'Eat It, Haters': Cheerios Spoof Adds Orientation, Goes Viral

By Chris Hoenig


Weeks after a Cheerios commercial featuring an interracial couple drew a rash of racist comments on YouTube—but also sparked a run of support for parent company General Mills—a spoof of the ad by a group of comedians is going viral.

The “commercial,” written by Mark Normand and Eddie Lombardi, stars comediennes Hollis Witherspoon and Joyelle Nicole Johnson as an interracial lesbian couple, adding sexual orientation to the diversity of the cast.

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