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M&M’s Pulls "Spokescandies" After Supposed Controversy : "Sales Dipped After Going Woke"
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Ubiquitous
Jan 24, 2023, 7:40:11 AM1/24/23
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M&M's, the popular chocolate candy owned by Mars Wrigley, announced Monday
that it was taking an "indefinite pause" from using its "spokescandies" in
advertisements following criticisms from some in the media.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson criticized the candies during a recent segment
over changes that the company made to the appearances of the spokescandies.
"M&M's will not be satisfied until every last cartoon character is deeply
unappealing and totally androgynous," Carlson said. "Until the moment when
you wouldn't want to have a drink with any one of them. That's the goal. When
you're totally turned off, we've achieved equity. They've won."
Carlson declared that "woke M&M's have returned" the company introduced new
spokescandies.
"The green M&M's got her boots back but apparently is now a lesbian, maybe,
and there is also a plus-sized, obese purple M&M's," he said. "So we're going
to cover that, of course. Because that's what we do."
M&M's tweeted a statement on Monday saying that the company has paused their
use of the spokescandies and had instead selected someone else to represent
the company.
"America, let's talk," the statement said. "In the last year, we've made some
changes to our spokescandies. We weren't sure if anyone would even notice.
And we definitely didn't think it would break the internet. But now we get it
-- even a candy's shoes can be polarizing."
"Therefore, we have decided to take an indefinite pause from the
spokescandies," the statement continued. "In their place, we are proud to
introduce a spokesperson America can agree on: the beloved Maya Rudolph. We
are confident Ms. Rudolph will champion the power of fun to create a world
where everyone feels they belong."
The company was widely mocked online over the statement while others
suggested that the supposed controversy was pointless and not worth people's
time.
"You mean, your sales dipped after going woke and you don't want to admit it
outright?" radio host Jason Rantz tweeted.
Political commentator Tatjana Pasalic tweeted, "I am once again begging
@elonmusk to give us a parody or real button."
"Nobody cares about your spokescandies," journalist Ian Miles Cheong tweeted.
Grabien News founder Tom Elliott tweeted, "Just do your shareholders a favor
& fire this entire department."
Rival candy company Skittles also jumped in on the fun, tweeting: "Our
thoughts go out to the spokescandies."
Our thoughts go out to the spokescandies https://t.co/ub8iPHCq5d
-- SKITTLES (@Skittles) January 23, 2023
--
Let's go Brandon!
that it was taking an "indefinite pause" from using its "spokescandies" in
advertisements following criticisms from some in the media.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson criticized the candies during a recent segment
over changes that the company made to the appearances of the spokescandies.
"M&M's will not be satisfied until every last cartoon character is deeply
unappealing and totally androgynous," Carlson said. "Until the moment when
you wouldn't want to have a drink with any one of them. That's the goal. When
you're totally turned off, we've achieved equity. They've won."
Carlson declared that "woke M&M's have returned" the company introduced new
spokescandies.
"The green M&M's got her boots back but apparently is now a lesbian, maybe,
and there is also a plus-sized, obese purple M&M's," he said. "So we're going
to cover that, of course. Because that's what we do."
M&M's tweeted a statement on Monday saying that the company has paused their
use of the spokescandies and had instead selected someone else to represent
the company.
"America, let's talk," the statement said. "In the last year, we've made some
changes to our spokescandies. We weren't sure if anyone would even notice.
And we definitely didn't think it would break the internet. But now we get it
-- even a candy's shoes can be polarizing."
"Therefore, we have decided to take an indefinite pause from the
spokescandies," the statement continued. "In their place, we are proud to
introduce a spokesperson America can agree on: the beloved Maya Rudolph. We
are confident Ms. Rudolph will champion the power of fun to create a world
where everyone feels they belong."
The company was widely mocked online over the statement while others
suggested that the supposed controversy was pointless and not worth people's
time.
"You mean, your sales dipped after going woke and you don't want to admit it
outright?" radio host Jason Rantz tweeted.
Political commentator Tatjana Pasalic tweeted, "I am once again begging
@elonmusk to give us a parody or real button."
"Nobody cares about your spokescandies," journalist Ian Miles Cheong tweeted.
Grabien News founder Tom Elliott tweeted, "Just do your shareholders a favor
& fire this entire department."
Rival candy company Skittles also jumped in on the fun, tweeting: "Our
thoughts go out to the spokescandies."
Our thoughts go out to the spokescandies https://t.co/ub8iPHCq5d
-- SKITTLES (@Skittles) January 23, 2023
--
Let's go Brandon!
BTR1701
Jan 24, 2023, 12:42:30 PM1/24/23
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In article <tqojj9$4fhf$1...@dont-email.me>,
public or will she have to become androgynous and/or a lesbian like the
green M&M too?
Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> Carlson declared that "woke M&M's have returned" the company introduced new
> spokescandies.
>
> "The green M&M's got her boots back but apparently is now a lesbian, maybe,
> and there is also a plus-sized, obese purple M&M's," he said. "So we're going
> to cover that, of course. Because that's what we do."
>
> M&M's tweeted a statement on Monday saying that the company has paused their
> use of the spokescandies and had instead selected someone else to represent
> the company.
>
> "America, let's talk," the statement said. "In the last year, we've made some
> changes to our spokescandies. We weren't sure if anyone would even notice.
> And we definitely didn't think it would break the internet. But now we get it
> -- even a candy's shoes can be polarizing."
>
> "Therefore, we have decided to take an indefinite pause from the
> spokescandies," the statement continued. "In their place, we are proud to
> introduce a spokesperson America can agree on: the beloved Maya Rudolph. We
> are confident Ms. Rudolph will champion the power of fun to create a world
> where everyone feels they belong."
Is Maya Rudolph allowed to have a gender and present as a woman to the
> Carlson declared that "woke M&M's have returned" the company introduced new
> spokescandies.
>
> "The green M&M's got her boots back but apparently is now a lesbian, maybe,
> and there is also a plus-sized, obese purple M&M's," he said. "So we're going
> to cover that, of course. Because that's what we do."
>
> M&M's tweeted a statement on Monday saying that the company has paused their
> use of the spokescandies and had instead selected someone else to represent
> the company.
>
> "America, let's talk," the statement said. "In the last year, we've made some
> changes to our spokescandies. We weren't sure if anyone would even notice.
> And we definitely didn't think it would break the internet. But now we get it
> -- even a candy's shoes can be polarizing."
>
> "Therefore, we have decided to take an indefinite pause from the
> spokescandies," the statement continued. "In their place, we are proud to
> introduce a spokesperson America can agree on: the beloved Maya Rudolph. We
> are confident Ms. Rudolph will champion the power of fun to create a world
> where everyone feels they belong."
public or will she have to become androgynous and/or a lesbian like the
green M&M too?
David Samuel Barr
Jan 25, 2023, 10:00:02 PM1/25/23
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On 1/24/2023 4:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
> M&M's, the popular chocolate candy owned by Mars Wrigley, announced Monday
> that it was taking an "indefinite pause" from using its "spokescandies" in
> advertisements following criticisms from some in the media.
>
[snippage]
> M&M's, the popular chocolate candy owned by Mars Wrigley, announced Monday
> that it was taking an "indefinite pause" from using its "spokescandies" in
> advertisements following criticisms from some in the media.
>
>
> The company was widely mocked online over the statement while others
> suggested that the supposed controversy was pointless and not worth people's
> time.
>
> "You mean, your sales dipped after going woke and you don't want to admit it
> outright?" radio host Jason Rantz tweeted.
>
> Political commentator Tatjana Pasalic tweeted, "I am once again begging
> @elonmusk to give us a parody or real button."
>
> "Nobody cares about your spokescandies," journalist Ian Miles Cheong tweeted.
>
> Grabien News founder Tom Elliott tweeted, "Just do your shareholders a favor
> & fire this entire department."
>
> Rival candy company Skittles also jumped in on the fun, tweeting: "Our
> thoughts go out to the spokescandies."
>
> Our thoughts go out to the spokescandies https://t.co/ub8iPHCq5d
>
> -- SKITTLES (@Skittles) January 23, 2023
Skittles isn't a "rival" candy company, it's
> The company was widely mocked online over the statement while others
> suggested that the supposed controversy was pointless and not worth people's
> time.
>
> "You mean, your sales dipped after going woke and you don't want to admit it
> outright?" radio host Jason Rantz tweeted.
>
> Political commentator Tatjana Pasalic tweeted, "I am once again begging
> @elonmusk to give us a parody or real button."
>
> "Nobody cares about your spokescandies," journalist Ian Miles Cheong tweeted.
>
> Grabien News founder Tom Elliott tweeted, "Just do your shareholders a favor
> & fire this entire department."
>
> Rival candy company Skittles also jumped in on the fun, tweeting: "Our
> thoughts go out to the spokescandies."
>
> Our thoughts go out to the spokescandies https://t.co/ub8iPHCq5d
>
> -- SKITTLES (@Skittles) January 23, 2023
another brand made by the same company (which
is privately held, so its only shareholders
are the Mars family).
Ubiquitous
Jan 26, 2023, 7:09:11 AM1/26/23
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dsb...@mindspring.com wrote:
>On 1/24/2023 4:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> M&M's, the popular chocolate candy owned by Mars Wrigley, announced Monday
>> that it was taking an "indefinite pause" from using its "spokescandies" in
>> advertisements following criticisms from some in the media.
>>
>On 1/24/2023 4:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> M&M's, the popular chocolate candy owned by Mars Wrigley, announced Monday
>> that it was taking an "indefinite pause" from using its "spokescandies" in
>> advertisements following criticisms from some in the media.
>>
>> The company was widely mocked online over the statement while others
>> suggested that the supposed controversy was pointless and not worth
>> people's time.
>>
>> "You mean, your sales dipped after going woke and you don't want to admit
>> it outright?" radio host Jason Rantz tweeted.
>>
>> Political commentator Tatjana Pasalic tweeted, "I am once again begging
>> @elonmusk to give us a parody or real button."
>>
>> "Nobody cares about your spokescandies," journalist Ian Miles Cheong tweeted.
>>
>> Grabien News founder Tom Elliott tweeted, "Just do your shareholders a
>> favor & fire this entire department."
>>
>> Rival candy company Skittles also jumped in on the fun, tweeting: "Our
>> thoughts go out to the spokescandies."
>>
>> Our thoughts go out to the spokescandies https://t.co/ub8iPHCq5d
>>
>> -- SKITTLES (@Skittles) January 23, 2023
>
>
>Skittles isn't a "rival" candy company, it's
>another brand made by the same company (which
>is privately held, so its only shareholders
>are the Mars family).
Calling Skittles "candy" is a stretch.
>> suggested that the supposed controversy was pointless and not worth
>> people's time.
>>
>> "You mean, your sales dipped after going woke and you don't want to admit
>> it outright?" radio host Jason Rantz tweeted.
>>
>> Political commentator Tatjana Pasalic tweeted, "I am once again begging
>> @elonmusk to give us a parody or real button."
>>
>> "Nobody cares about your spokescandies," journalist Ian Miles Cheong tweeted.
>>
>> Grabien News founder Tom Elliott tweeted, "Just do your shareholders a
>> favor & fire this entire department."
>>
>> Rival candy company Skittles also jumped in on the fun, tweeting: "Our
>> thoughts go out to the spokescandies."
>>
>> Our thoughts go out to the spokescandies https://t.co/ub8iPHCq5d
>>
>> -- SKITTLES (@Skittles) January 23, 2023
>
>
>Skittles isn't a "rival" candy company, it's
>another brand made by the same company (which
>is privately held, so its only shareholders
>are the Mars family).
David Samuel Barr
Jan 26, 2023, 9:18:29 AM1/26/23
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taste opinion of it. It's basically M&Ms but
with Starburst (a fruit-flavored taffy also
made by Mars) as its filling instead of
chocolate. Mostly sugar and corn syrup,
vegetarians waited decades for Mars to replace
the gelatin that was the third major component
of Starburst and Skittles with hydrogenated
palm kernel oil (though that is worse healthwise)
but it now seems that gelatin has been
reintroduced into Starburst (but not Skittles)
as a minor (<2%) ingredient.
anim8rfsk
Jan 26, 2023, 11:18:16 PM1/26/23
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>
> --
> Let's go Brandon!
>
>
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.
trotsky
Aug 11, 2023, 4:45:08 AM8/11/23
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