Interracial Family Essay

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As America keep growing things change and others don’t, such as racism and the discrimination of people. Cheerios a well-known cereal that is consumed by all ages has continued to spread happiness and health. This specific brand of cereal is known for being heart healthy and promoting a family environment in their ads. The question is if this brand is so popular why did an interracial family put into an ad cause such a backlash?
The commercial starred a small family the father being African American, the mother being Caucasian and the daughter a mix of the two with curly hair. The family set up is less common rather it is the father is white and the mother is black. The little girl asks her mother innocently “Dad say cheerios help your …show more content…

The United States has become more progressive with accepting the differences between people, there still are many who disapprove of non-traditional relationships. A percentage of commentators were outraged that Cheerios depicted this interracial family. It is sad to see but, because interracial relationships were only more widely accepted 20 to 30 years ago there is going to be some type of backlash. YouTube and other websites that published/acknowledged the ad received all of these comments online because people had the free will to describe such hatred. Commenting online gave these people the ability to speak their mind without revealing who they were and what they looked like. If the commenters had the ability to speak straight to the creator only a select few would be able to freely speak their …show more content…

The comments made about the family were unwarranted and unnecessary. They were just made by people who wanted to be hateful and not celebrate that other were included. The southern area is more known for their traditional ways while, they are not the only states that have racism. Racism will continue to be a problem as long as people do not want to learn about what others go through and their lifestyle. By commercials being more progressive things will slowly change just as the world. Though the ad was pulled off the air it was able to reach so many families but, also make them feel like American is still a melting pot. Accepting people’s differences is what America is prided on so, people should be able to love and be happy with whomever they

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