M&M's replaces cartoon 'spokescandies' .... following 'woke' backlash from Fox News Tucker Carlson

[IcyPeas]

FFS who complained about these M&M's besides fucker Carlson? And they caved because of this one moron.

M&’s replaces cartoon ‘spokescandies’ with Maya Rudolph following ‘woke’ backlash from Fox News

The brand said in a tweet Monday that it "definitely didn’t think it would break the internet. But now we get it — even a candy’s shoes can be polarizing."

M&M’s "spokescandies" have provoked the ire of right-wing outlets like Fox News in recent weeks after the company announced a new “Flip the Status Quo“ campaign. The campaign raised money to support women in creative industries and featured limited-edition candy bags with the three female spokescandies.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson railed against “woke M&Ms” in a recent broadcast. He made similar complaints about the candies last January after M&M’s announced a new, inclusive look.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/maya-rudolph-replaces-mms-characters-rcna66994

[ananda]

1. Afraid of being boycotted by stupid rightwingers, I guess.

I don't eat them anyway.

[underpants]

2. Wow big win there Tucker

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. Oh for pity's sake!

Afraid of Fukker Snarlson? Really? This might make me boycott M&Ms.

[Sky Jewels]

4. I don't even fucking have words for this...

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. "Caved." Not a bad marketing stunt! ETA: Wait, do people actually think that Mars caved?

[vercetti2021]

6. So you gave them a win?

THEY ARE THE FUCKING MINORITY WITH A BIG ASS VOICE! C'mon Mars! Fucking spineless

[gratuitous]

7. Well good; that's the end of that

We can be sure that the likes of Tuckums will be satisfied with this obeisance from M&M/Mars and that will be the end of it. Tuckums will take his hard-won pelt and retire from the field.

Or not. In which case, thanks a fucking heap, M&Ms.

[Iggo]

8. Now who's woke, Fucker?

[jmowreader]

9. If you thought the "woke" cartoon M&Ms caused screaming, you ain't heard nothin' yet

Maya Rudolph is half Ashkenazi Jewish and half Black, and the Fox News viewers will hate that. She isn't very pretty, and the Fox News viewers will definitely hate that. She's been living unmarried with director Paul Thomas Anderson for 22 years and they have four kids together, which will cause fainting and head-explosions among the Holier Than Thou crew. Plus, one of her most famous roles is as the prostitute Rita in Idiocracy.

Yeah, making Maya Rudolph the spokesperson for M&Ms is pretty much the ultimate troll.

[Volaris]

16. If it were me, the troll would be the red one got that way by spending too much

time in front of his ball-tanner.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. I don't buy chickenshit.

[Mad_Machine76]

11. We live in the stupidest timeline

[Gidney N Cloyd]

12. I'm not buying it. There's a surprise coming.

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A zillion dollar company with a big marketing budget isn't going to be blind-sided by predictable RW blowback and I think Tuckums played right into their non-melty-chocolaty hands.
I bet they do a couple ads with Maya to keep the free publicity coming then spring the "woke" "spokescandies" stuff back on us with a big Super Bowl ad.

[nolabear]

13. Exactly. Like "killing" Mr Peanut.

Wait for the punch. I just hope it’s aimed at Tucker’s smug little kisser personally.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

18. Yep.

[IcyPeas]

17. Oooh that would be great.

Hadn't thought about it like this.

[Takket]

14. probably didn't change the buying habits of normal people,

leaving only the losses from the MAGAts to change their bottom line.

So stupid. I really don't care what the spokescandies wear. just taste good.

personally I don't buy m&ms because my wife can't have dairy and they don't make a allergen friendly version of their product

[haele]

15. Super Bowl is coming up folks..

This sounds like an ad campaign, especially since they're currently pushing the flip the status quo campaign. Don't be surprised if the spokes candies come back...

Haele