Is 'tokenism' racist?

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  1. Ronstar

    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    i hope for more inter-racial couples, as their kids are just gorgeous!!
     
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    Do you or do you not agree with the webmaster that the cheerios commercial is anti-White?

    The webmaster thinks portraying interracial relationships is miscegenation and genocidal propaganda. I'm asking you if you agree with that. If you do you are a racist. The webmaster is obviously a racist.
     
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    Tokenism is racist and cringeworthy, but I believe it is so for a different reason.
     
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    In a way, it is anti-white but I don't think it was done for anti-white purposes. I think the creators are just pro-green. If it didn't work, they probably won't be doing any more of them. It's all about the bottom line. If they lose money, they won't do it again.

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    And what reason would that be?
     
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    How is it anti-White to have an interracial family on TV? Do you believe that there is something wrong with interracial marriage?
     
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    From what I've observed, white man/black woman marriages seem to fare better than black man/white woman marriages. Generally speaking, I don't care who some stranger marries.
     
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    how is an inter-racial couple, "anti-white"?

    does it make you jealous to see a black man with a pretty white woman?

    maybe a little angry?
     
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    15% of us population is of african heritage it's surprising you're so perceptive to notice that reality reflected in television...that's pure genius I tell ya :roll:
     
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    inter-racial couples is part of the American fabric.

    nothing wrong with tv reflecting this reality.
     
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    My daughters are awesome!...
     
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    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    i bet.

    most beautiful people on Earth are half-white & half-East Asian.

    many half-white & half black folks are very attractive too.
     
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    New reality I've just seen in the last month a gay couple commercial, no biggie for me but just something advertisers have never dared go before...
     
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    Yeah, I recall smacking a ex-friend when he voiced his racial objection to my non white gf(now wife)...and to be fair I also recall group of wife's people wanting to hospitalize me for my dating her...
     
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    When they put tokens into commercials, they stick out like sore thumbs and we're supposed to pretend it doesn't make both target demos feel uncomfortable in any way. It's painfully obvious that they are trying to reach the other demographic aside from the dominant one casted, but they do it in a "we just need one of these to represent the other group." Token commercials are just too pretentious imho. Seeing the one off person, especially in cheesy commercials reeks of phony and that adds to the cringe factor.
     
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    That's irrelevant to my question. Why did you say this?

    If you're indifferent to interracial relationships then why did you say the commercial was anti-White?
     

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