Across America People Are Transcending Color Lines to Become Family. This is a look beyond the faces. From a half black, half white native New Yorker who loves peanut butter and is way too big for boxes. Here's to epic love and open hearts.
Beyond the fact that in their first Superbowl ad EVER Cheerios is bringing back our beloved interracial family, I love this ad because it's about love and family, things we can ALL relate to. It's refreshing when media reflects human subject matter that shows our sameness rather than our differences. And little Gracie kills it, her expression's are fantastic. No better ad dollars ever spent. (Yes, we know, too bad it's not for a non GMO cereal, I'll take it anyway. )
Tamara, it breaks my heart that you have to endure any of this unkindness and cruelty. No one deserves it, least of all someone who's simply loving another. And it's because I understand what it feels like and want to live in a world where this doesn't happen that I don't want to miss a chance to take a closer look at what's going on here. The issue goes deep. This bigotry and cruelty is the result of systemic horrors that this country is still unwilling to take full responsibility for so we keep the discussions at the surface.
Read MoreI only didn't mention the beautiful Condola Rashad in the title because no one knows who she is YET. I'm thrilled that for the first time in over 36 years the play is coming to theaters and it's coming mixed! Read more in People here. And I hope the rumors are true that they're more than just friendly co-stars.
Last Friday Katie Couric featured the lovely and genius Alyson West and her husband Michael David Murphy, on her show. They're the the force behind "We are the 15%", the website started in response to the backlash over the Cheerios commercial featuring the interracial family. I had met with Alyson when I passed through Atlanta driving cross country so I was especially excited to see her on TV. What didn't excite me was Katie. In addition to smiling the entire time while talking about interracial relationships, a serious topic, one that despite popular misconception, often is a life and death situation, she says, "I remember thinking how cool!" when talking about how she felt when watchin the Philly cream cheese commercial with the interracial couple. Katie Couric talks about this topic the same way she would about a "neat" new household gadget. Ooohh, how interesting, how cool, people that look like you are on TV. How does that make you feel? Are you serious Katie? That's the best you can do? What she should be saying is how noticing the recent influx of interracial families in commercials made her realize how underrepresented they've been and how troubling that is in 2014. On the upside, at least Ad Age finally thinks we're worth talking about.
