https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj_FHz5tSIg (Link to commercial)
The Dorito’s company of the commercial chose to capitalize on the stereotype of single black mothers to appeal to a broad audience that finds the stereotype humorous and controversial. When the single black man to the single black MOTHER’S house, her son approached him. Her son began to set ground rules in an aggressive way. The aggressive approaching was the humorous part, but there was a bigger picture with this stereotypical commercial. It is easy to overlook the stereotype because of the humorous part, but the director specifically chose this typically black situation.
The Dorito’s company of the commercial chose to capitalize on the stereotype of single black mothers to appeal to a broad audience that finds the stereotype humorous and controversial. When the single black man to the single black MOTHER’S house, her son approached him. Her son began to set ground rules in an aggressive way. The aggressive approaching was the humorous part, but there was a bigger picture with this stereotypical commercial. It is easy to overlook the stereotype because of the humorous part, but the director specifically chose this typically black situation.