Sooo... Cheerios the brand we all know and love recently released a new commercial to the public which raised a lot controversy in the media. Why you may ask? Well the cute bi-racial girl had a Caucasian mommy and African American daddy. Though interracial relationships are very common in this century, there are plenty of people who are still against it and continue to have a bigot mentality.
Here's the commercial
Now you can't tell me that wasn't just about the cutest thing you've ever seen ! Innocence is a precious gift that children have. It should be cherished as long as possible because once it's corrupted it's pretty much gone forever.
Cheerios received so many negative comments about the ad that they disabled users from commenting on the video. I'm sure that there were plenty of racial comments being thrown around from very ignorant and close minded individuals. It's very unfortunate that racism still exists. Though we have come a very long way, we will never live in a perfect world. That's just the way it is. In my opinion interracial relationships and families are evidence that our past African American advocates efforts were not in vain.
Personally I like dark skinned guys but my best friends love Cacausions so the generation of all races plus mixed races will continue to live on. Maybe we'll even get an option of biracial/interracial for race on applications. It only takes one individual to make a decision to take a stand and have a nation follow behind. Likewise for those are against the cause. Start with yourself, influence someone and keep the cycle going. Together we can make the world a better place for me and you and our children :)
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