They are hating on this little girl’s family. It’s time to get mad, Internet.

The family in this commercial looks a lot like my family, and that makes me happy. Know what doesn’t make me happy? The fact that Cheerios had to disable the comments on this YouTube video because there was so much outrage that they’d dare show an interracial family in their commercial. C’mon, Internets! It’s 2013…

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May 31, 2013

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