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<\/a>When do you know that a social trend has gained full traction in America? One way is to listen to the pronouncements of pundits, think-tankers, pollsters and professors. They\u2019ll conduct sociological studies; they\u2019ll sample public opinion; and they\u2019ll make the case with statistics. And, in the aggregate, they\u2019ll probably get it right.<\/p>\n
But if you really want to know what\u2019s on the radar screen of most Americans, look and listen to advertising, tv shows, sports, movies and music. That\u2019s where theory meets reality. That\u2019s where savvy manufacturers and artists do what capitalists do best: capitalize on the zeitgeist.<\/p>\n
I think we all knew that racial integration had really begun to take hold when at-the-time-beloved Bill Cosby [now disgraced, of course] became the tv pitchman for that all-American convenience food\u2014Jello Pudding. More recently, Cheerios ads began featuring an interracial family.<\/p>\n
And now, the Kiss Cam has broken the same-sex romance barrier. On May 2, 2015, the Kiss Cam at Los Angeles\u2019 Dodger Stadium zoomed in on two men<\/a>, who did what all obliging Kiss Cam couples do: they smooched on camera. And the crowd cheered!<\/p>\n