With this video, they decided to take on a serious subject: racism and the negative reaction to the Cheerios commercial.
Watch this video (it may surprise you) and think about how innocent kids - not jaded racist adults - reacted to this commercial. Credit to Benny and Rafi Fine, TheFineBros., who have done a great job with this "Kids React" brand:
My favorite quotes from these very animated, articulate kids:
- "But some people just fall in love like that?!?"
- "My brain doesn't wrap around the idea [of racism]."
- "I thought Martin Luther King fixed this already..."
- "... You should only judge a person based on their character and their personality."
- "Underneath it, literally, you are the same person, with organs, and a heart..."
- "Some people are stuck in the old days with racism and stuff..."
- "It's like the mob mentality [when they give negative comments on YouTube] - it's like monkey see, monkey do."
- "Why would you waste your time giving negative comments when you could just go on to another awesome YouTube video?"
- "Cheerios is brave for making this commercial."
- "[To those victims of racism]Stay strong bro-skis."
- "Those mean people out there do not deserve anything."
Just curious... do you have friends who are racist just to be funny? What do YOU think should be done about these hurtful, negative commenters on YouTube? Any ideas?
2 comments:
I always think of that song from South Pacific when these discussions occur "You have to be carefully taught". Once taught to think ill of another because of race, it takes a conscious and determined effort to change your thinking. Unless confronted, most people won't change. It's too difficult and takes too much effort. Belief systems are the hardest to change.
Thank you for posting, and I just think they are all brilliant, smart, sweet...honest! Love their comments and how simple their perspective is...so smart!
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