Ancestry.com just pulled a highly problematic ad featuring a "love story" between a slave woman and a white man

Hello Giggles 2019-05-09

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Another day, another racially insensitive ad. This time, an Ancestry.com commercial has attracted attention for its (highly) objectionable portrayal of slavery. HuffPost reports that the company has pulled the ad.
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