These companies obviously look to ensure that they deliver memorable commercials during the Super Bowl, but some of them end up getting caught in controversy instead.
- Feb 2, 2020
AceShowbiz - There's actually nothing wrong with Cheerios' ads that aired during the 2013 Super Bowl. It showed a biracial little girl with her black dad and white mom talking to each other while enjoying the cereal. But for some reason, the spot sparked heavy backlash because people believed that the company crossed the line by depicting mixed-race family as normal.
Deciding that the reaction to the post was no longer family-friendly, Cheerios eventually asked YouTube to turn off its comment section. Despite the move, the cereal company didn't regret making the commercial in the slightest bit and even brought back the biracial family in its 2014 Super Bowl commercial.
