This Cheerios commercial with a young biracial girl discussing the cereal with her White mother and Black father generated so much negative feedback General Mills disabled comments on its web site. But, according to Camille Gibson, vice-president of marketing for General Mills, responses have been overwhelmingly positive. “At Cheerios, we know there are many kinds of families and we celebrate them all,” added Gibson.
Some Americans just can’t get over the Black / White thing.
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