
By Arya Roshanian | 18 July 2016
VARIETY — Nickelodeon is about to bring down the house — the “Loud House,” that is.
The children’s TV network will introduce a bi-racial gay couple on the animated show “The Loud House.” The series, which centers around the life of Lincoln Loud and his ten sisters, will be the first Nickelodeon show in history to feature a married same-sex couple.
The couple in question, voiced by Wayne Brady and Michael McDonald, will make their debut on the July 20 episode “Overnight Success.”
Nickelodeon confirmed to Variety that the couple is Clyde McBride’s parents, Harold (Brady) and Howard (McDonald) McBride. An expert from Wednesday’s upcoming episode was posted to Twitter. […]
Time to make history indeed! First married gay couple on a Nickelodeon cartoon!https://t.co/CI5NPmd7JU
— ️ (@Ieodavinci) July 16, 2016
That ties in with what is also happening in TV advertising. Seems almost every new commercial I see is bi-racial, which, quick frankly I could care less about — but I prefer it not be crammed down my throat.
Link of samples below — for those who are smart enough NOT to watch TV.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=interracial+commercials