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I just bought two "Party Size" bags of M&Ms, plain. Couldn't care less what the ads say, or the little pictures on the bag. As long as they don't change the candy.
Mars should've never created WOKE cartoon characters to pander.
Just stick to making candy. Is that too much to ask?
Relative to its advertising, I’d much rather have (the long-standing creativity of) the spokescandies than a ‘celebrity’.
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Originally Posted by mascoma
Tucker Carlson does a victory lap after M&M's cancels its 'spokescandies' following conservative backlash over the green
Didn’t his campaign originate with complaints re: the green m&m was ‘less sexy’ or ‘too androgynous’ in the redesign i.e. ‘her’ shoes changed or something. They’re animated pieces of candy that wear shoes, lol. I’m surprised he is willing to acknowledge his thoughts in public when they’re this bizarre (yet alone gloat, per the thread).
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I would expect to see more of this. When any company starts to offend one group of radicals or the other, the best thing is to avoid the issue by ending the controversy when you cannot please both sides. Maybe Mars/M & Ms have learned from the polarizing that we see for companies like Penzey spices, My Pillow, Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-A.
Relative to its advertising, I’d much rather have (the long-standing creativity of) the spokescandies than a ‘celebrity’.
Didn’t his campaign originate with complaints re: the green m&m was ‘less sexy’ or ‘too androgynous’ in the redesign i.e. ‘her’ shoes changed or something. They’re animated pieces of candy that wear shoes, lol. I’m surprised he is willing to acknowledge his thoughts in public when they’re this bizarre (yet alone gloat, per the thread).
Yes, she used to wear stiletto heels. I guess some people were turned on by her, lol.
Yes, she used to wear stiletto heels. I guess some people were turned on by her, lol.
Too funny. Exactly my point, lol; why would Tucker Carlson brag about leading this backlash, per the thread - or even notice the difference, for that matter, on an animated piece of candy?
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Originally Posted by RocketDawg
I don't think Tucker can take credit for the turnaround. They just found out that making candy woke wasn't good for their business.
Noise over such ridiculousness is good advertising in and of itself.
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