Interracial Dating Tv Shows
Has anyone noticed that there’s social disparities on tv still?
I’ve been noticing something for a while. Even with all the interracial relationhips, gay and lesbian relationships, it still doesn’t cross over in advertising! Have you seen a tide commercial where the guy is doing laundry? Have you seen a white girl and a black man portraying a married or a dating couple on a commercial? Have you even seen a gay couple being in a commercial about stds? With all the mixing of social relationships, tv advertisements still give out the message of segregation. The bottom line is that, I haven’t seen any relationships that were black/white, gay, lesbian in a commercial, when they are obviously part of the targeted audiences as well. Do you think that there would be a lot of people offended if they did do something like that? But on tv shows they do it all the time, just not on commercials. I thought that’s kinda facinating… how about you?
Good observation.
I think the reason is like one of the previous answers said. They don’t want to alienate potential customers.
However, there is a difference in how relationships are portrayed depending on the product.
In commercials geared toward older people such as AARp and insurance companies, they usually show older people talking and they are all the same race.
People in their 60s+ tended to be more segregated when they wee younger.
However, ads geared to younger clientel, for example The Gap or MTV, deliberately try to have at least one represenative from all races.
Even though the ads include all races, they are really just as racist (if not more) than the ads that have a segregated cast. Whether, you exlude a segment of society in your ads, or you go out of your way to include a segment, you are still make decisions based on race.
I have no idea what the “right” answer is.
What to you think should happen in these ads?
Black women & interracial dating part 2
