New Cheerios Commercial

[brooklynite]

The times they are a changing...

[trof]

1. Just...wow. K&R

Indeed they are.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. This commercial is NOT heart-healthy

for peckerwoods who see it and then seethe with rage. What a shame.

[southernyankeebelle]

3. Is this what the freepers are all upset about? I think it's a cute commerical.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. They are?! Not that I'd be surprised but still..... nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. 732 thumbs down on YouTube....

...to 5112 thumbs up.

[southernyankeebelle]

10. I think it was a smart commerical because it also represents changes in families. Freepers need

to get a life. There are things you can control and things you can't. Live your own life and let others live theirs. Life would be so much easier on everyone.

[noiretextatique]

11. yes...saw a post about this on Kos

with commentary about how racist nitwits were all enraged about this because the couple is interracial.

[southernyankeebelle]

16. These crazy people need to get a life.

[noiretextatique]

17. agreed...they are insane

further proof that racism makes one crazy.

[southernyankeebelle]

19. They sure entertain us. We all get to hear out of their mouths giggles and sh*t.

Stick of fork in me I done hearing it.

[noiretextatique]

26. i want them to keep talking

so people will continue to see that all the crap about "post-racial" america is bs. we still have plenty of crazy, racists in this country.

[southernyankeebelle]

28. yes I agree with you. Keep talking and inserting foot in their mouths.

[NewJeffCT]

46. I know I've seen commercials and ads

featuring interracial couples before. Maybe not as high profile as Cheerios, though?

[Jim Lane]

39. Can't confirm that Freepers specifically are upset.

Amidst the right-wing agita about this horrific assault on traditional American values, I did a quick search on Free Republic and couldn't find anything. Their search function is a bit peculiar, though, so I might've missed it.

I'm sure many of them are on board with the general backlash, even if they didn't happen to post about it.

Searching for "commercial" I happened on a link to an Audi commercial featuring Zachary Quinto versus Leonard Nimoy. For any Trekkies/Trekkers who don't want to get there via FR, here you are:

[southernyankeebelle]

41. I didn't see this commerical, thanks for sharing.

[notadmblnd]

6. it's a cute commercial

[FirstLight]

7. cute...

is this controversial because it's a bi-racial couple?

[azurnoir]

8. cute commercial K&R

[Marblehead]

9. cute

read the 2nd ingredient in cheerios

[baldguy]

22. "Modified corn starch"?

http://www.cheerios.com/Products/Cheerios#.UaknjJywUkQ

They're not exactly Choco-Frosted Sugar-Bombs.

[rhett o rick]

42. You realize we dont have a box sitting next to us. I dont have one in the house.

What's your point?

[MADem]

12. Heh heh...good casting.

This is the future, the present in many parts of our fine country-- and good enough, too.

[trocar]

13. Loved it, the whole family is adorable nt

[Half-Century Man]

14. 2nd post of this.

When I read this I wondered why it hadn't played here. Watched the commercial on Huffy; did see it on TV before, didn't notice they were a mixed race couple until it was pointed out to me here.

As someone who lived in Selma Ala in 1967-69
As someone who has listened to the unguarded private discourse of non-minority members of the resident population (ya'know white folks)
As someone who has not only seen racial doors opening but blown off their damn hinges.

I HAVE TO SAY, WE ARE WINNING. We have a long road left, but pick'en up speed.

[SamKnause]

15. Cheerios

Well done.
Cute.

[LeftInTX]

18. Cute!

[proReality]

20. What an adorable little girl!

She reminds me of Shirley Temple.

RWNJs get their panties in a knot over everything and anything. They can't help themselves, they're short-circuited.

[onehandle]

21. White Power!

Ok, off white power.

Get used to it, haters.

[cliffordu]

23. I didn't get that they were a mixed race couple until I read the comments here.

And I am digging it.

[Auggie]

29. Same with me. Wow ... hats off to General Foods.

[matt819]

24. Cute commercial

The freepers really do need to get a life.

However, for the low-down on American breakfast cereals, take a look at Pandora's Lunchbox. Not pretty.

[chervilant]

25. OMG!!

I had to watch this twice to figure out why it is so controversial! Hope they don't bow to the rantings of the racists among us...

[Skittles]

27. ADORABLE

[TexasTowelie]

30. I saw this commercial last night and was waiting for the reaction.

I guess that a bi-racial couple would send the wingnuts into hysteria.

[okwmember]

31. I saw this yesterday morning on tv.

I got so excited that I yelled to my husband and our biracial children to come watch. The times are changing indeed!

[Smilo]

32. It's a lovely commercial,

beautifully done.

Can't think why the freeps are so upset....................... oh, right this family can buy brand named cereal!

[Walk away]

33. I had to go back and watch it again. My brain didn't register a problem.

I guess you have to have a republican brain!

[Mr Samuel Hain]

34. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/cheerios-commercial-racist-backlash_n_3363507.html?ir=Busin

Ah, yes, the Final Taboo: See, it's perfectly fine wwhen a white guy is banging a black gal (ala The Bodyguard), because, in that case, we are the penetrators and they are the receptacles.

BUT

A black guy penetrating a white woman? OMG OMG OMG get the torches and pitchforks!

Ugly America.

[Triana]

35. Upon first view, I didn't even notice " it" until I read...

Down this thread about freeper outrage. Had to watch again to even notice.

[alittlelark]

40. Same here, I was about to watch it again til I saw 'bi-racial'

in a response.

[zebonaut]

36. They don't claim heart healthy they "suggest" it; and its bullshit; thats the only scandal

The only scandal are the false claims. I don't care what color anyone in this ad is; Cheerios are NOT heart healthy; they are cheap carbohydrate which just raise blood sugar. Any cholesterol reduction is insignificant. And the AHA is a Quack organization that doesn't do real science.

[Behind the Aegis]

37. LOL! What a cute commercial.

Nice to see a different family.

[DainBramaged]

38. The people who spewed hate on YouTube for this commercial

are lower than worm shit.

[Politicub]

43. The RW requires conformity to its definition of what's acceptable

There's no other explanation for being upset.

News flash - there are thousands of families that don't conform to the RW's white ideal. It doesn't get more racist than criticizing mixed-race families.

I liked the commercial. It took me a second viewing to figure out what may have bugged the right.

[BlueJazz]

44. I thought all life started in Africa.

[grahamhgreen]

45. NOTE: "Advertising for the toasted oats violate federal law regarding heart disease"

WASHINGTON - Cheerios, the world's best-selling cereal, isn't so wholesome as its maker General Mills Inc. contends, US regulators said.

Packaging and Internet advertising for the toasted oats violate federal law with promises to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, according to a warning letter posted on the Food and Drug Administration's website yesterday. General Mills, ordered to fix the issues or risk product seizure, said it would try to resolve the letter with the regulator.

The FDA allows food companies to make nutritional claims backed by scientific studies, and restricts wording. Health claims have helped food and beverage makers boost sales as more consumers struggle with obesity. Food companies are testing the regulator's "relatively subjective view" of how much scientific proof is needed, said Christopher Shanahan, an analyst at Frost & Sullivan Inc. in Mountain View, Calif."

http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/05/13/cheerios_health_nutrition_benefits_less_than_advertised_fda_says/