerios — a consumer brand perhaps least-likely to be embroiled in a racially tinged controversy — has found itself in just that. Social media blow-back has been fierce, nasty and unusually racist after the top-selling, General Mills cereal brand last week began airing — and then posted online — a commercial featuring a sweet, mixed-race girl. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/06/03/cheerios-general-mills-commercial-mixed-race-ad/2384587/ Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Some people must have one hell of a lot more energy and time than I do if they are going to get worked up about stupid stuff like this. Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Some people must have one hell of a lot more energy and time than I do if they are going to get worked up about stupid stuff like this. if you ate Cheerios, your heart would be healthier and you would have more energy to get worked up about stuff like this. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Some people must have one hell of a lot more energy and time than I do if they are going to get worked up about stupid stuff like this. if you ate Cheerios, your heart would be healthier and you would have more energy to get worked up about stuff like this. Point well taken. Link to comment
NUance Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 A sweet, mixed-race, Cheerios TV spot has become an unlikely hot button for racist, social media response. (/ title of the USA Today article) I don't think General Mills was accused of being racist over the commercial. I think a bunch of Interwebs idiots posted racist comments on Youtube. Am I missing something? Link to comment
GSG Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 A sweet, mixed-race, Cheerios TV spot has become an unlikely hot button for racist, social media response. (/ title of the USA Today article) I don't think General Mills was accused of being racist over the commercial. I think a bunch of Interwebs idiots posted racist comments on Youtube. Am I missing something? No. That's exactly what it is. People were pissed that they showed a white woman with a black man and mixed-race child AND portrayed them as NORMAL lol Link to comment
ADS Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 A sweet, mixed-race, Cheerios TV spot has become an unlikely hot button for racist, social media response. (/ title of the USA Today article) I don't think General Mills was accused of being racist over the commercial. I think a bunch of Interwebs idiots posted racist comments on Youtube. Am I missing something? The YouTube comments section for the ad, which had been viewed more than 1.7 million times as of midday Monday, was disabled late last week. "We are a family brand and not all of the comments were family-friendly," says Camille Gibson, vice president of marketing for Cheerios, in an e-mailed comment. Bingo. Link to comment
Decked Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Is their anything now that people claim isn't racist in one way or another? Link to comment
NUance Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It turns out Cheerios isn't racist after all. The Klan prefers Corn Flakes and Alpha Bits over Cheerios. Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It turns out Cheerios isn't racist after all. The Klan prefers Corn Flakes and Alpha Bits over Cheerios. Well, after that commercial just posted, I think we would know why. Link to comment
Junior Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I've always found Cheerios to be the most racist of cereals. And Fruit Loops the most homosexual, for obvious reasons. That's why I only eat Wheaties. 1 Link to comment
T_O_Bull Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Cheerios and apple pie nothing racist there. If you (jackass) are worried about mixed race then go after peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, hot fudge sundaes and Oreos. How F'n stupid can people in this country get? T_O_B Link to comment
jimk Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Only problem with that video is Mom's not cooking or doing dishes. Link to comment
GSG Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Only problem with that video is Mom's not cooking or doing dishes. SHE MADE CEREAL! WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?! YOU'RE SO UNGRATEFUL!! GO TO YOUR ROOM! Link to comment
RedRedJarvisRedwine Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It turns out Cheerios isn't racist after all. The Klan prefers Corn Flakes and Alpha Bits over Cheerios. I did notice an exorbitant amount of Ks in Alpha Bits! Never knew why till this thread! Thank You HUSKERBOARD! Link to comment
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