r/clevercomebacks 4d ago

Crazy how that works!

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u/Ol_JanxSpirit 4d ago

The sheer audacity of using the Princess and the Frog as an example. So much ink and outrage was spent bitching about a black Disney princess.

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u/Obsidian_Purity 3d ago

In just four years time, racists and bigots were assured the end times were coming because a cheerios commercial had an interracial couple and a mixed daughter. 

https://youtu.be/9J_M2qa4xh0?si=J8zCg1QbU3FQHHIy

This commercial. With the cutest little girl. And the sweetest message. That lead to this. 

https://www.today.com/news/cheerios-ad-mixed-race-family-draws-racist-responses-6c10169988

Grown adults were offensively attacking a mixed girl for simply existing.

People can cry woke, DEI, and whatever all they want. But if your first response to a loving family is hate just because there are two different skin tones... you are the problem.

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u/FrenchFryCattaneo 3d ago

It wasn't until the late 90s that the majority of people in the US even claimed to support interracial marriage. This stuff was not that long ago.

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u/QualifiedApathetic 3d ago

Someone who was 18 when Loving v. Virginia hit would now be 75. A bunch of the people who were pissed off about that decision are still around and voting.

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u/peachsepal 3d ago

People only think it's stereotypical white racists who hate interracial relationships, but like take a look around and you'll find a whole fking lot of people hate interracial relationships, from all kinds of perspectives

It's quite shocking tbh to look at reactions and see just negativity all around because two people are in a relationship

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u/MyBllsYrChn 2d ago

Even Clarence Thomas hates them...and he's in one.

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u/Funkycoldmedici 3d ago

I’m white and briefly dated a black girl in the 90’s. It was a big deal to people I never thought it would matter to. Both our families and friends had some ugly reactions.