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It will be difficult because the co. is so big,but it's time to boycott General Mills
Is it wrong or right what is in the commercials? I don't know
I do know I will choose not to give my money to a company that makes a conscious effort to influence society through lies and false portrayals
I like cereal and they make about half the cereals
Oh well
Post a link to the commercial.
Originally Posted by GUMMO77
What's wrong with it?
interracial penetration if I had to take a guess.
If General Mills makes Life cereal then you can all go to hell, no ones touching that.
Where is the lie or false portrayal there? There's nothing offensive about that commercial.
Sorry, pal, but I loves me some Cheerios when I'm high -- regular and apple cinnamon.
Didn't watch the video, and I highly doubt I will watch any commercials during the Super Bowl. Will try my best to flip to the DVR during the breaks.
It's about as accurate and intellectually honest as a commercial with Angelina Jolie touting a bra
Or Barry Bonds appearing in a say no to PEDs message
Everyone with any sense knows 90-95% of black male/white female "relationships" end up with a diseased single mom on public assistance, not a happy couple in a nice home
This is a conscious decision by General Mills to say fuk what's good for business, we will distort reality and try to change society by airing it during the superbowl.
If u doubt the motives, do a little research on this woman Camille Gibson who is behind a lot of it. Force a controversial and dishonest portrayal, then block comments and replies that criticize it but keep the ones that agree.
It's a free country, everyone can date who they want. Just sick of liberals trying to sway opinion on issues through media fiction
Draw a huge amount of attention to something, giving it even more power to "distort reality and change society."
That'll show 'em.
True, it does draw attention, and no doubt that's what they are going for. Many say any publicity is good publicity. I highly doubt though that people who approve of it will buy any more General Mills products than they already do, but there is a sizable segment who will choose to boycott because they are fed up with these heavy handed shenanigans
How the fukk is this commercial going to change anything in society? 99% of people won't care or give it a second thought
i didn't even notice the white black thing until I saw a post below the video
Even if they are trying to do something behind the scenes I still will eat their cereal because I really don't care
It's the whole premise of advertising. Portray something a certain way as much as you can to make people accept what you say and buy your product (or in this case, buy their agenda)
Yeah but in this case you said that they will try to "change society" and I ask you what specifically they are trying to change and how is that even possible from a stupid little commercial?
There is a stereotype and animosity by many people towards black male/white female dating. There is a reason for this though, and to argue that in it's current popular form it is not overall detrimental to society is naive
General Mills is saying, "Look here, it's a happy, successful, loving family consisting of a black male and a white female, you racists and bigots are wrong." It makes them (General Mills) feel warm and fuzzy, it fights against the people they feel are backward and racist, but it's fiction. You can say it isn't on purpose, what's the big deal, it's just a random couple, but come on. This is a commercial during the super bowl by a mega company, they know exactly what they are doing.
I want a peaceful society for everyone, but I don't want to be lied to and brainwashed by limousine liberals who have a driver take them to and from work every day.
A variation of that ad has been out since at least since May 2013 - definitely wasn't made for the Super Bowl. All of the negative feedback on social media from people who disapprove of inter-racial marriage was picked up by the news and SM in Australia even though the ad wasn't even shown here. General Mills and their various brands in Oz (ie Uncle Toby's who make Cheerios here) reportedly got a bump in sales from Aussies showing support for an ad that never even appeared on our tv. I imagine if that happened here it would've in other countries too. Whomever came up with this concept is pretty genius.
I boycotted Chick Fila over their queer debacle. I took a stand.
All it did was make me crave it more. After the standoff was over, I ate there every day for a week straight, sometimes twice a day.
Now theyre my fav fast food joint
I lovey queers but I guess not as much as chick fila
Sorry sourtwist
Well this new variation was made specifically for the super bowl
I am interested in what you are saying about a bump in sales in Australia and would like to read about it if u have a link
You call the concept genius. There are a lot of company strategies that might increase the bottom line but at other costs, I wouldn't call them genius
Also, I wonder if the reception would be a bit different in Australia if it was an Indian, Aboriginal, or Asian refugee with an Aussie white? Ever heard out of site, out of mind? Or tolerance of something is directly related to one's distance from it? Microscopic black population in Australia right now, but growing rapidly. Let's check back in on the attitudes in 10-20 years.
It was actually on a media watch show where the info about the bump in sales was reported so I'll see if I can find a video for you.
And yes I do think the concept is genius. They got a ton of press last year for this ad concept and the racist backlash helped to extend that press to the other side of the world. All for an ad that cost very little to make and didn't even air outside of the US and maybe? Canada. And hilariously it's because of the extent of the racial vitriol hurled at GM - for an ad that most people didn't realize they were even supposed to have an issue with after seeing it - that got GM all that positive support. So to me it is genius.
As for Aussies and inter-racial marriage, that's already common as kangaroos and koalas here. Even features on tv shows and movies - not as a novelty story line or say an ad that is so rare it's causing this kind of reaction... just as life. In 20 years from now I expect it to be even more so. Then again the ad got a heap of support in the US and the UK last year too so I don't think that's the issue.
Ok I would like to take a look at it
I'm not going to say you are wrong about whether or not there is more support or backlash, but anyone skeptical of the media realizes it depends on who is reporting
Shari the comments you make in this thread don't seem to go along with these you made
This is quite the racist country - in general, not everyone obviously - for sure. Used to really shock me when I first moved here because I was used to more quiet racism whereas these guys just flatout say it. But on the whole you can pull them up on it and they'll stop. I had people forwarding me crap on Facebook asking me to 'like' pages with names like "we don't need more immigrants, gtfo" or "if you don't speak Aussie, we don't want you here"... rubbish like that. Those people would usually get really embarrassed when I'd remind them that I'm Canadian/American so I'm also an immigrant. Seems the colour of my skin confused them for a bit
But there has been a lot of ethnic based crime. Not just from whites against other races but vice versa too. Kind of a weird gig going on here.
Oh for sure it depends on who's reporting it and the context as well. I think one of the reasons GM gained so much support last time was because before they shut down the comments on the youtube clip, the stuff being said was beyond vile. It wasn't people calmly expressing their disagreement with a cereal company seeming to "promote" inter-racial marriage but twisted stuff like wanting to slit the child's throat, the woman should be hanged for being a traitor, etc. So of course most rational people are going to stand up against that rubbish. Just as I expect them to do the same against MSNBC for tweeting what they did this time as that's not on either. But even in this tiny sample size of this thread, you're the only one so far who seems to have an issue with the ad with 3 people even asking what's wrong with it at all. The only reason I knew what the issue was is because I remembered all the brouhaha from last year or else I would've been genuinely asking the same thing.
The station that has the show I'm talking about only keeps their clips up for awhile so I'm trying to find it on youtube and facebook. I remember someone posting a clip on my feed last year so it's just a matter of hunting it down. I'll pop back in if/when I find it.
Just the fact you think it was genius shows how wrong it is.
How is lilly ledbetter act going for you women?.. Or any of the Obama legislation you supported that has crashed and burned.
Are you woman enough to admit you have no idea what you were talking about then?
When I was in Sydney, ever person I met who brought up the election was for Obama and, of course, I had to enlighten them. Bunch of socialist idiots just like half of my country.
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What's with the insults brooks? You can't have a conversation about a flippin cereal ad without getting messy? You didn't even comment on the damn thing.
And for the record, I stated WAY TOO MANY times on here that if the Republicans had put up a decent candidate I would vote for them. Despite the fact I believe in gay marriage, abortion and helping out the *truly* poor when needed, I'm not some hippy dippy treehugger or radfem as you seem to believe. I'm closer to 40 than 30, have a gorgeous child to support and all of my income comes from US companies and other entities. He is my #1 concern. I am very fiscally conservative these days but unfortunately last time the right served up one of the most unpalatable candidates possible. I trust they've now learned their lesson and they'll choose better next time around. However none of this has an ounce to do with that ad... so what do you think of it?
So you supported the guy who created the largest income inequality gap in the history of the country and crushed small business, personally I'd feel pretty stupid if I supported Obama. That's just me though, I own up to my failures.What's with the insults brooks? You can't have a conversation about a flippin cereal ad without getting messy? You didn't even comment on the damn thing.
And for the record, I stated WAY TOO MANY times on here that if the Republicans had put up a decent candidate I would vote for them. Despite the fact I believe in gay marriage, abortion and helping out the *truly* poor when needed, I'm not some hippy dippy treehugger or radfem as you seem to believe. I'm closer to 40 than 30, have a gorgeous child to support and all of my income comes from US companies and other entities. I am very fiscally conservative these days but unfortunately last time the right served up one of the most unpalatable candidates possible. I trust they've now learned their lesson and they'll choose better next time around. However none of this has an ounce to do with that ad... so what do you think of it?
And, you already know what I think about this liberal pos ad. Intelligent people hate the ad, idiots like it. The world keeps spinning.
Sorry Centaur, I didn't realise you'd double posted so didn't see your second post. I think you're misunderstanding that comment in the context of this one. There is definitely racism here... just of a different kind. There are so many Asians here (including Indians) that inter-racial marriage just isn't a big deal. When people hate on them it's not for intermingling or whatever the f that term is... it's just for simply being. I don't think inter-racial marriage even is on their radar simply because of the sheer number of non-whites in Australia. Different kind of hate.
Your fragile argument loses a ton of credibility when you toss around figures like 90-95% when anybody with more than two brain cells realizes that number is way out of whack. Hyperbole usually has the exact opposite reaction of what you might expect.
That's fair enough you'd feel stupid... I don't. As far as making an assumption as to what you'd think of this ad, isn't that the whole basis for starting this thread? That MSNBC assumed all Repubs are racists who'd hate it? Way to play into their hands. I'd like to think those so-called intelligent people have more important things to focus on than using their energy to "hate" what a cereal company depicts in an ad. Obviously not.
You should be boycotting Kelloggs. They had a plant here that was open for 80 years or something, and invested 500 million in a new massive building within the last 10 years. Then, before Christmas the told everyone to GTFO, the plant is moving to Thailand. So have fun eating your Kelloggs products made by 8 year old kids.
Life is made by Quaker, owned by Pepsi.
That's the stuff that breaks my heart. Even ignoring the kids for a sec, generations of families devote their lives to these companies and they just ship off to Asia, usually after receiving tax payer help to stay for awhile or at least here. And it affects so much more than just the immediate employees obviously. Australia is getting nailed with that quite a bit right now... even ironically by the most iconic Aussie car brand there is. They're running ads saying "although we're no longer made in Australia, we're still for Australia". That's the stuff that pisses me off. Not flippin Cheerios showing an interracial couple heaven forbid.
To add my 2 cents, I didn't give the ad a second look until there was hate hype surrounding it.
Personally, I hate seeing interracial shit in the street. I definitely don't want it on my TV, especially commercials
which I despise anyway.
Call me prejudice, I don't care. When a majority of white women mess with a black, it doesn't end well. The
blacks will be lazy, won't work, take advantage and usually beat their women or cheat on them. The dumb
women have kids to them, which is the sad part, because the kid has to suffer.
That commercial proves my point, because the black father is doing nothing but laying down taking a nap.
The bolded part was exactly what I was trying to state earlier. Most people don't even get the first time around what's supposed to be so controversial here. And that's exactly why I think this ad is genius. If all those loons had expressed their opinions as calmly and eloquently like you had this would never have turned into a thing back then or now again. I might not agree with what you're saying but that just says our experience and frame of reference is different. A normal person gets that and welcomes the discussion. You're not calling for actors in an ad to be killed ffs. Those idiots on SM caused this all and people were out to prove a point about a stupid Cheerios ad.
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