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That Cheerios ad and a nice response to the haters.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:44 am

This advert had some racists up in arms.



Soooo...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=gwReRl4Z7EQ[/youtube]

And yes, that's a good URL. Fucking Youtube.
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Re: That Cheerios ad and a nice response to the haters.

Post by Animavore » Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:48 am

WTF?! That's the most innocuous ad ever! Who was "up in arms"? Interracial couples on TV is nothing new.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:50 am

Animavore wrote:WTF?! That's the most innocuous ad ever! Who was "up in arms"? Interracial couples on TV is nothing new.
Certain neo-nasty groups have protested. The response has been ... fun.
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Post by Animavore » Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:56 am

Protested? Where? To who? Need more infoz.
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Re: That Cheerios ad and a nice response to the haters.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:57 am

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php? ... t=cheerios
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