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I choose to do my padlet board on cultural change, in particular how it relates to family. As the text states "Ads may also function as a barometer of cultural change" (Silverblatt, 305). With the following ads, I will show how advertising is making an attempt to not only reflect what we are seeing in our society, but also how these families are now being represented.

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As you see in the video clip, there is an all black family siting here enjoy a meal as one. There were many commercials such as this that were considered commonplace, even today. One could make the stereotype comparison of the black family eating chicken, however, overall this image tried to give a positive image to the black family.

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This video, that was aired in 1986, shown two different families, both white, who recent won a sweepstakes to which each one won $2 million dollars. Just like I said about the previous video, this seemed, at least to me,to be common place in regards to advertising in the past. I don't think that was the intention of the commercial, be you can see the stereotype images of an rich white family (well dress, pearls, grand room with a fireplace).

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1986 Ed McMahon American Family 10 million sweepstakes commercial

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A Different, yet common, depiction of the American Family.

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A Different, yet common, depiction of the American Family.

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The was an ad that was created in 2013 showing a conversation between a daughter and her mother.  What made this commercial the center of all the  attention was the fact the family in the video was a bi-racial family.  Cheerios, in my opinion, made an attempt to show that families, literally, came in all different shapes and colors.

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Cheerios Commercial With Interracial Family Gracie Part 1

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This was a spot ABC News did in wake to the reaction to this commercial after is was release. The comments in the section of the YouTube page were so vile, that they had to disable the comment section. However, Cheerios continued to show the commercial, even after the public out cry. Michael Burgi, a features editor at Ad Week, even said "15% of all married couples are in mix relationships". Simple put, the commercial was simply reflecting a the cultural change that was happening to the American Family in society.

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Ginger, thank you. We'll see you later in the broadcast. Now, to a nasty fight over a breakfast cereal. It involved this cheerio's ad, which features a biracial couple. It has produced an outpouring of nasty comments online. So bad the company had to shut down the comment section on youtube. And linzie janis is covering this story this morning. Reporter: Thousands of more people have come forward to express their outrage over the comments. Dad told me that cheerio's is good for your heart. Is that true? Reporter: It was supposed to be an adorable ad about a little girl trying to make her dad's heart healthier. But this morning, cheerio's youtube pageeaturing the commercial is on lockdown, after the comment section filled up with racial slurs, aimed at the ad's interracial family. One comment reportedly said, more like single parent in the making. Black dad will dip out soon. The ad points to others, referring to nazis and racial genocide. We should be past this issue. 15% of all married couples are mixed races. When you have social media allowing small elements who violently disagree with this, to have their say, you're going to get this kind of a reaction. Reporter: The online bigotry has sparked an outpouring of support for the cheerio's ad. One posted to the facebook page. I can't believe the amount of racist feedback. Pretty sad for 2013. Another wrote, thanks, cheerio's, for showing america the most important ingredient in family is love. Megan hatcher mays, a biracial law student says the offensive remarks may not be all bad. It brings to the surface some of the things we thought maybe were dead and gone. They're really not. Reporter: It may seem crazy to be discussing the commercial. That may be because american companies are behind in reflecting today's society in their advertising. I think that this ad kind of opens the floodgates for advertisers to show more of the very varied fabric of american society. Reporter: Cheerio's issued a statement saying, we know there's many kinds of families and we celebrate them all. And I got in touch with some advertising execs. I heard back from one of them, sir martin thorel. He defended the companies. And that student said it will spark dialogue. A good shift. Great to see you.

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Video: Interracial Cheerios Commercial Generates Debate

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Ginger, thank you. We'll see you later in the broadcast. Now, to a nasty fight over a breakfast cereal. It involved this cheerio's ad, which features a biracial couple. It has produced an outpouring of nasty comments online. So bad the company had to shut down the comment section on youtube.

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Finally, I added this last video, because this, along with the Cheerios Video, are a great definition of what cultural change exemplifies.