Interracial Couples in TV Ads

[moldyoldie]

It's heartening to see the emerging preponderance of interracial couples in TV ads these days, not to mention the occasional gay and/or lesbian couple. The medium has come a long way since we saw Capt. Kirk kiss Uhura on the lips. ( )

[radioandtventhusiast]

It's been happening for a few years now, and it will continue to increase in the coming years.

[km1125]

It's one thing to intentionally underrepresent a faction, and it's another to intentionally overrepresent.

Neither is good.

[Turkeytop]

Regardless of race, most of the couples are middle class. They ignore the working class. It's like our demographic doesn't exist.

[moldyoldie]

Regardless of race, most of the couples are middle class. They ignore the working class. It's like our demographic doesn't exist.

Don't you have TV lawyer ads in Canada? They practically own the local airwaves here! The testimonials, whether or not intentional, all seem to be coming from working class individuals. How do I know? I don't.

[Deleted User 14896]

Regardless of race, most of the couples are middle class. They ignore the working class. It's like our demographic doesn't exist.

What is it with you and classes?

[paul8539]

I have no problem with inter-racial couples. One of my girlfriends (Philippino) is married to a white guy. One of my white buddies is married to a black girl.

[Bobbert]

I think they are forced and distract from the message. I'd guess that a black person would probably rather see an all-black couple or an all-black family than a mixed race couple.

[Deleted User 14896]

I think they are forced and distract from the message. I'd guess that a black person would probably rather see an all-black couple or an all-black family than a mixed race couple.

Myself, I don't notice it.
I remember the infamous Cheerios commercial. I'd probably seen it 3 or 4 times before reading (maybe here) that there was a Twitter controversy about it. Then I paid closer attention and finally noticed.

[craig11152]

Regardless of race, most of the couples are middle class. They ignore the working class. It's like our demographic doesn't exist.

What is it with you and classes?

The worst part is he has a moving definition of "working class" so he gets to decide who is in and who is not.

[bmw]

It's one thing to intentionally underrepresent a faction, and it's another to intentionally overrepresent.

Neither is good.

Speaking of intentionally overrepresenting a faction, in home security TV commercials, apparently only white people rob houses:



Also, if you ever seen a Michican State Police PSA telling people all the consequences of driving drunk, you'll notice that the person playing the drunk person is ALWAYS white.

[billmich88888]

and always a male, even though it takes only 1 -2 drinks for 130# female to be "over the limit" - it doesn't play well on tv to show a cop speaking meanly to a female

[Bobbert]

and always a male, even though it takes only 1 -2 drinks for 130# female to be "over the limit" - it doesn't play well on tv to show a cop speaking meanly to a female

On Highway Patrol in the 50s, there were plenty of bad gals, and Broderick Crawford spoke very meanly to them, but you'd never see a female criminal shot. Even then, they knew there was a line you couldn't cross.

[paul8539]

It seems that women never get busted for drunk driving.