TheGreatEscape said:

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No joke. What happened to all the Hispanics represented on tv?

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BigRobSA said:

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TheGreatEscape said:

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No joke. What happened to all the Hispanics represented on tv?

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Not enough of a need for lawn care equipment right now, or picking coffee beans.

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boboguitar said:

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fc2112 said:

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In the series of commercials I just watched in the Bills/Eagles game, the couple was biracial. All four commercials.

I guess I should at least be thankful they were opposite sex couples.

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What racial make up would you rather them display?

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aTmAg said:

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It's not the race of the people that matters, it's the agenda being pushed that does.

If everybody was white and had Biden shirts, then this thread would still exist.

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DBird said:

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There's an awful lot of people who don't like seeing black folks on tv. Excuse me, seeing black folks too often

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EclipseAg said:

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If you haven't noticed the trend -- and I don't know how you could miss it -- the Twitter account "White Men Are Stupid in Commercials" will open your eyes.

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absolutely have noticed that. Time after time you see a POC which is almost always black explaining/helping /leading /solving an issue while the white person just sits their basking in the POC brilliance. Kind of a " Black Savior complex " the other thing I see a lot is white actors in feminine roles or positions. It is all about tearing everything down that is white/straight/traditional /European.

Found this by a guy who is in Advertising and has his own blog and confirms everything we say. It is a good read and not long.

https://thecrankycreative.com/what-happened-to-white-people-in-tv-commercials/

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DBird said:

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Oh.....so that is what this thread is about? People are upset that too many commercials don't actually represent the reality of the racial makeup of couples in the US? Those interracial couples, they're on the tv too much.

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zwhag2010 said:

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fc2112 said:

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8.4% of marriages in the US are interracial.

100% of the commercials in that last commercial break were interracial.

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Isn't the goal of a marketing campaign (commercials) to appeal to your target audience? People relate to things that feature people that look like them. It's in our DNA. Commercials have <30 seconds of our time they are going to lean into our most basic of senses to capture our attention.

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aTmAg said:

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It's not the race of the people that matters, it's the agenda being pushed that does.

If everybody was white and had Biden shirts, then this thread would still exist.

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TexasRebel said:

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Remember?

Math is racist.

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fc2112 said:

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In the series of commercials I just watched in the Bills/Eagles game, the couple was biracial. All four commercials.

I guess I should at least be thankful they were opposite sex couples.

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JerryHelper said:

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fc2112 said:

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In the series of commercials I just watched in the Bills/Eagles game, the couple was biracial. All four commercials.

I guess I should at least be thankful they were opposite sex couples.

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Imagine being a grown ass adult and being butthurt over something like this.

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Joes said:

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DBird said:

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There's an awful lot of people who don't like seeing black folks on tv. Excuse me, seeing black folks too often

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That's absurd. When I regularly see 5 commercials in a row and 4 of them feature black women it's impossible not to notice that 80% of the commercials are routinely featuring 6% of the population. There is something to it beyond random chance. And then the very people who are constantly obsessed with "representation" start with the attacks like "Why do you care so much what skin color they are?" What a joke..

A white person can't even voice an animated black character without it being seen as racist now but as soon as straight whites are virtually replaced it becomes "Why do you care what color they are?" and "Why does it bother you to see black people?"

So disingenuous.

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JerryHelper said:

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fc2112 said:

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In the series of commercials I just watched in the Bills/Eagles game, the couple was biracial. All four commercials.

I guess I should at least be thankful they were opposite sex couples.

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Imagine being a grown ass adult and being butthurt over something like this.

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I think that it is beneficial for younger kids to see successful people who look like them on tv. The conversation needs to start with something that won't trigger the common disingenuous response that you noted above.

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DBird said:

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Joes said:

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DBird said:

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There's an awful lot of people who don't like seeing black folks on tv. Excuse me, seeing black folks too often

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That's absurd. When I regularly see 5 commercials in a row and 4 of them feature black women it's impossible not to notice that 80% of the commercials are routinely featuring 6% of the population. There is something to it beyond random chance. And then the very people who are constantly obsessed with "representation" start with the attacks like "Why do you care so much what skin color they are?" What a joke..

A white person can't even voice an animated black character without it being seen as racist now but as soon as straight whites are virtually replaced it becomes "Why do you care what color they are?" and "Why does it bother you to see black people?"

So disingenuous.

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Look, I'll admit, I said these things on here to get a reaction. It is true that the makeup of the people in commercials do not represent the actual percentage of the population. I understand what the "people in charge" are trying to do with these commercials in reference to diversity and inclusiveness.

I think that it is beneficial for younger kids to see successful people who look like them on tv. The conversation needs to start with something that won't trigger the common disingenuous response that you noted above.

Yes, my statements were disingenuous.

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DBird said:

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Joes said:

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DBird said:

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There's an awful lot of people who don't like seeing black folks on tv. Excuse me, seeing black folks too often

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That's absurd. When I regularly see 5 commercials in a row and 4 of them feature black women it's impossible not to notice that 80% of the commercials are routinely featuring 6% of the population. There is something to it beyond random chance. And then the very people who are constantly obsessed with "representation" start with the attacks like "Why do you care so much what skin color they are?" What a joke..

A white person can't even voice an animated black character without it being seen as racist now but as soon as straight whites are virtually replaced it becomes "Why do you care what color they are?" and "Why does it bother you to see black people?"

So disingenuous.

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Look, I'll admit, I said these things on here to get a reaction. It is true that the makeup of the people in commercials do not represent the actual percentage of the population. I understand what the "people in charge" are trying to do with these commercials in reference to diversity and inclusiveness.

I think that it is beneficial for younger kids to see successful people who look like them on tv. The conversation needs to start with something that won't trigger the common disingenuous response that you noted above.

Yes, my statements were disingenuous.

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