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47of74

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24. Meanwhile the internetz have responded....

Mon May 2, 2016, 12:17 PM

May 2016

They've been shutting down these racist stooges...

Racist trolls were no match for the outpouring of love that followed after Old Navy tweeted an ad portraying an interracial family.

On Friday, Old Navy tweeted an ad featuring an interracial couple to promote its Thank You Event sale.

Some disapproving social media users responded to the ad with racist nonsense, as Jezebel reported. “This miscegenation junk is rammed down our throats every direction,” wrote one Twitter user. “Interracial couples are a fraction of US marriages. Who is the target demo,” wrote another.

Fortunately, there are much better people in this world. Those people decided to fight back against the ignorance by showing their support for the imagery. Some even shared photos of their own interracial families.

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Some folks upset about this Old Navy ad. [View all] edbermac May 2016 OP

Wow what a beautiful family! broiles May 2016 #1

That's what I'm thinking. I wonder if they're a real family or just models? pnwmom May 2016 #6

The kid is super cute! Odin2005 May 2016 #40

To hell with the trolls. I hope Old Navy knows them for what they are, and keeps supporting Aristus May 2016 #2

Some people get upset way to easy. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #3

Other than the fact that the man seriously needs awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #4

NOOOOO!!!!! Chellee May 2016 #22

I was listening to a commercial from a hair removal place awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #29

Good for her. Chellee May 2016 #34

And I used to sport a nicely trimmed beard awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #36

Well, I disagree about the gray. Chellee May 2016 #38

I am 48 awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #41

+1 shanti May 2016 #32

Your beard-centric post GulfCoast66 May 2016 #35

How about just a goatee? Chellee May 2016 #37

I wish!! GulfCoast66 May 2016 #44

I haven't let a razor anywhere near me for at least two decades. hunter May 2016 #25

I used grow beards from time to time awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #28

"Miscegenation"? ronnie624 May 2016 #5

Lol. Yeah.. and this Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #10

Geocide? Are they killing the planet now? nt truebluegreen May 2016 #31

Yes. sofa king May 2016 #43

... progressoid May 2016 #11

I'm sure they are all models, but that's not the point. SheilaT May 2016 #7

What bathroom does that child use? basselope May 2016 #8

What if you're both transexual and interracial? drm604 May 2016 #14

Worse, what jail will they be thrown in? Eleanors38 May 2016 #33

Good god. She is stunning. progressoid May 2016 #9

You Suppose? ProfessorGAC May 2016 #30

Thw "white genocide" people getting feedback here Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #12

geocide, eh? what else are you supposed to do with a Death Star? MisterP May 2016 #15

I see couples and families like this all the time; drm604 May 2016 #13

+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #16

I know so many interracial couples laundry_queen May 2016 #17

Lucky guy. I have a family like that right next door. nt bemildred May 2016 #18

My brother married a Japanese woman 50 years ago left-of-center2012 May 2016 #19

Good to see commercial ventures recognizing reality... Wounded Bear May 2016 #20

Some folks are offended by everything. bigwillq May 2016 #21

Lovely ad. k&r Photographer May 2016 #23

Meanwhile the internetz have responded.... 47of74 May 2016 #24

They look like America rock May 2016 #26

Wow. A DU thread from the 1960s. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #27

These idiots should stay away from my part of Minnesota. Odin2005 May 2016 #39

Colorwise, this is my family. kwassa May 2016 #42